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.
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.
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,
Saint Martin's Island off the southern coast of Cox's Bazar is usually abuzz with tourists this time each year, but the ongoing nationwide strikes and blockades have put a damper on the local tourism industry.
Cox’s Bazar Express started its maiden journey to the capital from Cox’s Bazar Railway Station yesterday.
The Rohingya community living in Cox’s Bazar refugee camps has an alarmingly high exposure to HIV, said health professionals and NGO workers.
The recently constructed Cox’s Bazar rail station aims to attract more tourists to the country’s renowned destination, the Cox’s Bazar sea beach.
Importers expressed grave concerns as bilateral trade between Bangladesh and Myanmar through the Teknaf land port has halted since November 14 due to the ongoing conflict between the Arakan Army (AA) and Myanmar’s military junta in the Rakhine state.
Months after an eviction drive that demolished over 200 structures illegally built along the bank of Bakkhali river in Cox’s Bazar town, the area has been grabbed yet again.
Rohingya refugees who interacted with the Myanmar delegation in Cox’s Bazar at the end of last month expressed their resolve to return to their original homes, not to the villages or camps set up for them in the Rakhine State.
Farmers in the Moheshkhali upazila of Cox’s Bazar, famed for its evergreen betel leaves, were the worst sufferers of Cyclone Hamoon, leaving them staring into the abyss as they wonder how to cover up massive losses.
For over six years, vested quarters have been illegally extracting sand from a more than 3km stretch of land in the hilly area of Kalirchhara Reserve Forest in Cox’s Bazar, resulting in extensive damage to the forest, hills, and wildlife.
Sharmin Akhter and her husband salvaging the ravaged fences and wrecked tin roofs of what was once their home in Samitypara area of Cox’s Bazar -- this is what this correspondent saw during his visit to the area yesterday.
