In a shocking video that went viral recently, a tourist was seen struggling against strong waves to save his son from drowning in the sea in front of a beach resort in the Kolatoli area of Cox’s Bazar.
Six people drowned in the sea along the Cox's Bazar beach during the last Eid-ul-Azha vacation
Mohammad Manjur, along with 22 other fishermen, ventured out into the Bay of Bengal in the early hours of June 12, just after a 58-day fishing ban was lifted.
Low hilsa catch, turbulent weather frustrate fishers days after ban ends
Businesspeople expressed hope that tourism during Eid-ul-Azha holidays will generate over Tk 700 crore in transactions in Cox’s Bazar.
A humanitarian crisis in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps is brewing in the face of funding shortage for the refugees and more arrivals from the conflict-ridden Rakhine state of Myanmar.
Locals came together to dig canals in an effort to drain the accumulated water
Over 1,000 acres of protected mangrove forest on Sonadia Island in Moheshkhali upazila of Cox’s Bazar have been razed since August 5 last year.
Braving a cyclone, a 65-day fishing ban and another spell of inclement weather, fishermen in Cox’s Bazar finally got what they wanted -- going out to the sea and catching fish, the only occupation they know to earn their living..Most of the fishermen had a hard time, sitting idle for nearl
It should have been a busy, festive time for the fishers in Cox’s Bazar after the 65-day ban on fishing.
It should have been a busy, festive time for the fishermen in Cox’s Bazar after the 65-day ban on fishing
Heavy rains and high tide during the full moon are causing erosion to Cox’s Bazar sea beach, Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf Marine Drive, and in Matarbari of Maheshkhali, according to public representatives and government officials.
the erosion in some parts of the Marine Drive has taken a grave turn from Thursday, affecting at least 10 points in Teknaf
The EU will continue to support the Rohingya people for their right to return to their homeland, said Eamon Gilmore, the EU’s special representative for human rights.
Defying the 65-day ban on bay fishing, a worrisome trend has emerged along the coastal districts spanning from Cox’s Bazar’s St Martin’s Island to the Sundarbans in Khulna.
Rohingyas have urged a stronger US role for their safe and sustainable repatriation to Myanmar when Uzra Zeya, under secretary for civilian security, democracy and human rights, visited the camps in Cox’s Bazar yesterday.
Panic is consuming Rohingyas in the refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar following the killings of seven in three incidents within 36 hours at Camp-8 of Ukhiya.
When the country is struggling to manage coal to run power plants to produce electricity, Cox’s Bazar, the district, which has the longest sea beach in the world, has a different story.
