Rangamati

Marma girls taken to ex-UP chairman's house: cops

The two Marma sisters released from hospital on Thursday have been taken to the house of a former union parishad chairman in Rangmati.
16 February 2018

BCL men beat 2 more journos in Rangamati

A day after assaulting a journalist, Chhatra League men yesterday beat up two more reporters in Rangamati, police and witnesses said.
13 February 2018

'Rape' of Marma Girl: Questions aplenty

The two Marma sisters, one of whom was allegedly raped and the other sexually assaulted by members of security forces last week, are undergoing treatment at Rangamati Sadar Hospital under tight security.
31 January 2018

Dawn-to-dusk hartal underway in Rangamati

A dawn-to-dusk hartal enforced by district unit of Jubo League protesting the killing of its Jurachhari unit leader is going on in the district.
7 December 2017

Longadu Fire: 3 months on, they're still homeless

More than three months after the burning down of indigenous people's houses in Longadu upazila of Rangamati, it now seems to be a
21 September 2017

Kaptai, Rangamati: Villagers suffer as bridge damaged

A bridge connecting Dulonnye to the rest of Kaptai upazila in Rangamati has remained damaged for around one and a half months,
28 July 2017

Disaster warning falls on deaf ears

It is a glaring example of how ineffective measures by the local administration and people's carelessness can lead to loss of lives. Only five weeks ago, rain-induced landslides killed over 170 people in the hill districts, 120 of them in Rangamati alone. Such a high death toll should have been an eye-opener both for the administration as well as for those living precariously in the hill slopes. But yesterday's deaths of five people in a Sitakunda landslide are evidence that last month's warning fell on deaf ears.
21 July 2017

Landslide again in Rangamati, no casualty

A portion of a hill falls down in Rangamati amid heavy rainfall and fresh fears of landslides.
3 July 2017

Army recovers arms, ammo in Rangamati

The army recovered two AK-47 rifles and other arms and ammunition in a drive in Rangamati's Longadu upazila early yesterday.
29 June 2017

Nobody to blame for the landslides

As the landslides wreaked havoc over Chittagong division in the last two weeks, there was one thing that everyone was at a consensus about – this was a man-made disaster.
22 June 2017

Live from a ghost town

Landslides in Rangamati is a wake-up call for the country.
22 June 2017

Rangamati still alarmed as rain yet to let up

As it continued to rain yesterday, people kept coming to the shelters for landslide victims in Rangamati.
19 June 2017

3 Rangamati shops fined for hiking price of essentials

Three businessmen in Rangamati were fined a total of Tk 11,000 today for selling essentials at higher rates than the market prices.
18 June 2017

More aid for Rangamati, rain raises alarm

Government has disbursed more aid for the landslide-affected Rangamati, where the death toll has surpassed 115 in the deadliest series of landslide in a decade.
18 June 2017

Landslide in Bangladesh: 2 more bodies found in Rangamati

Rescuers recover two more bodies in Rangamati, taking the overall death toll from the devastating landslides to 148 in Rangamati, Bandarban, Khagrachhari, Chittagong and Cox's Bazar since Tuesday.
16 June 2017

Rangamati arson attacks: Over 400 sued, 4 more arrested

More than 400 people are sued in connection with yesterday’s arson attacks and vandalism in Longadu upazila of Rangamati. Meanwhile, police arrest four more persons in this connection.
3 June 2017

3 killed in Rangamati building collapse

At least three people are killed and another is injured as an under-construction building collapses at College Gate area in Rangamati.
16 March 2017

UP polls: Rangamati PCJSS’s blockade progresses demanding reelection

Parbatya Chhatragram Janasanghati Samity (PCJSS-Santu Larma) has been observing a 36-hour road and waterway blockade in Rangamati demanding reelection at a polling centre at Bhushanchhara union of Barkal upazila of the district.
13 June 2016

Pajon aroma in the hills for Biju

Turu turu tururu baji bajette Para para berebong bekkun miline Eichha biju biju biju…
12 April 2016

Rangamati UP polls shifted to sixth phase

The Election Commission (EC) reschedules polls to all 49 union parishads (UP) of Rangamati from the third phase on April 23 to the sixth phase in June.
29 March 2016