Cox’s Bazar

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.

Cox’s Bazar Rail Station: A modern marvel awaits travellers

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.

HC asks to protect “natural characters” of Cox’s Bazar sea beach

The High Court today (November 9, 2022) directed the district administration of Cox’s Bazar to take necessary measures to protect the “natural characters” of the sea beach and to stop further construction there.

1340 police personnel, including 8 OCs, 29 inspectors set to join in Cox’s Bazar police

A total of 1,340 police personnel including eight officers-in-charge (OCs), 29 Inspectors and constables are going to join in Cox’ Bazar district police.

Memo submitted for reopening business establishments in Cox’s Bazar

Cox’s Bazar Hotel-Motel and Guesthouse Officers’ Association has submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina through the district administration, seeking her permission on reopening business establishments and tourist spots in the coastal area.

Covid-19 isolation and treatment centres inaugurated in Cox’s Bazar

Two isolation and treatment centres for Covid-19 patients are inaugurated today in Cox’s Bazar -- one at Kutupalong Rohingya refugee camp and the other at Ukhiya upazila.

Nepalese travellers urged to make holidays at Cox’s Bazar sea beach

State Minister for Civil Aviation Mahbub Ali urges Nepalese travelers to make their holidays at the world’s longest sea beach at Cox’s Bazar as Bangladesh’s coastline is the closest beach for the tourists of that landlocked country.

Three ‘drug dealers’ killed in ‘shootout’

Three alleged drug peddlers, including two Rohingyas, were killed in two separate “gunfights” with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Rapid Action Battalion in Cox’s Bazar yesterday and the day before, while another peddler was shot and injured while trying to flee from police in Lalmonirhat on Sunday.

Two ‘drug dealers’ killed in ‘gunfights’

A suspected drug peddler was killed in a “gunfight” with police in Sirajganj, and another one in what police claimed was an encounter between two groups of drug peddlers in Cox’s Bazar, while, In Chapainawabganj, a body was recovered by police early yesterday.

December 3, 2018
December 3, 2018

HC status quo on constructing structures at Laboni, Sugandha points in Cox’s Bazar

The High Court directs the authorities concerned to maintain status quo on constructing any structures at the ecologically critical Laboni and Sugandha points of Cox’s Bazar sea beach.

September 16, 2018
September 16, 2018

Germany to provide 1.1m euro for dev project in Cox’s Bazar

Germany is to provide 1.1 million euro for implementation of Support to Community Stabilisation and Resilience project in Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas of Cox’s Bazar.

July 27, 2018
July 27, 2018

IOM official found dead in Cox’s Bazar hotel

The body of an official of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), the UN agency focused on migration, is recovered from a hotel in Cox’s Bazar district town.

May 14, 2016
May 14, 2016

35 sued over Cox's Bazar Ansar camp attack

Thirty five unknown persons are sued in connection with the killing of an Ansar member who was gunned down allegedly by robbers inside Rohingya refugee camp in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.

March 15, 2016
March 15, 2016

Charges pressed against 19 Cox’s Bazar ‘war criminals’

Charges on twelve grounds have been pressed against 19 Cox’s Bazar men for allegedly committing crimes against humanity and genocide during 1971.

December 9, 2015
December 9, 2015

2 criminals shot dead in Cox’s Bazar

Two people are shot dead in Cox’s Bazar Sadar upazila.

July 31, 2015
July 31, 2015

Vessel movement resumes after Komen weakens

Bangladesh Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) resumed water vessel movement in all internal routes around 10:00am as cyclone Komen weakens, says Mozammel Haque, Chairman of BIWTA.

July 19, 2015
July 19, 2015

1 drowns, 1 go missing in Cox’s Bazar

A teenager drowned and another man remained missing in the Bay in two separate incidents at Inani and Himchhari beach areas of Cox’s Bazar.

June 25, 2015
June 25, 2015

Nayek Razzak returns, finally

Abducted BGB Nayek Abdur Razzak reaches Teknaf with the BGB delegation that went to Myanmar to bring him back.

June 16, 2015
June 16, 2015

7 ‘wanted’ traffickers arrested in Teknaf

Seven “wanted” traffickers are arrested from Cox’s Bazar as police continue to crack down on the criminals behind human trafficking.