Cox's Bazar

A trip down the path of horror

The four were in a hurry, had little time to bargain for the cricket bat's price. Most excited among them, Nur Alam pulled out his moneybag hurriedly, paid Tk 300 and almost snatched the bat from the salesman.
28 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh plans to relocate Rohingya refugee camps to Hatiya Island

Bangladesh plans to relocate thousands of Rohingya who have spent years in refugee camps near the Myanmar border to a southern island, an official says.
27 May 2015, 11:40 AM

Maheshkhali war crimes suspect dies

A war crimes suspect of Maheshkhali upazila of Cox's Bazar dies at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
27 May 2015, 10:36 AM

Another war crimes suspect held in Maheshkhali

Another war crimes suspect is arrested from Maheshkhali upazila of Cox’s Bazar early today, three days after a tribunal in Dhaka issued arrest warrant against him and 15 others.
24 May 2015, 05:01 AM

'Human trafficker' held in Teknaf

Police detain an alleged human trafficker in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar amid police action against the traffickers.
23 May 2015, 05:19 AM

War crimes suspects held in Maheshkhali

The fourth suspect held after a war crimes tribunal issued arrest warrant for 16.
22 May 2015, 05:12 AM

17 fortune seekers rescued from Cox's Bazar

Border Guard Bangladesh early rescue 17 people from Shah Porir Dip in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar while being trafficked to Malaysia illegally.
21 May 2015, 10:19 AM

3 war crimes suspects held in Cox’s Bazar

Police arrest three war crimes suspects in Cox's Bazar hours after a tribunal ordered their arrest.
21 May 2015, 07:28 AM

5 trafficking victims rescued in Cox’s Bazar

In view of the worldwide alarm over human trafficking, five Bangladeshi fortune seekers are rescued from Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar.
19 May 2015, 05:51 AM

100 fortune seekers rescued in Bay

Bangladesh Coast Guard seizes a Malaysia-bound trawler with over 100 Bangladeshi and Rohingya people near the St. Martin’s south-west channel in the Bay of Bengal.
12 May 2015, 13:10 PM

‘Trafficker’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with Cox’s Bazar cops

An alleged human trafficker is killed in a “gunfight” with police in Cox’s Bazar Sadar upazila, says Kazi Motiul Islam, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station.
12 May 2015, 04:33 AM

Human trafficker held in Moheshkhali

Police arrests a ringleader of human trafficking gang with arms in Moheshkhali upazila of Cox's Bazar.
10 May 2015, 14:49 PM

32 more Bangladeshis rescued in Thailand

Thirty-two more Bangladeshi migrants have been found on Khao Kaew mountain in adjacent areas of Hat Yai and Rattaphum districts of Songkhla in Thailand.
9 May 2015, 15:19 PM

3 traffickers killed in ‘gunfight’ with cops in Teknaf

Three alleged human traffickers are killed in ‘gunfight’ with police in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar. Four policemen were also injured in the incident.
8 May 2015, 03:48 AM

Families forced to pay ransom for Bangladeshis stuck in jungle camps

Promising jobs in Malaysia,a gang of human traffickers hold about 2.5 lakh Bangladeshis captive in Thailand for ransom over the past 8 years and made millions of taka.
5 May 2015, 06:06 AM

Slave Trade Booms In Dark Triangle

Promising jobs in Malaysia, transnational human traffickers held about 2.5 lakh Bangladeshis captive in Thailand...
3 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Nepal quake may trigger major tremors in Bangladesh

Nepal earthquake may trigger major tremors in Bangladesh as the earth plates are interconnected, experts warn.
26 April 2015, 09:03 AM

52 rescued while being trafficked to Malaysia

Law enforcers, in separate drives, have rescued 52 fortune seekers from Dhaka, Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar while allegedly being trafficked to Malaysia
23 March 2015, 10:19 AM