Police arrested 63 foreign nationals from an eight-storey building in Chattogram’s Khulshi area over alleged online scams, gambling and related fraud, The Business Standard reported on 11–12 September 2026.
Khulshi Police Station Officer-in-Charge Mohammad Abdur Rahim told TBS that the Counter Terrorism Unit of Chattogram Metropolitan Police and Khulshi police conducted the raid on 10 September in Krishnachura Residential Area.
According to the report, those held included 35 nationals from Laos, 21 from Pakistan, five from China, one from Nepal and one from Vietnam. Police said none of those arrested had passports or visas. Seizures listed in the article included more than 130 mobile phones, dozens of laptops and other devices. Police said the building had been rented for about a year with an advance of around Tk 1 crore.
A case was filed with Khulshi Police Station under the Cyber Security Act, with police as the complainant. The arrestees were sent to jail through a court, TBS reported. Police said a possible link to an earlier Cox’s Bazar matter was under investigation.
Arrests remain allegations until a court decides.