Rab raids 'Arsa den' after 'gunbattle'; arrests 2
Rapid Action Battalion today arrested two suspected members of Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (Arsa) during a raid in a hill adjacent to Ukhiya Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar this morning
Respite from heat: Tourists flock to Cox’s Bazar
Thousands of tourists flocked to Cox's Bazar beach this weekend amid the extreme heatwave when the country has been witnessing the record high temperatures in April in 76 years
46 more BGP members take refuge in Bangladesh
Forty-six more members of Myanmar Border Guard Police (BGP) have taken shelter in Bangladesh last night amid the ongoing conflict between the Myanmar junta and the Arakan Army in Rakhine state
Forest official killed while trying to stop illegal hill razing
An official of the forest department died after he was run over by a dumper truck used to steal earth from the hills of a forest reserve in Cox's Bazar early today
Sugandha Point to be renamed 'Bangabandhu Beach'
The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs has decided to rename Cox's Bazar beach's Sugandha Point as "Bangabandhu Beach" and the area between Sugandha and Kolatoli points to "Bir Muktijoddha Beach"
330 Myanmar nationals handed over to Myanmar BGP; 165 leave in first batch
The handover process started from Inani Navy Jetty around 11:00am
Repatriation of 330 Myanmar security forces from Bangladesh underway
The repatriation of 330 members of the Myanmar security forces and others, who sought refuge in Bangladesh amid clashes between the Myanmar military and armed rebel groups, began today
330 Myanmar officials who fled to Bangladesh to be sent back tomorrow: BGB
The officials will be handed over to Myanmar authorities at 8:00am through the Naval Jetty Ghat in Inani of Cox's Bazar
Uneasy border calm broken by fresh firing in Myanmar this morning
After an uneasy calm over the last few days, people of Balukhali in Teknaf's Whykong union, awoke this morning to sounds of persistent gunfire and intermittent explosions from across the border in Myanmar
Police recover bullet-ridden body along Ukhiya border after 2 days
Police today recovered a man's bullet-ridden body -- which had been lying on the border area for last two days -- from Rahmaterbil area of Cox's Bazar's Ukhiya
