Norway announces $6.5 million support for Rohingya refugees

May 11, 2023

NEWS DESK State Secretary to the Norwegian Minister of Climate and Environment Ragnhild Sjoner Syrstad today announced her country’s contribution of NOK 70 million, equivalent to USD 6.5 million, for the energy and environment programme of the Rohingya response in Bangladesh. The contribution will support the provision of cleaner cooking energy to Rohingya refugees, Continue Reading

Top Arsa commander arrested in Ukhiya Rohingya camp

May 11, 2023

COX’S BAZAR CORRESPONDENT The Armed Police Battalion (APBn) has arrested a top commander of Myanmar’s armed organization, Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (Arsa), in a raid conducted in the Ukhiya Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar. Mohammad Jubair was detained along with weapons, bullets, and Waikiki set chargers. According to Additional Deputy Inspector General Continue Reading

Shantu Larma on India visit

May 8, 2023

NEWS DESK An important leader of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) in Bangladesh has arrived in India, a source has confirmed to The Hindu. Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma or Shantu Larma is the leader of the Parbatya Chattogram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS) and has been at the forefront of protection of the rights of the Chakmas […]Continue Reading

Terrorist groups clash in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camp, 3 including children injured

May 8, 2023

TEKNAF CORRESPONDENT, COX’S BAZAR A gunfight between two terrorist groups at a Rohingya camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar resulted in three individuals, including two children, being shot on Monday, May 8. The incident occurred at approximately 1:00 PM at Camp-8 West in the upazila. Additional DIG Syed Haroon Rashid of APBN-14 confirmed the […]Continue Reading

Rohingya terrorists attack camp in Cox’s Bazar, one killed in counterattack

May 7, 2023

COX’S BAZAR, UKHIYA CORRESPONDENTS A group of Rohingya terrorists launched an attack on a camp leader, known as a “majhi,” in a Ukhiya Rohingya camp of Cox’s Bazar, resulting in the death of one of the terrorists. The term “majhi” is frequently used by the Rohingya community to describe a person who leads a group […]Continue Reading

 Rohingya armed gang chief among 6 arrested in Teknaf

May 6, 2023

TEKNAF, HNILA CORRESPONDENTS The RAB-15 has arrested six people, including the leader of Saleh Bahini, Hafizur Rahman, also known as Chhole Uddin, who is considered to be one of the masterminds behind kidnapping and robbery in Teknaf’s remote hills of Cox’s Bazar. A significant amount of arms and ammunition was also confiscated. Cox’s Bazar RAB-15 […]Continue Reading

Two KNF members held with huge arms cache at Mizoram border

May 4, 2023

STAFF REPORTER Police in India have arrested two members of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) terrorist group and seized a large quantity of weapons and ammunition at the Mizoram border. The arrest was made by the CID (SB) operation team of the Indian Police on May 4, at approximately 3:30 am. On Wednesday (May 4) […]Continue Reading

No criminal in Rohingya camps will be spared: IGP

May 3, 2023

NEWS DESK Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun today (May 3) said police will not spare any criminal in the Rohingya camps. “The police have been working to maintain law and order in the Rohingya camps. Necessary instructions were given to police officials,” he told journalists after visiting Rohingya camp at Ukhia in […]Continue Reading

UPDF terrorist held with arms in Khagrachari

May 2, 2023

MAHALCHARI CORRESPONDENT, KHAGRACHHARI A terrorist belonging to the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF-Original) has been apprehended by Mahalchari zone in the Mahalchari upazila of Khagrachari district. Dhanmani Chakma, also known as Natun Chakma and aged 30, is the son of the late Mohni Mahan Chakma from the Dhantakupia area of Mahalchhari upazila. The arrest Continue Reading

Smugglers desperate at border as conflict continues in Myanmar

April 30, 2023

NAIKHONGCHARI CORRESPONDENT, BANDARBAN Smugglers at the Bangladesh-Myanmar border are resorting to increasingly desperate measures as the conflict between the government and rebel forces in Myanmar’s Rakhine State continues. Traders in both countries are focusing more on smuggling, which is causing drug use and other illegal activities to spread in the border Continue Reading