Phool Biju begins with floral rituals across hill tracts
12 April 2026, 10:14 AM
Chakma and Tanchangya communities gather at dawn to float flowers, seeking renewal, forgiveness and harmony
12 April 2026, 10:14 AM
Indigenous child in Bandarban ‘beaten unconscious’ for failing to write letter ‘C’
1 April 2026, 21:42 PM
Six-year-old allegedly passed out after a teacher slapped her, prompting protests by guardians and locals
1 April 2026, 21:42 PM
Tourist rush overwhelms Bandarban and Rangamati during Eid holidays
23 March 2026, 11:12 AM
Crowds flood hills, lakes, and valleys; hotels and resorts fully booked
23 March 2026, 11:12 AM
Business Plus / Economy of the hills: Where women rule the market
7 March 2026, 00:24 AM
Across the three hill districts of Bandarban, Rangamati, and Khagrachhari, women are the visible driving force of local commerce
7 March 2026, 00:24 AM
Students, staff allege sexual abuse by headmaster
23 February 2026, 01:54 AM
Multiple complaints of sexual abuse against the headmaster of Bandarban Government High School have been filed with the district’s deputy commissioner.
23 February 2026, 01:54 AM
Bandarban voters demand more than promises
31 January 2026, 04:09 AM
The remote hill district of Bandarban comprises a single parliamentary constituency, designated as constituency 300.
31 January 2026, 04:09 AM
Thanchi in Bandarban: Green crops replace tobacco along Sangu
26 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Farmers along the banks of the Sangu river in Bandarban’s Thanchi upazila are gradually moving away from tobacco cultivation, turning instead to green, environment-friendly crops in a shift that is improving livelihoods while easing pressure on forests and fragile hill ecosystems.
26 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Illegal brick kilns run in Bandarban despite ban
16 December 2025, 20:22 PM
Despite government restrictions, a clear High Court directive, and repeated raids by the district administration and the Department of Environment, furnaces of illegal brick kilns in Bandarban flare back to life soon after enforcement teams leave after conducting drives.
16 December 2025, 20:22 PM
Water sources run dry in Bandarban
Residents of Bandarban district, including the indigenous communities residing in the hilly areas, are facing an acute crisis of drinking water as most sources of groundwater have dried up.
21 March 2024, 18:00 PM
‘Hope our mother tongue survives’
Says Ching Ra Mro, one of the last Rengmitchya-speaking men, as the community celebrates International Mother Language Day
21 February 2024, 14:02 PM
Spreading education to Bandarban hills
Hundreds of children belonging to different indigenous communities along the Myanmar border in Bandarban’s Thanchi upazila are largely deprived of education, as civic facilities are yet to reach the remote area.
13 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Panic returns in Ghumdhum
Villagers of Ghumdhum area in Bandarban, who returned to their homes on Thursday after spending days at makeshift shelters, have been in constant fear as gunshots kept rocking the neighbourhoods at regular intervals yesterday.
9 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Naikhongchhari: Locals nervy as fighting goes on in Myanmar
Residents of Ghumdhum border area in Bandarban’s Naikhongchhari upazila have been passing sleepless nights for the last few days as they feel insecure due to fighting between Myanmar security forces and rebel group Arakan Army across the border.
31 January 2024, 18:00 PM
A ray of hope for Mru children
Nestled in the forest land on Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Bandarban’s Thanchi upazila lies Likri Para.
30 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Healthcare, education still elude them
Many residents of Remakri union in Bandarban’s Thanchi upazila still lack access to healthcare and education, this correspondent observed after visiting 18 villages in ward 6 and 9 of the union recently.
29 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Healthcare, education still elude 300 indigenous families
Residents of 18 remote villages in Bandarban’s Thanchi upazila have no access to healthcare and education
28 September 2023, 09:14 AM
Cattle smugglers swing into action ahead of Eid
Amid a ban on cattle import, smuggling from Myanmar and India continues unabated ahead of the Eid.
24 June 2023, 01:30 AM
Of illegal logging and reign of terror
A gang has allegedly been cutting trees for years in different neighbourhoods of the indigenous Mro community in Bandarban’s Lama upazila.
12 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Villagers fleeing homes in fear
Over 400 indigenous people of six villages have been fleeing from their residences ever since eight people were killed during a “shootout” between two armed groups at Rowangchhari upazila in Bandarban on Thursday night.
10 April 2023, 18:00 PM
From dropout to role model in five years
He was a youngster with big dreams, hailing from Tangpru Para of Bandarban. Thoai Sing Hla Marma came to Dhaka in 2014, to pursue his goal of becoming a civil engineer, and got admitted to the National Polytechnic Institute.
14 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Bandarban’s Thanchi: Rab arrests 17 militants after daylong gunfight
Rapid Action Battalion arrested 17 members of newly formed militant outfit Jama’atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya and three members of Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) following a daylong gunfight in Bandarban’s Thanchi upazila yesterday.
7 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Amid cold with no food, shelter
At least eight families of the Mro community, whose houses were allegedly set ablaze and vandalised by people of a rubber plantation in a village in Bandarban’s Lama upazila, are now living under the open sky, in the chilling winter cold.
3 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Over a dozen Mro houses torched in Bandarban
Attackers torched and vandalised at least a dozen homes in Mro community in a village in Bandarban’s Lama upazila early yesterday.
2 January 2023, 18:00 PM
High-value exotic fruits make a splash
The production of some high-value exotic fruits in Bangladesh has increased significantly in the past several years as many farmers have jumped on the bandwagon of growing them commercially since they fetch higher profits.
15 December 2022, 03:30 AM