Mokammel-Mridha

Mokammel Shuvo

Reporter at The Daily Star and Jessore Correspondent at The Daily Star

St Martin’s Island: Clean-up effort to be launched from mid-Feb

A clean-up effort will be launched in St Martin’s Island under Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar in mid-February following suspension on tourism activities for next nine months

3d ago

Arakan Army disrupts trade with Myanmar

Cross-border trade between Bangladesh and Myanmar through Teknaf Land Port is in disarray as the Arakan Army, a Myanmar-based rebel group, disrupts ship movement along the Naf river estuary.

1w ago

Saint Martin’s businesses seek shorter travel ban

All tourist vessels to Saint Martin’s island will cease operations from the start of February, with travel to the country’s only coral island prohibited from February to October as per government directives.

1w ago

Travel ban on St Martin’s from Feb, businesses seek extension

Business owners and residents are anxiously awaiting a government response to their appeals for an extension

1w ago

Thousands of trees 'felled' from Moheshkhali forest

Trees felled under the pretext of an auction citing Cyclone Hamoon damage

2w ago

Allotment of forest land to school cancelled

The government has cancelled the allotment of 155.7 acres of reserved forest land allocated to Shaheed ATM Zafar Alam Cadet College in Ramu upazila of Cox’s Bazar.

1m ago

Brokers prowling Myanmar border

Amid the ongoing conflicts in Myanmar, Rohingyas are crossing into Bangladesh at different points of the 270km border between the two countries.

1m ago

Domestic tourism heats up this winter

If you call your friends and relatives, you may find that some are off in the hills of Sajek valley of Rangamati or the sandy beaches of Cox’s Bazar and other tourist hotspots across Bangladesh.

1m ago
February 4, 2025
February 4, 2025

St Martin’s Island: Clean-up effort to be launched from mid-Feb

A clean-up effort will be launched in St Martin’s Island under Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar in mid-February following suspension on tourism activities for next nine months

January 30, 2025
January 30, 2025

Arakan Army disrupts trade with Myanmar

Cross-border trade between Bangladesh and Myanmar through Teknaf Land Port is in disarray as the Arakan Army, a Myanmar-based rebel group, disrupts ship movement along the Naf river estuary.

January 30, 2025
January 30, 2025

Saint Martin’s businesses seek shorter travel ban

All tourist vessels to Saint Martin’s island will cease operations from the start of February, with travel to the country’s only coral island prohibited from February to October as per government directives.

January 29, 2025
January 29, 2025

Travel ban on St Martin’s from Feb, businesses seek extension

Business owners and residents are anxiously awaiting a government response to their appeals for an extension

January 23, 2025
January 23, 2025

Thousands of trees 'felled' from Moheshkhali forest

Trees felled under the pretext of an auction citing Cyclone Hamoon damage

January 7, 2025
January 7, 2025

Allotment of forest land to school cancelled

The government has cancelled the allotment of 155.7 acres of reserved forest land allocated to Shaheed ATM Zafar Alam Cadet College in Ramu upazila of Cox’s Bazar.

December 24, 2024
December 24, 2024

Brokers prowling Myanmar border

Amid the ongoing conflicts in Myanmar, Rohingyas are crossing into Bangladesh at different points of the 270km border between the two countries.

December 20, 2024
December 20, 2024

Domestic tourism heats up this winter

If you call your friends and relatives, you may find that some are off in the hills of Sajek valley of Rangamati or the sandy beaches of Cox’s Bazar and other tourist hotspots across Bangladesh.

December 19, 2024
December 19, 2024

Domestic tourism heats up this winter

The local tourism industry was suffering from apprehension over the loss of business amid a long recession stemming from mass unrest, which began in July

December 19, 2024
December 19, 2024

Conflict in Rakhine: 300 Rohingyas wait to enter Bangladesh

At least 300 Rohingyas have been waiting to enter Bangladesh after the rebel Arakan Army (AA) claimed to have full control of Rakhine’s Maungdaw district, which includes the entire 270km of the Bangladesh-Myanmar border, according to locals and other sources at the border.