Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB)
3 touchstone idols recovered in Thakurgaon
Three touchstone idols worth Tk 66 lakh have been recovered from separate places in Thakugaon.
Tipped off, a patrol team of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) conducted a drive and recovered a touchstone idol and a pot from Dhantala in Baliadangi upazila around 11:15 pm on Saturday, said Md. Raj Mamud, Assistant Director of Thakurgaon 50 BGB.
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Besides, another BGB patrol team recovered two abandoned touchstone idols weighing about 31 kg each from Akhanagar in Sadar upazila.
However, no one was arrested in this connection, he added.
A Myanmar citizen and Bangladeshi held with arms and drugs
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has detained two drug smugglers including a Myanmar citizen with arms, crystal methamphetamine (Ice) and Yaba from Naf River of Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar.
The detainees were identified as Dwin Mohammad, 40, of Teknaf upazila and Myanmar citizen Bodi Alam, 30.
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According to a media release of BGB, following a tip-off about a large shipment of drug being trafficked from Myanmar through Naf River near Domdomia area, a patrol team of BGB-2 Teknaf battalion detained the duo from a boat on Thursday night.
After searching the boat, BGB men seized arms, crystal meth and yaba worth Tk 5.79, said the release.
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The detainees were handed over to Teknaf Police Station to file a case in this regard, the release added.
2 held with 1 kg Crystal meth, 50k Yaba in separate drives in Ramu
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Tuesday detained two Bangladeshi drug dealers with 1 kg crystal methamphetamine or Ice and 50,000 yaba pills in separate drives in Ramu upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
According to a media release from BGB, a team of BGB-30 in Ramu, working on a tip-off, detained the drug dealers in Kalghar area at 12:30 pm.
BGB men then seized 1 kg crystal meth worth Tk 5 crore, a motorcycle and a cell phone from the men’s possession.
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Meanwhile, another team of BGB-30 detained another drug dealer from an auto rickshaw at Morichya check post around 1pm, said the release.
BGB members seized 50,000 yaba pills worth Tk 1.5 crore hidden in the back of the driver's seat, a cell phone and the CNG-run auto rickshaw.
The detainees were handed over to Ramu Police Station, the release added.
1 kg Crystal meth recovered from Teknaf
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Monday recovered one kg of crystal meth from Hlila at Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar.
BGB-2 Teknaf battalion confirmed it in a press release issued on Tuesday.
Read:Man detained with Tk 5 crore worth Crystal Meth in Teknaf
While patrolling at Obrang area of Hlila around 11pm, a patrol team of BGB-2 in Teknaf saw two men crossing the Naf River with a plastic bag towards Bangladesh.
When the BGB men challenged them, they jumped into the river and fled across the border into Myanmar, leaving the bag.
BGB estimated the drug worth Tk. 5 crore.
'Rohingya' man held with 33 gold bars in Cox's Bazar
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Monday detained a Rohingya man along with 33 gold bars worth Tk 2.91 crore from Kutupalong in Ukhiya upazila of Cox's Bazar district.
The detainee was identified as Md Zainal Abedin, 65, a resident of Tambru Konapara Rohingya Camp.
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Tipped off, members of Tambru BOP of Cox's Bazar Battalion (34 BGB) took position at Palangkhali in Ukhiya Upazila at around 6am and detained him.
Later, the BGB patrol team searched Zainal’s body and recovered the gold bars weighing 5.482 kg.
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Ali Haider Azad Ahmed, Commander of Cox's Bazar Battalion (34 BGB), said the detainee was handed over to Ukhiya police station.
The recovered gold bars will be deposited to the Cox's Bazar treasury office, he added.
Nigerian nabbed for sneaking into Bangladesh
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have detained a 31-year-old Nigerian national in Sylhet for allegedly sneaking into Bangladesh from India.
The detainee has been identified as Onibukuu Staley.
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Acting on a tip-off, members of the Sylhet 46 BGB, led by Naik Subedar Md Suruj Mia, took positions behind the Tamabil land port in Gowainghat upazila on Monday night.
The Nigerian national allegedly crossed over to Bangladesh illegally from India when a storm started around 9.30 pm on Monday. Sensing the presence of BGB, he tried to flee. But the BGB personnel nabbed him after a brief chase.
