Coxs-Bazar

Seven Bangladeshis, including women and children, were killed in a road accident while traveling from Medina to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. The accident occurred at around 2:00 am local time on Friday. All the victims were associated with Al Abir Cold Store Trading Company. They were from Chakaria upazila in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. According to information provided by the company’s Marketing Manager, Nuruzzaman, the deceased include the company’s storekeeper Ziaur Rahman, his two sons and hi...

A van driver named Aman Ullah (49), was killed after being hit by a speeding pickup truck (dumper) in Maheshkhali upazila of Cox’s Bazar. The accident occurred at around 12:30 pm on Friday on the main road along a hilly slope in Chhota Maheshkhali. Aman Ullah was a resident of Bara Kulal Para in Ward No. 5 of Bara Maheshkhali Union. Alongside driving a van, he was also involved in the scrap business. Witness Imtiaz Mamun said Aman Ullah was riding his van along the main road when a speed...

After overcoming various uncertainties and administrative complications, tourist ships have finally resumed operations on the Cox’s Bazar to Saint Martin’s Island route. On Thursday morning, the MV Bar Auliya departed from the BIWTA jetty at Nuniachhara in Cox’s Bazar with 837 tourists on board, heading for the coral island of Saint Martin’s. Tourists were delighted to finally get the opportunity to visit the island by sea after a long wait. The resumption of ship services has also brought...

Four people were abducted and taken to a hill in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, where they were tortured over allegations of stealing a consignment of yaba. Two of them were beaten to death and buried in pits dug into the hillside. Police recovered their bodies during an operation on Wednesday. Two others were rescued alive in injured condition. At around 9:00 am on Wednesday, police rescued two people alive and recovered one body from Villager Para near the West Pankhali Forest Beat Office in Hnil...

Despite being scheduled to reopen on November 1 after a prolonged closure, Saint Martin’s Island will not receive tourists on the opening day. The delay is due to the tourist vessels not receiving the necessary permits to operate. Shipowners said it could take another three to four days to complete the approval and administrative procedures. However, a website operated by the Bangladesh Tourism Board will open on November 1 for registration of those interested in visiting the island. To...

Ten people dead. Much of a three-story resort reduced to ashes. Multiple theories about the cause of the fire but no definitive conclusion. A tourist accommodation business was operating without the necessary fire safety and environmental clearances. Yet after such a major disaster, the name of one of the two owners was not included in the case filed over the incident. Lawyers have also questioned the charges brought in the case. The main accused and resort owner Tanvir Sultan Mia is absco...

Three tourists have died after entering the water to swim at Himchari Beach in Ramu, Cox’s Bazar. Two others remain missing, and search operations are underway to rescue them. The incident occurred around 4 pm on Wednesday, October 21, at the beach near the Pechar Dwip Museum in Himchari. Two of the deceased have been identified as Al Mahibur Ibne Mokarram, also known as Rohan (23), and Saiful Haque Jisan (23). Their friend S M Nafizur Rahman Nibir (23), remains missing. The seven friends...

The Detective Branch (DB) of Khulna Metropolitan Police arrested a man named Golam Rasul Badsha during a raid in Khulna and seized 154 rounds of ammunition and a sharp knife. He is a teacher in the vocational branch of Bangabasi School in the Khalishpur area of the city. The raid was conducted at Golam Rasul Badsha’s house on Hossain Shah Road in North Deyana in the city at around 9:30 pm on Tuesday. During the operation, ammunition and a knife were recovered from a steel wardrobe in his...

The weather office has forecast storms with wind speeds of up to 60 kilometers per hour in seven regions of the country by noon. Although no rain has been forecast in the capital Dhaka today, the sky may remain cloudy, according to the forecast. Meanwhile, two seaports in the country have been asked to display the No. 3 warning signal. According to the weather forecast issued for the country’s inland river ports from 5 am to 1 pm on Tuesday, rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary...

A fishing trawler carrying 12 fishermen from Kutubdia in Cox's Bazar sank in the Bay of Bengal amid rough weather, leaving five dead and seven others rescued. Authorities recovered the bodies Monday evening after towing the vessel ashore. The deceased were identified as Nasir Uddin, 20, son of Shamsul Alam of South Amjakhali in Kutubdia; Nasir Uddin, 21, of Kakpara in Magnama Union of Pekua Upazila; Md. Karim, 21, son of Abul Kashem of the same area; Ayub Monir, 20, son of Abdul Mabud;...

Every monsoon, residents of Khuniapalong Union in Cox's Bazar's Ramu upazila live in fear. Rising water in Reju Khal erodes the riverbank, allowing saline tidal water to flood farmland and submerge rice fields, betel leaf gardens, and fish farms. People in West Goaliapalong, South Goaliapalong, and Taingakata have endured the same ordeal for years. They have repeatedly demanded a permanent 4-kilometer embankment, but authorities have yet to take any effective action. The prolonged del...

Cox's Bazar ranks among Bangladesh's most disaster-prone districts, frequently facing cyclones, storm surges, thunderstorms, and heavy rainfall. Yet the district's weather radar has remained out of service for the past three years. As a result, the Cox's Bazar Meteorological Office has lost its ability to collect real-time local weather data and now relies on radar data from Dhaka, satellite imagery, and various international sources. A visit to the Doppler Radar Station on a hilltop n...

Mohammad Mahfuzur Rahman was traveling to Cox’s Bazar with 21 family members aboard the Parjatak Express intercity train. What was supposed to be a joyful family trip has turned into a long and anxious wait. Continuous heavy rainfall submerged sections of the railway line, leaving the train stranded in Chattogram. After waiting nearly eight hours with female family members and children, Rahman rushed to the station in search of alternative transportation. “I have never experienced su...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has visited the Dulahazara Safari Park near the beach town of Cox's Bazar. He made the visit Saturday afternoon. He was accompanied by his spouse, Dr. Zubaida Rahman.Upon arrival, the Prime Minister planted a sapling of a Nagalingam tree in front of the main gate of the...

The Cox’s Bazar coast remains sweltering under the intense summer heat. The sky is dominated by blazing sunshine, and although occasional signs of nor’westers have appeared, heavy rainfall has yet to arrive. While such weather is ideal for dried fish production, the usual bustle was noticeably a...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will visit the coastal city of Cox’s Bazar for the first time since assuming office. The Prime Minister’s Press Wing announced the visit on Sunday. According to the schedule, the prime minister will depart from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport for Cox’s Baza...

According to a report by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), around 1.2 million Rohingyas displaced from Myanmar are currently living in Bangladesh, while unofficial estimates put the figure at nearly 1.5 million. Law enforcement agencies say many Rohingyas have become inv...

The meteorological office has forecast that three regions of the country may experience storms with wind speeds of up to 60 kilometers per hour. This information was provided in the weather forecast for the country's inland river ports valid from 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM on Sunday.The forecast states that...

The devastating cyclone and storm surge of 29 April 1991 killed 138,882 people, according to official figures, along the coastal areas of Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar. Many others went missing beyond this count, while hundreds of thousands were left homeless as vast stretches of land went under wa...