The Arakan Army, the ULA and the Rakhine people must realize that the ethnic division created by the Myanmar Army in Arakan over the past few decades has hindered development in Arakan. The state has lost its power. It is felt that since Arakan Army and ULA chief General Twan Myat Naing has himself gone […]
Last month, fierce fighting broke out between the armed Arakan Army and junta forces in Rakhine state. As a result of the clashes, lasting a few days from 11 March, 172 BGP members and 3 customs officials fled to Bangladesh. Till now it has not been possible to send them back. BGP members and customs […]
Even after that, the Rohingya people were repressed from time to time by the military junta. But in 1992, atrocities against Rohingyas increased once again. At that time, approximately 300,000 Rohingya left their homes and came to Bangladesh. After two years of efforts, it was possible to send back a part of the Rohingyas. The […]
Teknaf Municipality Panel Mayor Nurul Islam said 20-25 mortar shell explosions were heard from the border area from Friday evening to early Saturday morning and 10-15 explosions were heard the previous day. Both sides engaged in intense firing to capture or retake border posts at Balibazar and Perangpru, north of Maungdu town. As a result, […]
The mayor of Teknaf Municipality Panel told Prothom Alo that intense fighting between the two sides began after 11 pm on Thursday in several areas including Balibazar and Perangpru near Rakhine's Maungdu town and continued until 4 pm on Friday. People in Teknaf spent nights awake due to the sound of mortar shell explosions. Wykong […]
Mohammad Ghiyas Uddin of Paschimkul earns his living by fishing in Naf river. He told Prothom Alo that the situation has been calm for a week and they have resumed fishing in the river. There was no panic among the people of these areas when Ghumdhum Union visited Betbunia Bazaar, Nayapara, Mandalpara, Jalpaitali, Paschimkul, Chakmapara, […]
Referring to the role of law enforcement agencies in the national elections, the minister said, “Security forces conducted free elections across Bangladesh through the Election Commission. The Prime Minister also had the same resolve that the elections would be free, fair and good. Not only the people of this country, but people all over the […]
Uttarpara is half a kilometer from Whykong Bazaar in Teknaf Upazila on the Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf Highway. There are shrimp farms, and salt and paddy fields. Most of the people in these areas are daily wage labourers. They earn their living by fishing, selling fish or doing daily labour. Prothom Alo correspondent spoke to at least […]
The conflict intensified from October. First, the Three Brotherhood Alliance consisting of the Arakan Army and two other affiliated groups took control of several military outposts in Shan State on the border with China. The fighting came very close when they captured the town of Paletwa near the border with Bangladesh, which is a long […]
prothom hello , What threat does the current crisis in Myanmar pose to Bangladesh? What could be the strategic stance of Bangladesh in this situation? imdadul islam: In this situation, the biggest threat to Bangladesh is the conflict in Rakhine and the instability arising from it. The main challenge for Bangladesh will be to maintain […]
Local people say that today (Saturday) at around 6.30 am, Halima Begum had gone to work in her vegetable field. She found a mortar shell there and took it home. Locals said it was an “unexploded mortar shell” and was discarded on Tumbru Road. Later, members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) of Tumbru Border Observation […]
Meanwhile, apart from some sporadic gunfire, locals did not hear any firing in Cox’s Bazar and Bandarban border areas yesterday, Thursday. They are trying to resume normal activities. People are returning home from shelter sites. However, intermittent firing was heard in Unchiprang, Nayapara, Lumberbil areas of Howikang Union, Teknaf upazila from 8:00 pm on Thursday […]
Local people said that the situation calmed down to some extent from Tuesday evening. Although there were sporadic gunshots, there was no sound of heavy shelling. But fear once again spread among the people as sounds of firing and mortar shelling were heard on Wednesday night. Giyas Uddin, 65, of Rahmater Bill, Palangkhali, said people […]
Facing the onslaught of the Arakan Army, the Myanmar Army, Border Guard Police (BGP) and government officials are taking shelter in Bangladesh and have started surrendering. Meanwhile this number has crossed 200. The Arakan Army and the Three Brothers Alliance took control of Paletwa, a major city in Chin State. As a result, Mrauk-U, the […]
Discussions are likely to be held in Naypyidaw, the administrative capital of Myanmar on Wednesday. Fighting between Myanmar government forces and rebel groups has intensified for several days in the Myanmar-Bangladesh border areas. A mortar fired from across the border landed in Ghumdhum in Naikhongchari upazila of Bandarban on Monday, killing two people in Bangladesh […]