Tag: Conflict
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Chittagong University: Uncontrolled armed conflict by BCL leaders
The news has published the names and identities of 13 leaders and workers who were seen with knives during the clash. Four of them were leaders of the inactive committee of the BCL Chhatra League. They are: Khaled Massoud, Sultan Mehboob, Rubel Miah and Arafat Rehan. Others seen with weapons are Naim Arafat, Sabbir Hussain,…
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Border conflict in Myanmar affects daily wage earners in Teknaf and Ukhiya: A worrying situation
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…
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SSC exam center shifted due to Myanmar conflict. bangladesh update
Citizens of Bangladesh continued to remain frightened due to intermittent firing in the border districts of Bandarban and Cox’s Bazar inside Myanmar on Monday. Authorities shifted the SSC exam center from Ghumdhum High School in Bandarban’s Naikhongchari border to two government primary schools three kilometers away due to security risks due to the ongoing conflict…
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Rohingya crisis: Due to conflict in Myanmar, infiltration attempts have started in Bangladesh
Rohingya people from Myanmar wait at the border to enter Bangladesh as conflict continues in their country. Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members are on high alert to prevent any attempt by Rohingyas to enter Bangladesh illegally. Local representatives said about 200 Rohingya on several boats were waiting on the other side of the Naf River…
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Border conflict in Rahmater Beel: Dead body recovered, Myanmar army wants withdrawal. Breaking News
Police today recovered a body from Rahmater Beel area of Ukhia on the Myanmar border. Cox’s Bazar Superintendent of Police Mahfuzul Islam told Prothom Alo on Saturday afternoon that Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and police have recovered the body of an unidentified man from Rahmater Beel area. After seeing three to four dead bodies in…
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Dhaka summoned Myanmar’s ambassador today
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…
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Fierce firing again from Myanmar on Naikhongchari border
Today again heavy firing was heard in the remote area of Naikhongchari on the Myanmar border. No firing was heard in the last two days, but the firing started again at around 2:45 pm on Saturday afternoon. Local sources said the firing has disturbed Bangladeshi residents along the border area. Several border sources said that…
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Barishal: One dead in clash between AL groups during election rally
The victim – Shiraz Shikdar, 58, a resident of Kuraliya village in Hijla upazila – fell ill during the clash. He was taken to Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in Barishal, where doctors declared him brought dead. Emergency ward physician Kabir Uddin said it appeared he died of cardiac arrest. The body has been sent to…
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RMG worker killed in clash with police in Ghazipur: Latest updates on death of readymade garment worker in DMCH
A readymade garment worker, who was injured during a clash between workers and police in Jorun area of Konabari, Ghazipur, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) around 12:00 on Saturday. The worker has been identified as Mohammad Jalal Uddin, 40. Earlier on Wednesday morning, another worker, Anjuara Khatoon, 30, was seriously injured during a…
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AL people clash with JCD-Jamaat in Sylhet, 6 detained
Eyewitnesses said that the student group chased a Chhatra League procession as it moved through Bandarbazar towards Humayun Rashid Chhatar. Chhatra League leaders fled from the scene, Chhatra League leaders-workers vandalized several motorcycles. While this chase and counter-chase was going on in the Bandarbazar area, several hundred Jamaat members gathered in the nearby Mohanpatti area…
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OHCHR calls on the government to show maximum restraint, uphold human rights
OHCHR calls on the government to show maximum restraint, uphold human rights
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After the attack RMG workers blocked the road in Mirpur
A police officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, said that Apilian Group employees were protesting in the street in front of the factory demanding a salary hike. At that time, a group of local AL leaders attacked them, injuring several RMG workers. This attack enraged the RMG workers further and workers from other factories also…
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Clash at BNP rally: Dialogue is the only way to resolve the crisis
Clash at BNP rally: Dialogue is the only way to resolve the crisis
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Case registered for murder of policeman during BNP-police clash
BNP organized a grand rally in Naya Paltan in the capital on Saturday, but before the rally, party leaders and workers clashed with police in Kakrail and the clash spread to Bijaynagar and Shantinagar areas. At one point, the rally was broken up around 3:00 pm. BNP–police clashes spread to at least six areas, and…
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BNP office deserted, additional police deployed: After the fierce clash between police and BNP personnel today, the central office of BNP in Naya Paltan has become almost deserted.
At 6:40 pm, a police team was seen deployed in front of the party office. BNP Joint General Secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi was inside the party office along with 4/5 other leaders at around 7:00 pm. Earlier, at around 6.30 pm, Rizvi spoke to journalists at the party office.