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.
Says Ching Ra Mro, one of the last Rengmitchya-speaking men, as the community celebrates International Mother Language Day
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.
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.
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.
Nestled in the forest land on Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Bandarban’s Thanchi upazila lies Likri Para.
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.
Residents of 18 remote villages in Bandarban’s Thanchi upazila have no access to healthcare and education
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.
Says Ching Ra Mro, one of the last Rengmitchya-speaking men, as the community celebrates International Mother Language Day
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.
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.
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.
Nestled in the forest land on Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Bandarban’s Thanchi upazila lies Likri Para.
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.
Residents of 18 remote villages in Bandarban’s Thanchi upazila have no access to healthcare and education
Amid a ban on cattle import, smuggling from Myanmar and India continues unabated ahead of the Eid.
A gang has allegedly been cutting trees for years in different neighbourhoods of the indigenous Mro community in Bandarban’s Lama upazila.