BGB recovers 1 lakh pieces of Burmese yaba tablets in Cox’s Bazar

June 3, 2022

STAFF CORRESPONDENT Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh have recovered one lakh pieces of Burmese yaba tablets worth Tk around 3 crore during a raid in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya upazila. Tipped-off, on Friday (June 3), a patrol team of BGB 34 under Balukhali BOP took a position at Rahmat Beel under Palangkhali Union Parishad – […]Continue Reading

Cox’s Bazar Election Office seeks details about Rohingya Manik, his accomplices

June 2, 2022

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, COX’S BAZAR Cox’s Bazar District Election Office has sought to know the details of Abdul Manik, including his address, whose voter enrolment application form was seized on Tuesday, May 31, 2022, suspecting him to be a Rohingya. The details of those who abetted him in the voter enrolment process should also be submitted, […]Continue Reading

Cox’s Bazar voter update list: Rohingyas sneaking in

May 31, 2022

STAFF CORRESPONDENT, COX’S BAZAR Allegations have it that Rohingyas are enrolling as voters in collusion with local public representatives in Cox’s Bazar. Under the ongoing voter update programme in the district, they are enrolling as voters, locals allege. For enrolling as a voter, one needs many documents and Rohingyas are collecting them through bribing local […]Continue Reading

Seven Rohingyas held in Cox’s Bazar for illegally entering from India

May 30, 2022

NEWS DESK Members of the Armed Police Battalion (APBn) have detained seven members of two families who took shelter in Lambashia refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya who illegally entered from India. The detainees were identified as Shajan, 22, his wife Hamida Begum, 20, their son Ibrahim, 3, Mohammad Tahir, 33, his daughters Saima, 5, […]Continue Reading

Govt will do everything to stop bloodshed in CHT: Home Minister

May 28, 2022

NEWS DESK Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal has warned of taking tougher action against those who are involved in drug trading. Referring to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s Zero Tolerance Policy against drugs, he said all challenges will be dealt to stop drug trading in the country. The home minister made the comments while speaking as […]Continue Reading

Two Rohingyas who escaped from India held at Teknaf’s Alikhali camp

May 24, 2022

HNEELA CORRESPONDENT Members of the Armed Police Battalion (APBN) have arrested two Rohingyas – who illegally entered Bangladesh from India – at the Alikhali Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf. The arrested Rohingyas have been identified as Jamal, 65, son of one Saidul Islam, and his wife Mst Nur Jahan (60). They were arrested during […]Continue Reading

UGC asks Cox’s Bazar International University to stop admitting new students

May 23, 2022

NEWS DESK The University Grants Commission has asked the Cox’s Bazar International University not to enroll any new students under its any programme labeling its existing campus as ‘completely unfriendly to students’. This decision will be in effect unless the existing campus is relocated complying with all the conditions needed for providing education to students, […]Continue Reading

Food minister sees no chances of food crisis in Bangladesh

May 23, 2022

NEWS DESK Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder has said no food crisis will happen in the country despite global volatile situation due to the war between Russia and Ukraine. “There is no reason of concern about wheat as ship regularly entering into the country loading huge amount of wheat,” he said. The minister said this […]Continue Reading

33 Malaysia-bound Rohingyas held from St. Martin’s Island

May 19, 2022

TEKNAF CORRESPONDENT Navy personnel have detained 33 Rohingya refugees – 12 women, 20 men and one child – two nautical miles northwest of St. Martin’s Island in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf as they were illegally trying to go to Malaysia around midnight on Thursday (May 19). They all live in different camps in Ukhia and Teknaf. […]Continue Reading

10 drug traffickers held with 3 lakh yaba tablets in Chhera Dwip

May 19, 2022

TEKNAF CORRESPONDENT Navy personnel arrested 10 drug traffickers in possession of 310,000 pieces of yaba tablets at Chhera Dwip in St. Martin’s Island in the Bay of Bengal on Thursday morning (May 19). The arrested were Shahjalal, Elias, Kalamia, Md Rafiq, Mohammad Rahim, Rabiul Islam, Mohammad Ibrahim, Abu Bakkar, Jasim Uddin, Rafiq Uddin. Acting on […]Continue Reading