One killed in JSS-UPDF gunfight

July 12, 2022

BAGHAICHHARI CORRESPONDENT A man was shot dead in a fierce gunfight between UPDF (Prasit) and JSS in the Oltachari area adjacent to Khagrachhari’s Dighinala Narailchari on Tuesday morning, July 12, 2022. The man was identified as Jiban Tripura, 26, a post collector of the UPDF (United People’s Democratic Front). The UPDF condemned the killing and […]Continue Reading

On army chief’s behalf, Eid gifts distributed among destitute

July 9, 2022

DESK REPORT On behalf of the army chief, Eid gifts have been distributed among the destitute in the vicinity of Dhaka Cantonment Area on the occasion of the holy Eid-al-Adha. More than 500 destitute families received the Eid gifts while on the premises of the Adarsha Vidyaniketan on Saturday, July 9, 2022. Acting Station Commander […]Continue Reading

Six AA Fighters Killed as Myanmar Regime Bombs Outpost in Karen State

July 5, 2022

NEWS DESK Six Arakan Army (AA) soldiers were killed when Myanmar junta aircraft bombed an outpost of the Rakhine armed group located in an area controlled by its ally, the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), near the Thai border in Karen State on Monday afternoon, The Irrawaddy reports. Though it primarily operates in Rakhine State, […]Continue Reading

Drug smuggling: Most wanted fugitive held in Cox’s Bazar, spills the beans

July 3, 2022

UKHIYA CORRESPONDENT Cox’s Bazar police have arrested a fugitive accused in multiple cases confessing to smuggling 30-40 lakh yaba tablets per month from Myanmar into Rohingya camps. Fugitive Shafiullah, 38, son of Abdus Salam of E/2 Block of Lambasia Rohingya Shibir-1, was arrested in possession of 20,000 pieces of yaba tablets during a raid in […]Continue Reading

Dengue cases on rise in Rohingya camps

June 30, 2022

NEWS DESK The number of Dengue patients is increasing in the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar with nearly 2,000 being affected in six months. Meanwhile, one girl child aged four, residing at the Kutupalong camp, died on 23 June, hospital sources said. Cox’s Bazar Refugee Relief and Rehabilitation Commissioner Office Coordinator Dr Toha Bhuiyan said […]Continue Reading

Eid-ul-Azha on July 10

June 30, 2022

Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated across the country on July 10 (Sunday), as the crescent moon of the Arabic month of Zilhaj of 1443 Hijri was sighted in the sky of Bangladesh today, Thursday, June 30, 2022. The National Moon Sighting Committee came up with the decision this […]Continue Reading

Unclaimed, ‘unidentified’, JSS terrorist killed in gunfight with MLA is buried

June 27, 2022

RAJSTHALI CORRESPONDENT The body of a terrorist belonging to Jana Samhati the Jana Samhati Samiti or JSS (Santu) has been buried as unclaimed. The terrorist was killed in a gunfight with Mogh Liberation Army or MLA, said Mohammad Abu Saleh, additional superintendent of Rangamati police. at Ogari Para area of 2nd Gaindya Union near Rajsthali […]Continue Reading

JSS military commander killed in gunfight with MLA in Rangamati

June 25, 2022

STAFF REPORTER Two groups of armed terrorists of Jana Samhati Samiti or JSS (Santu) and Mogh Liberation Army or MLA were engaged in a fierce gunfight at Ogari Para under Rajsthali Gaindya Union in Rangamati on Friday. Lt Abhishek alias Sujan Chakma, military commander of JSS, was killed and several others sustained injuries during the […]Continue Reading

Two Rohingya terrorists held with weapons in Teknaf

June 24, 2022

TEKNAF CORRESPONDENT The Armed Police Battalion or APBn have arrested two Rohingya terrorists with weapons in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf upazila. They were arrested from Camp No 26 in the upazila’s Shalbagan at 1:30am on Friday, June 24, 2022, according to sources. The arrested have been identified as Jobair (25), son of Noor Mohammad of Block-A/3 […]Continue Reading

Army distributes relief to flood-hit families in Khagrachhari

June 20, 2022

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, KHAGRACHHARI The army has distributed relief to the flood-affected families in Dighinala. On Monday (June 20, 2022) at noon, the Dighinala Army Zone distributed it to people at various shelter centres and among waterlogged families. The flood situation in Dighinala of Khagrachhari is deteriorating due to the continuous onrush of water from the […]Continue Reading