report in Prothom Alo, Jun 18, 2023An army soldier was killed and another injured in an explosion of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Ruma upazila of Bandarban on Friday, ISPR said in a media statement on Saturday. The deceased is Monnaf Hossain Raju, 21, and injured Md Rezaul, 24, reports UNB. According to the ISPR, the explosion happened around 1:30pm on Friday when the soldiers were going to distribute pure drinking water and oral saline…
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report in Dhaka Tribune, Apr 9, 2023Security measures have been strengthened across the Bandarban district following the death of eight people in a gunfight between two factions of the notorious separatist group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) in Rowangchhari upazila. Bandarban Police Superintendent Md Tariqul Islam said: “We have strengthened the security in the district after the incident. We have increased the intelligence surveillance, we are reviewing the security risks, and the district police is working…
report Dhaka Tribune, Apr 5, 2023A man had his ankle blown off by a landmine explosion while catching wild roosters on the border of Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban on Tuesday afternoon. The injured is Surut Alam, 40, of Cherarmath area of Ward No 6 in Naikhongchhari Sadar union. Naikhongchhari police station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Tantu Saha said that locals rescued him and took him to Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital. Locals said that Surut Alam crossed the…
report in The Daily Star, Mar 13, 2023Rab said its members have arrested nine members of the newly surfaced militant group Jama’atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya from Bandarban yesterday. The outfit’s training commander Didar Hossain alias Chompai was among the arrestees, Khandaker Al Moin, Rab’s legal and media wing director, said today. They were arrested along with arms and ammunition during a drive at the district’s Tonkaborti area, he said, adding that Rab would hold…