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In Khagrachhari, debate swirls around Samiran, BNP rebel 'inactive' for 17 years

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Despite staying away from active grassroots politics for a long time since 2008, Samiran Dewan has entered the race in the Khagrachhari constituency as a BNP rebel candidate after fai... Read More


Bimal Tripura's death in Khagrachhari sparked by 'land dispute clash': police

Dhaka, Jan. 24 -- Khagrachhari police have said the death of a man named Bimal Tripura, who succumbed to injuries after 13 days of hospitalisation following a clash between two rival groups, was the r... Read More


185 of 203 polling centres in Khagrachhari identified as 'risky'

Dhaka, Jan. 15 -- Of the 203 polling centres in Khagrachhari, 185 have been identified as "risky", with 63 of them classified as "highly risky", says the district's Election Officer SM Shahadat Hossai... Read More


Probe opens after allegations of hill-cutting, infill at Ramgarh Land Port

Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- The Ministry of Shipping has launched an investigation into allegations that hills were cut to fill land for the development of Ramgarh Land Port in Khagrachhari. The probe team vis... Read More


Alliance with Jamaat: More than 300 NCP members move to BNP

Dhaka, Jan. 5 -- More than 300 National Citizen Party (NCP) members in Khagrachhari have joined the BNP due to the electoral alliance with Jamaat-e-Islami. On Monday, the activists, led by former NCP... Read More


Monjila Jhuma becomes latest NCP leader to pull out of election race

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- Monjila Jhuma has become the latest National Citizen Party (NCP) leader to pull out of the upcoming parliamentary elections, adding to a series of withdrawals from the youth-led part... Read More


2 Chinese nationals taken into custody over 'unauthorised travel'

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- Police in Khagrachhari's Ramgarh have taken two Chinese nationals into custody, saying they travelled to the hill district "without permission". Police seized laptops and several ot... Read More