Coxs Bazar
Why leave Bangladesh? Best places to ring in the new year locally
New Year’s Eve in Bangladesh offers diverse experiences, from the beach tranquillity of Cox's Bazar to Rangamati's vibrant hills, Sundarbans' peaceful silence, Sylhet's serene tea gardens, and Dhaka's energetic celebrations, ensuring memorable moments for all.
30 December 2024, 09:31 AM
Cox's Bazar's sewage problem
Why did the authorities allow hotels, resorts and hatcheries without STPs to operate in Cox's Bazar?
6 May 2023, 02:00 AM
Thank God It’s Friday: Healing mind body and soul
If you want to do something other than have an outing at yet another restaurant, have a look at these upcoming events, and make plans to have an even better time.
24 November 2022, 14:11 PM
No high rises along seashore: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has today said the government will not allow construction of any high-rise structures along the seashore.
19 February 2020, 10:45 AM
Another Teknaf 'drug trader' killed
A suspected drug dealer was killed in a "gunfight" in Teknaf yesterday.
1 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Redistribute refugees
High concentration of the Rohingya population in Cox's Bazar is posing serious risks for the economy and ecology of the tourist
9 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Family Planning: Too important, yet ignored
Shortage of family planning services may aggravate the health problems of Rohingya refugees, especially mothers and children suffering from malnutrition, say government officials and experts.
Contraceptives are unpopular among Rohingyas largely for lack of education and awareness about family planning. Every Rohingya couple has six to seven children on average, say NGO officials at the refugee camps in Cox's Bazar.
2 November 2017, 18:00 PM
'Kidnap' of Cox's Bazar Trader: Six DB men detained
Six members of the Detective Branch of Police were detained yesterday with a ransom of Tk 17 lakh in Cox's Bazar half an hour after
25 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Over 700,000 people get cholera vaccine in Cox’s Bazar
More than 700,000 people over the age of one year are administered oral cholera vaccine in the first phase of a campaign in Cox’s Bazar to protect the newly arrived Rohingya population and their host communities against the deadly diarrhoeal disease.
20 October 2017, 11:01 AM
Shift Rohingyas from tourist town
Representatives from Cox's Bazar 's Civil Society and non-government organisations yesterday formed a forum demanding the shifting of Rohingyas from the tourist town, protecting local environment and upholding human rights of the Rohingyas.
19 October 2017, 18:00 PM
One killed in Cox's Bazar landslide
A man in Cox's Bazar's Moheshkhali was killed in a landslide yesterday, while people of Rangamati and Bandarban are living in fear of
4 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh cricket: Mushfiqur thanks Allah for Shakib’s wellbeing
Mushfiqur Rahim expresses his gratitude to the Almighty Allah for the wellbeing of his teammate Shakib Al Hasan after the ace allrounder escaped a horrific helicopter accident at Cox’s bazaar.
16 September 2016, 08:50 AM
Rohingya census begins in 6 dists
The government yesterday began a household survey to register the undocumented Rohingya population and also to get an idea of the circumstances under which they fled their home country, Myanmar.
12 February 2016, 18:00 PM
80,000 yaba tablets seized
The Border Guard Bangladesh arrested a Myanmar national and seized 80,000 yaba tablets worth around Tk 2.4 crore at Teknaf in Cox's Bazar yesterday morning.
6 February 2016, 18:00 PM
U-19s face high-flying Namibia today
Bangladesh's Young Tigers will take on a spirited Namibia at the Sheikh Kamal International Stadium in Cox's Bazar today in the last Group A fixture of the ICC Under-19 World Cup.
1 February 2016, 18:00 PM
BGB man shot while exchanging fire with BGP
A member of paramilitary force suffer bullet wounds when border guards of Bangladesh and Myanmar exchanged gunfire in Naf river of Cox’s Bazar.
17 June 2015, 05:16 AM