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The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has detained three Rohingya men with 40,000 yaba pills while they were allegedly attempting to smuggle the drugs across the border at Ghumdhum in Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban.The operation was carried out early Friday morning near the Mandalpara border area u...
RAB-15, supported by the Navy and police, has conducted a special joint operation in the remote hilly areas of Fakirjum Para, Andhar Ghona, and Mizzir Para under the Kalarmarchhara Union of Maheshkhali, Cox’s Bazar. The operation aimed to dismantle terrorist hideouts involved in land grabbing,...
A national salt policy will ensure fair pricing and safeguard the interests of salt farmers, said Md. Saiful Islam, Chairman of BSCIC, during a consultative meeting in Cox’s Bazar on Thursday.Speaking as chief guest at the event, organised to draft the National Salt Policy 2026, he highlighted...
Three people, including two farmers and a cattle herder, were abducted at gunpoint in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Thursday afternoon. The incident took place near the hills in the agricultural lands of Chowkidarpara area under Baharchhara Union.The abducted individuals have been identifie...
An eviction drive by BIWTA (Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority) targeting illegal structures along the Bakkhali River in Cox’s Bazar was temporarily halted following fierce protests by local residents. Demonstrators blocked the main road and airport road by burning tyres and placing b...
Police have arrested two young men with firearms in Chakaria town, Cox’s Bazar. The arrest took place on Wednesday in front of the Grammar School in the municipal area.Chakaria Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Touhidul Anwar confirmed the incident on Thursday afternoon.The detainees have ...
An eviction drive to remove illegal structures along the banks of the Bakkhali River in Cox’s Bazar’s Kasturaghat entered its second day on Tuesday. Shortly after the operation began, illegal occupiers threw bricks at the enforcement team, injuring police constable Karim. He was taken to...
A young man was shot dead by unidentified assailants after being abducted from a fish enclosure in Maheshkhali upazila of Cox’s Bazar early Sunday.The body of the victim, 33-year-old Tofayel Ahmed, was found with bullet wounds near a bamboo grove beside Kauliyar Bridge under Kalarmarchhara uni...
A peaceful protest by dismissed teachers from the Rohingya refugee camps in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar turned tense on Wednesday as police intervened, resulting in baton charges and the detention of 25 individuals, including student activist Jinia Sharmin Riya, a former district coordinator of the An...
Three people including two veterinary surgeons who were critically injured in an attack by a wild elephant while treating it were airlifted to Dhaka by a Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) helicopter.The injured were Dr. Hatem Sajjat Md Julkarnain, veterinary surgeon of Dulahazra Safari Park, Dr. Md Most...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized 480,000 yaba tablets from the Katakhali border area in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar.The operation was carried out on Thursday night by members of the Palongkhali Border Outpost (BOP) under the Ukhiya Battalion (64 BGB).Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Jasim...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has detained an armed member of the Arakan Army after he illegally crossed into Bangladesh from Myanmar through the Balukhali border in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar.The incident occurred around 8:45 AM on Monday near Palongkhali Union. Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Jasim Udd...
A rare species of monitor lizard was rescued in the Badshaghona area of Cox’s Bazar municipality by Nazrul Islam, a local leader of the student organisation Chhatra Dal, with the help of local residents.The reptile, weighing approximately 14kg and measuring around four feet in length, was safe...
A Rohingya woman has been arrested with weapons and explosive-like devices from the registered refugee camp in Kutupalong, Ukhiya.The 14 Armed Police Battalion (APBn) conducted a raid on Tuesday night at Shed No. 26, E-Block of the camp, detaining the woman. During the operation, officers recovered ...
Police have recovered the body of an unidentified young man from the Patwartek beach area in Jaliapalong Union, Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday.Locals spotted the body lying on the sand and immediately informed the police.Inani Police Outpost In-Charge Durjoy Sarkar confirmed the incident, st...
A man was shot dead by miscreants in Chakaria of Cox's Bazar. Police said four cases, including murder were filed against him.The incident took place in front of Azamnagar Government Primary School in Badarkali Union of Chakaria Upazila at Friday midnight, said Chakaria Police Station OC Mohamma...
The week-long tree plantation campaign and tree fair in Cox’s Bazar concluded with a closing ceremony held at Shaheed Daulat Maidan of the Public Library premises on Thursday. The event was organised by the District Administration and the Forest Department under the theme “Let’s pr...
Due to a low-pressure system formed over the Bay of Bengal, tidal waters have inundated parts of Kutubdia, Maheshkhali and Saint Martin’s Island in Cox’s Bazar.The tidal surge, influenced by the depression, has caused sea levels to rise by two to three feet.Over the past two days, heavy ...
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained a youth with 30,000 Yaba tablets at the Marichya Joint Checkpost under the Ramu Battalion (30 BGB) during a special operation on Friday.The arrestee, identified as Imran (22), hails from Lengurbeel area of Haldia Palong Union in Ukhiya. Acting on a tip-off...
In a tribute to national martyr Elahi Manzoor Chowdhury, the Border Guard Public School in Cox’s Bazar has been renamed Shaheed Elahi Manzoor Chowdhury Public School, Cox’s Bazar. The renaming ceremony was held on Wednesday, organised by the 34 BGB Battalion.The initiative aims to preser...
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