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- Tk 1.5 billion granted for treatment of injured in July Uprising
- Govt to sell hilsa at Tk600/kg from tomorrow
- Hasina will be brought to country and tried: Press Secretary
- 'Bangladesh Single Window' to be effective within March: Lutfey Siddiqi
- Riders to celebrate GSL triumph with fans in Rangpur
- One more dies of dengue
- ‘Government to try holding national elections in December’
- Matiur sent to jail in arms case
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- Zia’s 89th birth anniversary Sunday
- History will be trash if Chatradal's struggle is ignored: JCD President
- War against extortion will continue: Jamaat Ameer
- Jamal wants more footballers like Hamza to play for Bangladesh
- Israeli airport suspends flights following Yemen's attack
- Recommendation made to cut addl duty on drugs: Adviser
- Tigress start U19 T20 World Cup defeating Nepal
- Civic volunteer convicted in RG Kar rape-murder case
- Don’t elect thieves: M Shakhawat
- Review hearing to restore caretaker government tomorrow
New travel app Vromonika listed for seamless trip to Cox's Bazar
Coxs Bazar, home to the worlds longest natural beach, is one of Bangladeshs most popular tourist destinations, attracting millions of visitors every year. To enhance the travel experience for both local and international tourists, the District Administration of Coxs Bazar has launched the Vromonika...
Two killed in fire at Rohingya camp
An elderly man and a boy were burnt to death and 16 others burnt in a devastating fire in Kutupalong Rohingya camp in Ukhiya upazila of Coxs Bazar on Tuesday. Moreover, 549 Rohingya houses (shanty) were completely burnt to ashes, 263 partially damaged and 197 infrastructures of several service...
Five killed in road accident in Cox’s Bazar
At least five persons including three of a family were killed following a collision on head between a CNG auto-rickshaw and a dump truck in Hazibazar area under Pekua upazila here Thursday morning, reports BSS. The deceased were identified as Feroz Ahmad, 49, hailed from Madhyam Madarsha area of...
Ship departs with 653 tourists on Cox's Bazar-Saint Martin route
Tourist ships have restarted services on the Teknaf-Saint Martin route in Coxs Bazar after a nine-month hiatus. A ship named Baro Aulia departed from the BIWTC terminal in Nuniyar Chhara, Coxs Bazar, with 653 tourists on board, heading towards Saint Martin at 10 am on Sunday. Earlier,...
Matarbari power plant resumes production after one-month closure
The Matarbari coal-fired power plant in Coxs Bazar has resumed operations after being closed for a month due to a coal shortage. The power plant resumed operation on Saturday afternoon with the first unit supplying electricity to the national grid, reports The Business Standard. According to...
ICC chief prosecutor visits Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar
The Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Karim AA Khan visited the Rohingya camps in Ukhia, Coxs Bazar, on Tuesday. He arrived at Camp No. 1 at around 9:30 am, where he discussed the genocide committed against the Rohingya people. Following his initial stop, Khan toured...
Bodies of 2 missing children recovered from Cox’s Bazar sea beach
Bodies of two children who went missing from Teknaf sea beach in Coxs Bazar have been recovered, reports UNB. The body of Munzurul Islam, 12, was recovered from Tulatuli point and the body of Md Babul, 10 was found at Lambari point. Giasuddin, Officer-in-charge (OC) of Teknaf Model Station,...
Refugees in world’s largest camps mobilize to fight back against Myanmar's military
In July, Rafiq quietly slipped out of the worlds largest refugee camp in southern Bangladesh and crossed into Myanmar by boat. His destination: a ravaged civil war in the country he had fled in 2017. Like Rafiq, thousands of Rohingya insurgents have emerged from camps in Coxs Bazar, home to over a...
DoE runs cleanliness drive and awareness campaigns in Barisal
The department of environment has undertaken cleanliness and awareness campaigns across various locations in Barisal Division on Saturday. Following the directives of environment adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan to clean Saint Martins Island, Coxs Bazar and Kuakata Beach the department has held the...
Suspected of matricide ‘drug addict’ surrenders to police in Cox’s Bazar
A 28-year-old drug addict suspect surrendered to police after reportedly killing his mother as she refused to pay him money to get drug, reports UNB. The incident took place at Paschim Barua Para in Coxs Bazar municipality area early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Anwar Begum Merry,...
Border Guard Bangladesh seizes 100,000 yaba pills in Cox’s Bazar
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) successfully seized 100,000 Yaba pills early Wednesday morning in the Palongkhali border area of Ukhiya upazila, Coxs Bazar district. Acting on a tip-off, a team from BGB-34 launched a special operation in the Farir Beel area at around 1:30 AM. During the...
Rohingya youth shot dead in Cox’s Bazar
Unidentified men gunned down a Rohingya youth at a camp in Teknaf upazila of Coxs Bazar, said police on Monday, reports UNB. The attack occurred on Sunday night. The deceased was Mohammad Jubayer, 28, son of Mohammad Amin of C-5 Block at Nayapara registered Rohingya camp in Hnilla union under...
19 UP members arrested while holding ‘clandestine meeting’ at Cox’s Bazar hotel
Police have arrested 19 Awami League-backed union parishad members raiding a hotel during a clandestine meeting in Coxs Bazar district town. Being tipped off that 19 UP members would gather at Uni Resort in Kalatoli area of the district town, a team of police arrested them around 11 pm, said...
Madrasa student drowns in Cox’s Bazar
A madrasa student drowned in the Bay of Bengal near Coxs Bazar on Saturday. The incident happened at Sugandha Point around 12:30 pm, confirmed Executive Magistrate of Tourism Division of Coxs Bazar district administration Md Tanvir Hossain. The deceased was identified as Mahmudur Rahman, son...
Vegetable prices fall by Tk20 per kg
The prices of vegetables have started falling in the Dhakas kitchen markets as supply has increased with early winter vegetables coming in as a blessing for consumers, reports The Business Standard. During visits to Karwan Bazar, Kallyanpur, and Hatirpool markets on Friday, it was seen that the...
3 lakh people suffering due to unfit road in Moulvibazar
Some three lakh people, living in Rajnagar upazila of Moulvibazar district and Balaganj upazila of Sylhet district have been suffering badly as the Moulvibazar-Rajnagar-Kheyaghat Bazar Road has become unfit for movement as there has been no renovation work for years, reports UNB. Local...