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BGB issues warning as gunfire erupts inside Myanmar border

Dhaka, Jan. 10 -- Intense gunfire has been heard emanating from within Myanmar territory across the Teknaf frontier in Cox's Bazar. While the sounds have sparked panic among border residents, the Bor... Read More


Bangladeshi fisherman shot in Naf River amid gunfire across Myanmar border

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- A fisherman has been shot in the Naf River in Cox's Bazar's Teknaf Upazila amid ongoing gunfire across the border in Myanmar, prompting the local administration to ask residents and f... Read More


Fire destroys over 50 shelters in Teknaf Rohingya camps

Dhaka, Dec. 29 -- A fire has destroyed more than 50 shelters at two Rohingya refugee camps in Cox's Bazar's Teknaf. The blaze broke out around 10:30pm on Sunday in the area between the Leda and Alikh... Read More


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