Bandarban

Bandarban BGB camp comes under mortar attack

A camp of paramilitary force Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) came under mortar shell attack in Thanchi upazila of Bandarban.
12 May 2016

Bangladesh's last Great Hornbills

If you have been to Bandarban town, you have probably seen a sculpture of a massive bird with a large bill sitting proudly in
21 April 2016

Hartal progresses in Thanchi over killing of 3 cattle traders

The daylong hartal, enforced by Bangali Byabasaye, an organisation of businesspeople from Bengali settlers, protesting the killing of three cattle traders, who were kidnapped by miscreants here on Friday, is going on peacefully in Thanchi upazila.
19 April 2016

3 abducted Bandarban traders found murdered

Three men were found dead in remote Thanchi upazila of Bandarban yesterday two days after they had been abducted.
18 April 2016

3 abductees found dead in Bandarban

Three abductees are found dead at a remote place in Thanchi upazilla of Bandarban.
18 April 2016

Bandarban UP chairman candidate shot dead

Masked miscreants brandish guns and pick up an independent chairman candidate of the Union Parishad polls from his house before killing him in Bandarban’s Ruma upazila.
21 March 2016

Ramu mayhem’s prime accused detained in Dhaka

Law enforcers pick up the prime accused in a case filed over 2012’s mindless communal attack on the Buddhist community at Ramu in Cox's Bazar.
11 January 2016

2 'criminals' shot dead

Two members of an alleged criminal gang were found dead near Thanchi-Alikadom road in the district's Alikadom upazila yesterday.
31 December 2015

Truck turns over in Bandarban, 7 killed

Seven people are killed and eight others injured after a truck overturns in Bandarban’s Lama upazila. Four of them killed instantly crushed under the heavy construction materials that the truck was carrying. Police and district officials are en route to visit the spot.
17 December 2015

[WATCH NOW] Journey to the source of Matamuhuri river

Of the hundreds of rivers in Bangladesh, only two rivers -- Sangu and Matamuhuri -- have originated from Bangladesh. Both rivers are located in the southeastern hilly part of Bangladesh.
26 November 2015

Former UP member among 3 abducted in Cox’s Bazar

An armed gang abducts three persons, including a former union parishad member from Ramu upazila of Cox’s Bazaar early today and demanded Tk 5 lakh as ransom.
23 October 2015

Durga Puja: BGB to guard 5 Ctg districts

The authorities have decided to deploy paramilitary BGB in Chittagong, Rangamati, Khagrachhari, Bandarban and Cox’s Bazar from today to ensure security during Durga Puja – the largest religious festival of the Hindus in the country.
17 October 2015

3 AK-47 rifles seized in Bandarban, 3 held

Rab seizes three AK-47 rifles and two pistols and arrested three alleged armed traders from Bandarban Sadar upazila.
15 October 2015

2 tourists, porter ‘missing’ in Rangamati

Two tourists and their porter are said to have gone missing in Bilaichhari upazila of Rangamati. The tourists are Jobayer, 26, and Munna, 34, from Dhaka, and their porter Mangsai Mro, 30, from Roma upazila.
5 October 2015

Light tremor felt in Ctg, Bandarban

A light tremor of magnitude 4.4 in the Richter scale is felt in Chittagong and Bandarban.
2 October 2015

Derogatory remarks on Bangabandhu: 2 held

A former municipality mayor and an incumbent councillor of Bandarban are held on charge of making derogatory comments on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
2 September 2015

Baby killed in Bandarban landslide

A baby is killed in rain-triggered landslide in Bandarban Sadar upazila and three others are injured after large chunks of soil breaks loose and fall upon settlements below hills in separate areas.
20 August 2015

6 killed in Bandarban landslide

At least six people are killed, three injured in a landslide triggered by heavy rain in Lama upazila of Bandarban.
1 August 2015

Flood tightens grip on several districts of Bangladesh

Five more people, including three women and a kid, were killed in a landslide triggered by heavy rains in Cox's Bazar town early yesterday, barely a month after five died in landslides in the district.
27 July 2015

Bandarban locals asked to evacuate hills

Authorities ask residents to clear the hilly areas of Bandarban fearing landslide for the incessant rain of the last few days.
25 July 2015