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 […]
Local people said Myanmar’s Dhekibunya border post falls on the other side of the border of Ghumdhum union of Naikhongchari upazila and Palongkhali union of Ukhiya upazila. There was firing and mortar shelling between the rebel group Arakan Army and Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP) over the capture of Dhekibunya post at 11:00 pm on […]
A total of 106 border guards of Myanmar fled to Bangladesh in the last two days. They have been disarmed and taken into the custody of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). Myanmar has started contacting Bangladesh to bring back its border guard members. Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmood told reporters yesterday that Bangladesh has continuous contacts with […]
He said fighting between junta forces and the rebel Arakan Army has led to a food crisis in the border areas. He is in critical condition. That is why they are trying to enter Bangladesh. He said members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have increased border patrolling and security so that no Rohingya or […]
Mentioning that many people from Myanmar are crossing the border to enter Bangladesh, the foreign minister said, “Myanmar contacted us, we also did it. Many people are still crossing the border, some more people are also likely to cross the border. Many are injured. He has been admitted to Cox’s Bazar Hospital.” The External Affairs […]
Two people, including a Rohingya, have died in Bangladesh after mortar shells from Myanmar fell in Bangladesh territory. The incident took place around 2:45 pm on Monday in Jalpaitali village under Ghumdhum union in Naikhongchari, Bandarban. The victims are Hosne Ara, 55, wife of Badshah Miya of Jalpaitali village, and Nabi Hussain, a 65-year-old Rohingya […]
The conflict in Myanmar between the Arakan Army and rebel groups including the army has recently intensified. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan told reporters yesterday that the BGP members had come here to defend themselves. could be possible. “Don’t you remember, we entered India during the liberation war? Not just one but lakhs of people went […]
Joining the seminar online, former Foreign Secretary and SIPG Professor Mohammad Shahidul Haq said Myanmar is an important neighbor of India as it is the only country that connects ASEAN countries by road. Like China, India also maintains relations with Myanmar’s military rulers. India wants to advance its relations with Myanmar. MD Mahbubul Haq, a […]
