Kuakata Beach
A disappearing forest
At a time when efforts to combat climate change repercussions have intensified through forest conservation and extensive tree plantations, thousands of trees, across different species, are succumbing to adverse effects of climate change in the reserve forest area of Kuakata sea beach in Patuakhali district.
Kuakata Beach / 75,000 trees lost to erosion every year
There was a time when coconut, palm, tamarisk, and mangrove trees swayed with the winds on Kuakata Beach. Their tall trunks guarded the shore-dwellers against the wrath of natural calamities.
Top 5 places to visit in and around Kuakata
Kuakata is a picturesque town in the southernmost tip of Bangladesh, where you can visit breath-taking places like its panoramic sea beach that offers a full view of both sunrise and sunset over the Bay of Bengal.
Top 5 resorts in Kuakata
Here are just 5 of the places you can choose to stay if you are making plans to visit Kuakata this year.
6 places in Bangladesh to visit in winter
Winter lovers often love to travel with layered-up clothes throughout the country, but often end up visiting the same place in other seasons. To change that up, here are the top 6 places to visit in the winter.
Kuakata hotels offering up to 50% discount after Padma Bridge opening
Hotels in Patuakhali’s Kuakata beach area have been offering up to 50 percent discount to attract tourists after Padma Bridge opening.
Bangladeshi missing from Kuakata found clinging to banana plant near Chennai
The tourist who went missing a week ago from Patuakhali’s Kuakata beach has been found in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu state of India.
Most Kuakata hotels booked for Eid
Tourism business in Kuakata is expected to be booming during this Eid holiday as the most of the rooms in 130 residential hotels and motels have been booked already.
Kuakata's red crabs return to the beach
A shut-down is being enforced across the country to prevent the spread of coronavirus and tourist spots, including Kuakata’s beaches, have also been closed. With human activity at these spots grinding to a halt, nature has found ways to flourish.
A disappearing forest
At a time when efforts to combat climate change repercussions have intensified through forest conservation and extensive tree plantations, thousands of trees, across different species, are succumbing to adverse effects of climate change in the reserve forest area of Kuakata sea beach in Patuakhali district.
75,000 trees lost to erosion every year
There was a time when coconut, palm, tamarisk, and mangrove trees swayed with the winds on Kuakata Beach. Their tall trunks guarded the shore-dwellers against the wrath of natural calamities.
Top 5 places to visit in and around Kuakata
Kuakata is a picturesque town in the southernmost tip of Bangladesh, where you can visit breath-taking places like its panoramic sea beach that offers a full view of both sunrise and sunset over the Bay of Bengal.
Top 5 resorts in Kuakata
Here are just 5 of the places you can choose to stay if you are making plans to visit Kuakata this year.
6 places in Bangladesh to visit in winter
Winter lovers often love to travel with layered-up clothes throughout the country, but often end up visiting the same place in other seasons. To change that up, here are the top 6 places to visit in the winter.
Kuakata hotels offering up to 50% discount after Padma Bridge opening
Hotels in Patuakhali’s Kuakata beach area have been offering up to 50 percent discount to attract tourists after Padma Bridge opening.
Bangladeshi missing from Kuakata found clinging to banana plant near Chennai
The tourist who went missing a week ago from Patuakhali’s Kuakata beach has been found in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu state of India.
Most Kuakata hotels booked for Eid
Tourism business in Kuakata is expected to be booming during this Eid holiday as the most of the rooms in 130 residential hotels and motels have been booked already.
Kuakata's red crabs return to the beach
A shut-down is being enforced across the country to prevent the spread of coronavirus and tourist spots, including Kuakata’s beaches, have also been closed. With human activity at these spots grinding to a halt, nature has found ways to flourish.
Kuakata Beach: WDB work stuck in red tape
A project to save the Kuakata beach from erosion taken up by Water Development Board faces uncertainty as the planning ministry has sent back the proposal for a fresh feasibility study.