Coxs-Bazar

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...