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