Bandarban

Drik presents rare century-spanning photo exhibition in Bandarban

Renowned visual arts organisation Drik is set to unveil a special photography exhibition linked to Bandarban today, showcasing a treasure trove of rare photographs spanning over a century. Titled “With My Own Eyes, On My Own Land”, the four-day exhibition will take place at Rajar Math in Bandarban town from May 13 to 16.

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Rubber plantations: 25 workers abducted in Bandarban

At least 25 workers were abducted by unknown people from various rubber plantations in Lama’s Fasiakhali area in Bandarban  yesterday, said  locals and garden owners.

The ‘Kingdom of Stones’ on Sangu banks

The Sangu river, winding through the hilly district of Bandarban, is an embodiment of nature’s beauty, its crystal-clear waters flowing serenely past steep hills and lush greenery.

Escaping Dhaka's chaos: A tranquil road trip to Bandarban

What do four restless souls do when Dhaka’s chaos turns monotonous? We trade it for a different kind of chaos — a road trip to Bandarban, aiming for the tranquillity of the Holiday Inn Resort.

Why are remote Bandarban villages being ignored?

These communities have little access to basic services such as healthcare and education

Healthcare, education still elude 300 indigenous families

Residents of 18 remote villages in Bandarban’s Thanchi upazila have no access to healthcare and education

What message does the Bandarban flood give us?

The cruel practice of neoliberal profit-driven development is what has caused the flood in Bandarban.

History-maker Ramhim aware of the challenge

Ramhim Lian Bawm fell in love with table tennis in his childhood, after watching a game on television. That love dragged him towards the game some eight years back, eventually seeing him becoming the first indigenous player to lift the crown in men’s singles event of the National Table Tennis Championships on Saturday.

March 25, 2017
March 25, 2017

Couple’s throat-slit bodies found in Bandarban

Throat-slit bodies of an elderly couple are found inside their house at Lama upazila of Bandarban.

June 14, 2016
June 14, 2016

Hunger stalks life in remote Thanchi

The very existence of indigenous people deep inside Thanchi upazila of Bandarban remains shrouded in dense jungle; local representatives and other authorities remember them on rare occasions, like elections, and seldom pay heed to their problems.

May 29, 2016
May 29, 2016

146 tonnes of rice allotted for Thanchi

The Relief and Rehabilitation Department in Bandarban allotted 146 tonnes of rice to the people who have been hit by a food crisis in

May 29, 2016
May 29, 2016

Mro life turned upside down

Jhum cultivation is what Kumrao Mro did for a living until recently he has lost his land in Lama upazila of Bandarban to the relentless

May 27, 2016
May 27, 2016

Unplanned road washed away

Road communications between Rowangchhari upazila and Bandarban town have remained snapped since Saturday when a portion of a newly

May 27, 2016
May 27, 2016

Thanchi people suffering from food shortage

Rui Mon Mro, aged over 80, began to worry about her five grandchildren after her family living in a remote area of Bandarban had run out of food.

May 17, 2016
May 17, 2016

2 remanded over Buddhist monk killing

A Bandarban court yesterday placed three men on ten days remand in the case of a Buddhist monk killing in remote

May 16, 2016
May 16, 2016

Demo in Dhaka protesting monk killing

Bangladesh Buddhist Federation forms a human chain in Dhaka protesting the gruesome killing of a monk in Bandarban two days ago.

May 16, 2016
May 16, 2016

3 arrested over monk murder

Police yesterday arrested three people in connection with their alleged involvement in the killing of a Buddhist monk in Naikkhangchhari upazila of Bandarban.

May 15, 2016
May 15, 2016

3 held over Bandarban monk killing

Law enforcers detain three people in suspicion of their involvement with Saturday’s murder of a Buddhist monk in Naikkhangchhari upazila of Bandarban.