Tourism in Cox’s Bazar gaining momentum
With temperatures around Bangladesh dropping ahead of winter, hotels, restaurants and tourist attractions around Cox’s Bazar are being crowded by visitors.
2d ago
Bodi: Yaba overlord’s reign of terror
Former Awami League MP Abdur Rahman Bodi pulled all the strings in the murky world of Cox’s Bazar. His name surfaced in at least five intelligence reports, each painting a darker picture of his involvement in yaba trade and smuggling.
4d ago
Salt farmers depressed by low prices
The cracked and barren fields around the Chowfaldandi village in Cox's Bazar suggest that the season for salt cultivation has arrived. However, disheartened by low market prices of the daily essential, very few farmers are preparing their land for that purpose..According to farmers, prices
1w ago
A sacred struggle: South Hnila Temple community calls for an end to encroachment
Tears streamed down Maw Ting’s face as she lit candles before a Buddha statue over a century old at the South Hnila Boro Buddha Temple in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar today
1w ago
Tourists welcome, but Saint Martin’s remains deserted
Saint Martin’s Island officially opened for tourism at the start of November. Yet, there is not a single holidaymaker in sight as tour operators await permission to ferry visitors between the island and the mainland.
2w ago
Harmony in hard times
In the Najirartek area of Cox’s Bazar, 14-year-old Riya Moni finds solace and happiness in the tunes of her penny whistle, a small flute-like instrument.
3w ago
Explosions in Myanmar: Cracks develop in 25 earthen houses in Teknaf village
Cracks have developed in at least 25 earthen houses in a village in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, due to aftershocks from bomb explosions across the border, according to the villagers.
1m ago
Matarbari power plant: ACC opens probe into Tk 1,000cr graft allegation
The Anti-Corruption Commission’s Cox’s Bazar integrated office has started a probe into the allegations of embezzlement of about Tk 1,000 crore from different works of the Matarbari coal-fired power plant project.
1m ago
April 30, 2024
Heatwave comes as a blessing for salt farmers
Cox's Bazar is the main hub of salt production in the country and officials estimate 38,000 metric tonnes of salt are being produced each day.
April 26, 2024
Respite from heat: Tourists flock to Cox’s Bazar
Thousands of tourists flocked to Cox's Bazar beach this weekend amid the extreme heatwave when the country has been witnessing the record high temperatures in April in 76 years
April 18, 2024
Myanmar Conflict: Fighting flares up across the Teknaf border
The fighting in Myanmar between the military junta and the Arakan Army across the border from Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar intensified yesterday, heightening anxiety on the Bangladesh side.
April 8, 2024
Sand lifting continues unabated in Cox’s Bazar
Powerful syndicates are involved in lifting earth and sand illegally in Cox’s Bazar, generating no less than Tk 5 crore daily from this business.
April 8, 2024
Empowering communities to combat NCDs
Syed Akhbar, 60, a resident of Shikdarpara village under Cox’s Bazar Sadar upazila, went to a nearby community health clinic a year ago after experiencing an unusual, recurring headache.
April 2, 2024
Murder of forest officer: Not the first time in Cox’s Bazar
The killing of Sazzaduzzaman, 30, a forest officer in Cox’s Bazar, was not the first time that a forest official got killed by those involved in hill razing and tree felling in the forest areas of Cox’s Bazar.
March 7, 2024
Trade with Myanmar thru Teknaf comes to a halt
The bilateral trade between Bangladesh and Myanmar through the Teknaf land port came to a complete halt on Sunday due to the escalation of the fighting in Rakhine state between the government forces in the Southeast Asian nation and the rebel Arakan Army.
February 23, 2024
Cox’s Bazar becoming death zone for marine life
Different marine species, including sea turtles and dolphins, have been dying on Cox’s Bazar shore in recent times.
February 22, 2024
Myanmar army counterattack may spark fresh Rohingya influx
A possible retaliation by Myanmar forces to regain territories in Rakhine may force more Rohingyas to enter Bangladesh in the coming days, said Rohingya leaders living in Teknaf.
February 18, 2024
5 Rohingyas reach Cox’s Bazar on boat
Amid fighting between Myanmar troops and the rebel Arakan Army on the other side of the Naf river, a small boat carrying five Rohingyas, including a woman with bullet wounds, arrived at the Shahporir Dwip jetty in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf yesterday evening.
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