Three Arakan Army militants arrested near Cox’s Bazar border

BGB has detained three Bangladeshi-origin members of the Arakan Army during a border trespass attempt in Cox’s Bazar.

The three youths from Bangladesh’s Marma community have been handed over to the local police station for implicating them in a lawsuit.

Tipped off, a patrol team from Chakdhala Border Outpost (BOP) under BGB 34 Battalion conducted a raid in the Pillar-43 border area and detained the three youths.

In initial interrogation, they have confessed to receiving training from the Arakan Army.

Those arrested are Wimong Marma, 25, resident of Taitangpara village under Rajsthali Police Station in Rangamati; Garaimong Marma, 30, from Topagoi Para village under Ruma Police Station in Bandarban; and Holachingthoyai Marma, 24, resident of Sonaichhari Nayapara village under the same police station.