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Arakan Army abducts 12 Bangladeshi fishermen on two trawlers

Dhaka, Nov. 27 -- Members of Myanmar's Arakan Army armed insurgent group have captured two trawlers and abducted 12 more fishermen at work in the Bay of Bengal off the coast of Cox's Bazar's Teknaf Up... Read More


8 rescued, 4 arrested as BGB busts 'human trafficking' ring in Teknaf

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has arrested four suspected human traffickers during a raid in Cox's Bazar's Teknaf. Eight others, including two children were rescued, in the operatio... Read More


Second day without visitors leaves Saint Martin's traders worried

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- For the second day of the tourist season, not a single visitor have travelled to Saint Martin's Island, leaving local traders disheartened after being granted permission to operate fo... Read More


BGB sends group of 107 Rohingya back to camp

Dhaka, Oct. 30 -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has taken 107 Rohingya, including women and children, who roamed outside their camps into custody and has sent them back to refugee camps in Cox's Bazar... Read More


Coast Guard rescue 44 migrants from "secret" trafficking camp in Teknaf

Dhaka, Oct. 24 -- The Bangladesh Coast Guard have rescued 44 people, including women and children, from a "secret lair" in the remote hills of Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, where they were allegedly confined f... Read More


With help of dog squad, BGB arrest Rohingya couple with drugs in Teknaf

Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have arrested a Rohingya couple in possession of a stash of yaba tablets with the help of a dog squad in Cox's Bazar's Teknaf. Although registered with ... Read More


39 rescued, 2 detained in human smuggling attempt to Malaysia from Teknaf hills

Dhaka, Oct. 3 -- The Bangladesh Navy and Coast Guard have rescued 39 people, including women and children, from the deep hills of Teknaf in Cox's Bazar, where they had been gathered for smuggling to M... Read More


Body of missing Rohingya woman found in canal

Bangladesh, Sept. 22 -- Police have recovered the body of a young Rohingya woman, who had gone missing a week ago, from a canal in Cox's Bazar's Teknaf. The body was recovered from Nhila Union's Leda... Read More


Man held as BGB rescues 2 teens 'being trafficked' to Myanmar

Bangladesh, Sept. 9 -- The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have rescued two Bangladeshi teenage boys in Cox's Bazar's Teknaf as they were allegedly being trafficked to Myanmar. One of the alleged traff... Read More