Debt, disease and weak fry cripple export-oriented shrimp sector
Shrimp fry produced in Cox's Bazar supply the farms of Khulna, Satkhira, and Bagerhat
19 October 2025, 18:54 PM
World teachers’ day / Teaching roots one letter at a time
Inside a small classroom in Cox’s Bazar’s Burmese Market area, a group of 12 to 15 Rakhine children sit together, learning in a setting unlike regular schools.
4 October 2025, 22:34 PM
The struggle against concrete invasion
From the beaches of Cox’s Bazar and Kuakata to the hill slopes of Sajek Valley and the wetlands of Sylhet, Bangladesh’s major tourist destinations are expanding without proper planning or regulation..Makeshift shops, unauthorised hotels, risky embankments, and unregulated boating threaten
3 October 2025, 19:24 PM
Holidaymakers defy rain and rough seas
There was hardly any space to step foot at Sugandha Beach in Cox's Bazar yesterday as it was packed with holidaymakers. Some played in the sand, some dived into the sea, while others enjoyed horse riding or jet-ski rides. Smiles and joy were visible on every face as a light drizzle added to the thrill.
2 October 2025, 18:09 PM
Cox’s bazar int’l airport: Launch blows past deadline
The upgrade of Cox’s Bazar airfield to an international airport has been delayed by about a week as it awaits government approval.
1 October 2025, 18:37 PM
Cox’s Bazar sadar Hospital / ICU limps on amid fund, staff crisis
The intensive care unit at the 250-bed Cox’s Bazar Sadar Hospital is now running at limited capacity due to strained funding and shortage of manpower.
30 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Smuggling along the Bay: Rice goes out, yaba comes in
Essential goods like rice, fertiliser, and medicines are being quietly smuggled into Myanmar by a syndicate working with the Arakan Army (AA). In return, yaba, crystal meth, and other narcotics pour into Bangladesh, according to BGB and home ministry sources.
25 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Cox’s Bazar: Fund crunch threatens lifeguard operations
Rip currents and shifting sand channels have made three of Cox's Bazar's most popular beach zones -- Kolatoli, Sughandha and Laboni -- increasingly treacherous for tourists.
24 September 2025, 18:41 PM
Short-term fix, long-term trouble?
On one hand, it’s good news that the government has taken up a river excavation project at Hari and Teka rivers to recede water from the waterlogged Bhabadah region.
24 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Half a decade under water
Around 120 villages in the Bhabadah region in Jashore and Khulna are still under water, even as winter marches.
15 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Cheating thru’ 36 cheques
A racket that includes officials tampered with at least 36 cheques and stole almost Tk 7 crore from a bank account of Jashore Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education in the last five years, an investigation found.
15 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Hajiganj mayhem began with Facebook post like previous incidents of communal violence
Like previous incidents of communal violence unleashed on minority communities, a post making the rounds on Facebook was what triggered the October 13 attacks in Chandpur’s Hajiganj upazila during Durga Puja celebrations.
19 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Sherpur Gang Rape: Family under pressure to withdraw case
After raping both a mother and her daughter in Sherpur’s Nalitabari on Sunday, the perpetrators are now threatening the victim family for filing a case.
12 October 2021, 18:00 PM
80 villages inundated in Bhabadah
Around 80 villages have been flooded in at least six upazilas of Jashore and Khulna districts due to incessant rain last month.
2 October 2021, 18:00 PM
Hilsa prices soar while export cheap
Hilsa has become pricier since export of the national fish to India commenced last week.
25 September 2021, 18:00 PM
From cultural activists to Covid volunteers
When the Covid-19 pandemic began, some cultural activists could not bear the thought of staying back home as everyone else suffered.
20 September 2021, 18:00 PM
A bridge too low
An under-construction bridge on the Kapotaksha river in Jashore has been built with low vertical clearance, which will obstruct the movement of medium-size vessels, says a BIWTA official.
8 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Bhabadah Waterlogging: WDB initiative ‘impractical’
The Water Development Board in Jashore has been trying to solve the longstanding problem of waterlogging at Bhabadah by pumping out stagnant water using 20 pumps since the beginning of the year.
31 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Custom greenhouse enables faster yields
Imagine neat rows of vegetable saplings in the thousands growing in a temperature and humidity controlled environment fitted with drip irrigation and free from pests, capable of providing harvests 15 days in advance.
14 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Indian variant could turn Khulna division into Covid-19 hotspot
People of Khulna division are at great risk of being infected with the Indian variant of coronavirus, as six of its districts have borders running for a total of 284 km with India, which is struggling to control the Covid-19 surge and the new variant -- B1617.
7 June 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Heaven on earth’ now haven for plunderers
The movement restrictions and ban on tourist arrival, imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19, on the picturesque Saint Martin’s Island have come as a blessing for a few public representatives and their accomplices.
27 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Eight returnees who fled hospital didn’t carry Indian variant
Eight Covid-19-positive Bangladeshis, who had returned from India and then fled from quarantine at Jashore General Hospital, were not infected by the Indian variant of coronavirus, according to the genomic sequencing report prepared by Jashore Science and Technology University’s genome centre.
6 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Port users’ protest halts import from India through Benapole
Import from India through Benapole remained suspended since yesterday morning, as the port’s users and stakeholders went for protesting India’s restriction on exports from Bangladesh.
1 July 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Tortured till kidney damage, bribed for release’
After Gopalganj farmer Nikhil, college student Imran from Jashore becomes second victim of alleged police brutality
9 June 2020, 16:27 PM
Abduction, Murder in Libya: ‘Pay the money or else they die’
The Bangladeshi workers who were killed in Mizda town in Libya were kept hostage on the way to Tripoli from Benghazi by a group of international traffickers, comprising Libyans, Bangladeshis and Somalians, who demanded Tk 10 lakh from each of the hostages’ families.
30 May 2020, 18:00 PM
Tears of salt farmers
Abdul Karim’s eyes sparkle with joy when he stares at his salt flats shining white under the sun. But his joy soon begins to fade when he thinks of selling the fruit of his labour.
3 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Dhaka-Jashore Highway: Extortion stalks cattle trucks
Different transport workers’ associations and local goons are extorting money from cattle-laden trucks at seven points on the Jashore-Dhaka highway.
8 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Farmers lose, millers gain
Under the ongoing food grain procurement programme, the government is buying only 1.5 lakh tonnes of paddy from farmers, which makes up less than one percent of the total estimated production of around 1.96 crore tonnes this boro season.
27 May 2019, 18:00 PM