Mokammel-Mridha

Mokammel Shuvo

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

Losses mount as rough weather hits post-ban fishing

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.

2d ago

Trawlers forced back by rough seas in Cox’s Bazar

Low hilsa catch, turbulent weather frustrate fishers days after ban ends

3d ago

Cox’s Bazar: Eid tourism expected to generate Tk 700cr

Businesspeople expressed hope that tourism during Eid-ul-Azha holidays will generate over Tk 700 crore in transactions in Cox’s Bazar.

1w ago

Fund crunch hits Rohingyas hard

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.

2w ago

Residents of St Martin’s struggle as severe weather disrupts communication

Locals came together to dig canals in an effort to drain the accumulated water

2w ago

Grabbers feast on Sonadia forest

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.

3w ago

Maheshkhali Channel: LGED building jetty without BIWTA approval

Ignoring objections, the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) in Cox’s Bazar is constructing a jetty in and on the foreshore of the Maheshkhali Channel, the most important waterway in South Chattogram that flows into the Bay of Bengal.

1m ago

Tree house in Teknaf: Inside Bodi’s disputed retreat

Nestled in the thick shade of a large mango tree in Chowdhury Para of Teknaf Municipality, a wooden tree house offers quite the spectacle..Built by former Awami League lawmaker Abdur Rahman Bodi, the structure was a quiet retreat where he entertained VIPs and special guests..However,

1m ago
April 17, 2022
April 17, 2022

The waste keeps piling up

Business and recreation go hand-in-hand in Cox’s Bazar. But amidst all the usual frenzy, the tourist town fights a silent battle every day -- to make its waste management work.

April 4, 2022
April 4, 2022

This Ramadan, take a loss to save humanity

With the advent of the holy month of Ramadan, prices of essential commodities see a hiking trend -- a common phenomenon in the country for quite some years now.

January 25, 2022
January 25, 2022

Short-term fix, long-term trouble?

On one hand, it’s good news that the government has taken up a river excavation project at Hari and Teka rivers to recede water from the waterlogged Bhabadah region.

January 16, 2022
January 16, 2022

Half a decade under water

Around 120 villages in the Bhabadah region in Jashore and Khulna are still under water, even as winter marches.

November 16, 2021
November 16, 2021

Cheating thru’ 36 cheques

A racket that includes officials tampered with at least 36 cheques and stole almost Tk 7 crore from a bank account of Jashore Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education in the last five years, an investigation found.

October 20, 2021
October 20, 2021

Hajiganj mayhem began with Facebook post like previous incidents of communal violence

Like previous incidents of communal violence unleashed on minority communities, a post making the rounds on Facebook was what triggered the October 13 attacks in Chandpur’s Hajiganj upazila during Durga Puja celebrations.

October 13, 2021
October 13, 2021

Sherpur Gang Rape: Family under pressure to withdraw case

After raping both a mother and her daughter in Sherpur’s Nalitabari on Sunday, the perpetrators are now threatening the victim family for filing a case.

October 3, 2021
October 3, 2021

80 villages inundated in Bhabadah

Around 80 villages have been flooded in at least six upazilas of Jashore and Khulna districts due to incessant rain last month.

September 26, 2021
September 26, 2021

Hilsa prices soar while export cheap

Hilsa has become pricier since export of the national fish to India commenced last week.

September 21, 2021
September 21, 2021

From cultural activists to Covid volunteers

When the Covid-19 pandemic began, some cultural activists could not bear the thought of staying back home as everyone else suffered.