Armed Robbery on Moving Bus in Cox’s Bazar,Two bKash Salesmen Attacked , at tk 5.7 Million Looted.

Md Omar Faruk | Special Correspondent. A daring armed robbery took place on a moving passenger bus along the Teknaf,Cox’s Bazar Highway on Sunday afternoon, where two bKash sales representatives were attacked with sharp weapons and approximately Tk 5.7 million was looted by an organized gang. The incident occurred near the 14 No. Bridge in the Bed Bagan area on the Teknaf,Cox’s Bazar Highway. The injured victims were identified as Arman (28), son of Hasan, from South Jaliapara in Teknaf, and Ekram (23), son of Mohammad Sayed, from Katabonia in Sabrang. Both are employed as sales representatives for bKash. According to Jafar, Arman's uncle, the two employees had withdrawn cash from a bank in Teknaf and were traveling on a Palki passenger bus to deliver the money to a bKash outlet in Hnila. Upon reaching the Bed Bagan area near the 14 No. Bridge, a group of robbers who had allegedly been lying in wait blocked the highway by felling a tree, forcing the bus to stop. Eyewitnesses said the robbers, armed with locally made weapons and sharp knives, boarded the bus and specifically targeted the two bKash employees. They assaulted both men with sharp weapons before fleeing with approximately Tk 5.7 million in cash. Following the incident, members of the Police, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Coast Guard, and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) rushed to the scene and launched a search operation. Several items believed to have been left behind by the robbers were recovered. However, no suspects had been arrested as the gang managed to flee before law enforcement arrived. Police officials said the identities of the robbers have not yet been established. An investigation is underway, and operations are continuing to identify and apprehend those responsible for the robbery.