For more than four hours Abdullah* waited in the darkness as soldiers marched 30 of his neighbours from their homes in the Myanmar border state of Rakhine and forced them by gunpoint to join him on the truck that would take them all to a military base. By the morning they were standing in front […]Continue Reading
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KAPTAI/RAJASTHALI CORRESPONDENTS The 10 RE Battalion of the Rangamati Army Region has distributed corrugated iron sheets in its designated areas. On Tuesday, May 14, at 11 am, Lt Colonel Muhammad Sohel, PSC, Commander of the 10 RE Battalion, handed over the corrugated iron sheets for newly constructed structures at Hazarmanik High School. The event was […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) wanted to know the progress of efforts in renewing the passports of the Rohingyas who went to the KSA back in 1973-74 with Bangladeshi passports. Saudi Deputy Interior Minister Dr Nasser bin Abdulaziz Al-Daoud discussed the issue with Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan during a bilateral meeting at […]Continue Reading
NEWS DESK A Rohingya refugee was shot dead by unidentified miscreants in Teknaf Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar. The deceased was identified as Md Alam, a resident of Block E of Nayapara Camp in Teknaf. The incident took place at around 8am on Saturday. Badrul Islam, another resident of that camp, said that a group […]Continue Reading
COX’S BAZAR CORRESPONDENT Five more members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) have sought refuge in Bangladesh, escaping through Sabrang Point on the Naf River in Teknaf sub-district of Cox’s Bazar, amid ongoing internal conflicts in Myanmar, officials said on Thursday. The members entered Bangladesh around 11 a.m. local time on Thursday via a motorboat Continue Reading
BAGHAICHHARI CORRESPONDENT A seven-year-old boy, Romeo Tripura, has died following severe abdominal injuries caused by a bullet during a fierce shootout between two regional armed factions, the UPDF and JSS, in the remote Gandachara area of Sajek Union, Rangamati’s Baghaichhari upazila. He was undergoing treatment at Chittagong Medical Hospital when he passed away. Romeo Continue Reading
BANDARBAN CORRESPONDENT A member of the Kuki Chin National Front (KNF) was killed in a military-led operation in Ruma, Bandarban, with several weapons and ammunition being recovered, authorities reported on Tuesday. The clash occurred in the afternoon in the secluded Darjeeling Para area of Ruma Upazila. Following the incident, police retrieved the body from the […]Continue Reading
NAIKHONGCHARI CORRESPONDENT A landmine explosion along Myanmar border in Bandarban’s Naikhongchhari upazila severely injured three people early on Sunday, with one victim losing both legs, local authorities reported. The incident occurred near pillar number 47 in the Fultoli area of the upazila. The injured were quickly transported to Cox’s Bazar General Hospital. Continue Reading
NEWS DESK A Rohingya man was hacked to death by armed criminals at a refugee camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar last morning. The incident took place near the office of the Red Crescent Society at Camp 18 around 5:30am. The deceased was identified as Noor Kalam, 29, son of Noor Salam from D-14 […]Continue Reading
NAIKHONGCHARI CORRESPONDENT A landmine explosion on the Myanmar border in Naikhongchhari Upazila, Bandarban, critically injured two Bangladeshis on Saturday afternoon. The explosion occurred approximately 300 meters inside Myanmar, between border pillars 47 and 48. The injured are Nurul Absar, 18, son of the late Mohammad, from Jaruliyachhari village, and 17-year-old Md. Continue Reading