DHAKA: Bangladesh's elite counter-terrorist force has arrested five members of the banned Islamist outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir in connection with a botched coup attempt by some serving and retired army officers.

Dhaka: A public ceremony to honor the memories of four famous Arakanese leaders who are being recorded for their selfless service To Arakan in the 20th century was recently held at a monastery in Mahachai town under Samut Sakhon Province in Thailand.

A Correspondent, Cox's Bazar, A Correspondent, Cox's Bazar: Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) jawans yesterday arrested five Rohingya smugglers of Myanmar from the river Naaf at Teknaf in Cox's Bazar and seized illegal arms from their possession.

Sittwe: About 300 monks in Sittwe, the capital of Arakan state, marched today into Ottama garden to commemorate the Ottama monument on the 72nd anniversary of Ottama's death. Ottama advocated for Burmese independence from British rule.

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday flayed the government for the recent Land Transfer Agreement with Bangladesh and demanded that complete details of the land transfer protocols with all relevant survey maps be placed before Parliament.

Dhaka: The Burmese government has been sheltering the Indian military intelligence officer who masterminded the killing of six Arakanese and Karen ethnic rebel leaders in cold blood in 1998 on Landfall Island in the Andaman Archipelago in India.

Prasanta J Baruah,  NEW DELHI, Sept 5 – The issue of illegal migration from Bangladesh and a formal repatriation pact between India and Bangladesh is under discussion and we shall pursue it, Indian Foreign Secretary Ranjan Mathai said here today.

Illegal immigration from Pakistan and Bangladesh poses a serious threat to our internal security. Thanks to vote-bank politics, our politicians are indifferent.