Mortar shells were also fired in Myanmar on Sunday night after intermittent gunshots were heard from Rakhine state of Myanmar for the last three days. Some villages in Teknaf near the border were shaken by the explosion of 21 mortar shells between 9:25 pm and 9:58 pm on Sunday night. Shells exploded in Nakpura area […]
Naikhongchari Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Mohammad Zakaria said he had not heard any firing in areas near the border in the past week. Locals said the 29 BGP members fled to Bangladesh after being chased by the Arakan Army. Earlier, around 330 Myanmar nationals, including BGP and Myanmar Army members and customs officials, had fled […]
Teknaf Paurashwa Panel Mayor Mujibur Rahman said 30-35 mortar shell explosions were heard in Keriprang and Perangpru villages, south of Mongdu township, between Wednesday evening and early Thursday morning, and hit the Jaliyapara, Chowdhurypara, Kulalpara and Delpara areas of Teknaf. Moved. Municipality. Bangladesh and Myanmar opened bilateral trade on 5 September 1995 to prevent border […]
There was widespread gunfire, mortar rounds and bomb and grenade explosions in Myanmar's Rakhine state on Monday night. Also on Tuesday, from 11:00 am to 5:00 pm, sounds were heard in Kumirkhali, Nakphura, Boli Bazar, Naichadong, Kwachidong, Shilkhali, Keriprang, Perangpru areas in the north of Maungdaw township. Additionally, aircraft were seen flying across the border […]
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 […]
“Local people informed me about the firing and explosions on the other side of the Naf river at the Kharangkhali border,” said Noor Ahmed Anwari, president of the Vaikong Union Council. I have informed this to the Upazila Nirbahi Officer.” Meanwhile, three mortar rounds were heard from Nalbanna village in Maungdaw city of Myanmar at […]
Truck driver Amir Hussain said he travels to Dhaka-Chattogram three to five times a month but has been sitting idle for the last 17 days. Other truck drivers are also going through the same situation. Importer Mohammad Omar Farooq said hundreds of maunds of ginger, coconut, dried fish, betel nut and chickpeas purchased at Akyab […]
There is fear and panic among the people in the 13 border villages of Ghumdhum and Palangkhali since the fighting started weeks ago. Now they have got some relief as the sound of bullets has reduced considerably. Speaking to Prothom Alo, Tauhidul Islam, 42, of Mandal Para of Ghumdhum union near Dhekibuniya border post, said […]
On the other side of Ukhia and Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar, intermittent sounds of mortar shells and firing are again being heard from Myanmar after two days. Residents of Palongkhali and Vykong, Hanila and Subrang unions of Ukhiya upazila were frightened after hearing the sound of firing from 10 pm on Sunday night till 6 […]
A tragic incident occurred in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar when heavy rains caused the mud wall of a house to collapse, killing four members of a family. The incident occurred around 3:00 am yesterday in Panirchhara area of Morichyaghona, Moulvibazar, Hanila Union of the upazila. The four victims were identified as Anwara Begum, 50, wife of […]
