Maungdaw, Arakan State: Burma’s border security force (Nasaka) has been collecting tolls from bazaar goers in Maungdaw North since August 25, said one of the bazaar goers who declined to be named.

Maungdaw, Arakan State: Rohingya people will celebrate today, Monday, the 27th night of Ramadan (fasting month) seeking the blessings of Lailat Al-Qadr (the Night of Power). People will offer special prayers seeking the blessings of Laila Al-Qadr, which is more than 1,100 months in term of rewards, said a religious leader from the locality.

By Tin Soe

Chittagong, Bangladesh: Bangladesh wants to discus ten major issues during the two-day Burma-Bangladesh fourth Joint Trade Commission (JTC) meeting to be held in Dhaka on September 22, according to a high official in the Ministry of Commerce (MoC).