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The process of handing him over to the Gowainghat police is currently underway, BGB sources said.
31 detained for trying to sneak into India
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Monday detained as many as 31 people, including women and children, while they were allegedly trying to sneak into India via the Jhenaidah border.
All the detainees are Bangladeshi citizens, and they have been handed over to local police, the BGB said on Tuesday.
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Acting on a tip-off, a team from BGB's Maheshpur-58 Battalion raided several villages in Maheshpur along the land border with India and detained the 31 people, the force said in a release.
Among the 31, two persons were detained in Ekashipara village, three in Matila, 10 in Kanchanpur and eight each in Karimpur Bazar and Islami Bank area of Jibonnagar.
Read:27 held from Jhenaidah border while entering the country illegally
A case has been filed at the Maheshpur police station, following a complaint by the BGB members.
Covid cases rising in Thakurgaon; 17 more detected
Seventeen more people have been diagnosed with coronavirus in Thakurgaon district in the past 24 hours till Sunday morning, showing a sharp rise in the number of Covid-19 cases.
Civil Surgeon Dr Mahfuzar Rahman said 17 people were found infected with the virus as per reports came from M Abdur Rahim Medical College, Dinajpur CDC, Sadar Hospital and upazila hospitals.
Read:Thakurgaon seals border areas to contain Covid
So far, 1,742 people have been found infected with the virus in the district. Of them, 1,575 people have recovered.
The death toll from the virus reached 38 in the district.
Deputy Commissioner of Thakurgaon Dr KM Kamruzzaman Selim said, “The district has been experiencing a rise in Covid-19 cases for the last several days and most of the Covid-19 cases have been reported from Baliadangi upazila, a frontier area.”
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According to sources at the Civil Surgeon office, three people were found infected with Covid-19 on May 29, seven on May 30, eight on May 31, 17 on June 2, 18 on June 3, two on June 4 and 17 on June 5.
Referring to the Indian variant of coronavirus, Dr Mahfuzar, said, “No Indian returnee has been found in the district so far.”
Talking about the health system in the district, the Civil Surgeon said a 50-bed corona unit has already been opened at Sadar Hospital while isolation wards at upazila health complexes have been prepared for treating Covid patients.
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Earlier, on Thursday, the border areas of Thakurgaon were sealed off in the wake of a sudden spike in Covid-19 cases in the district, officials said.
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel have been asked to step up vigil along the border with India to prevent the spread of the Indian Covid-19 variant, said Lt Col Md Maksud, the commanding officer of BGB-50 Thakurgaon Battalion.
Thakurgaon seals border areas to contain Covid
The border areas of Thakurgaon have been sealed off in the wake of a sudden spike in Covid-19 cases in the district, officials said on Thursday.
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel have been asked to step up vigil along the border with neighbouring India to prevent the spread of the Indian Covid-19 variant in this country, according to Lt Colonel Md Maksud, the commanding officer of BGB-50 Thakurgaon Battalion.
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Deputy Commissioner KM Kamruzzaman said the bordering areas have been sealed off so as to prevent the transmission of the Indian variant of Covid-19.
According to sources, as many as 36 people in the district tested positive for Covid-19 between May 28 and June 2.
Thakurgaon Civil Surgeon Dr Mahfuzar Rahman Sarkar said that 1,705 people have tested positive for Covid-19 to date, and of them, 1,570 people have recovered.
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Some 36 people have died so far from the virus in the district.
Already a 50-bed corona unit has been opened at Sadar Hospital in the district and an isolation ward at upazila health complex has been prepared for treating Covid-19 patients, he said.
Meanwhile, sources said a liquid oxygen plant set up at Sadar Hospital five months ago is yet to be made operational due to a shortage of manpower.
However, health authorities said the oxygen plant will start functioning from this month only.
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"A ventilator is also lying unused at Sadar Hospital due to a lack of skilled manpower," said Dr Nadirul Aziz Chapal, a supervisor at the hospital.
"If the Indian Covid variant is detected here, it would be really tough for us to tackle the situation," he said.
Journalist Kajol lands in Jashore jail
Journalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol, who was missing for 53 days before turning up at Sadipur border area at Benapole early Sunday, has been sent to jail in a case filed under section 54 of the Digital Security Act.