Bangladesh, Nov. 24 -- Businesses in Coxs Bazar-Bangladeshs most visited tourist destination-are on edge following a deeply troubling criminal incident that has exposed a new and highly dangerous method of fraud. Local traders and law enforcement officials report that two Pakistani nationals allegedly used a potent chemical sedative, widely known as “Devils Breath,” to incapacitate a shopkeeper on Link Road before looting the establishment. The episode has triggered significant alarm within the business community and raised pressing concerns about the growing sophistication of foreign-linked criminal operations in the region.

The incident unfolded when the two foreign nationals entered a shop in the bustling Link Road commerc...