Cox's Bazar
Midwife killed in Cox’s Bazar
Two women called Sahida from her house around 11:45pm yesterday.
5 February 2020, 12:01 PM
‘Drug trader’ killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
A suspected Rohingya drug trader is killed in a reported gunfight with members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Ledar Churi in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
15 November 2019, 05:36 AM
DoE fines Sayeman beach resort for polluting environment
Department of Environment Chattogram chapter fines ‘Sayeman Beach Resort’ with Tk 50,000 for releasing hazardous liquid to Cox’s Bazar beach.
14 October 2019, 15:43 PM
Rohingya Camps in Cox’s Bazar: Activities of 41 NGOs halted for ‘misdeeds’
The government had suspended activities of 41 non-government organisations operating in the Rohingya camps for their involvement in various “misdeeds”, said Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday.
31 August 2019, 18:00 PM
41 NGOs withdrawn from Rohingya camps: FM
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen says 41 non-government organisations (NGOs) have been withdrawn from all kinds of activities in Cox's Bazar Rohingya camps for their wrongdoings.
31 August 2019, 09:30 AM
Signal 3 issued for sea ports
The maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra were advised to keep hoisted local cautionary signal No 3.
14 August 2019, 07:23 AM
Couple killed in Cox's Bazar landslide
A couple is killed when a chunk of earth of rain-soaked hill fell on their house in Chakaria upazila of Cox's Bazar.
14 July 2019, 04:54 AM
2 killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’
Two persons are killed in a reported gunfight between Rapid Action Battalion and a drug dealer group in Cox’s Bazar.
9 May 2019, 03:58 AM
UN urges int’l help for 1.2m Rohingyas
Top UN agency leaders have asked the international community to continue supporting the critical needs of 1.2 million people, Rohingya refugees and their local host communities, in south-eastern Bangladesh.
26 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Play your role
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the United Nations to play a role in sending back over one million Rohingyas from Bangladesh to their homeland Myanmar.
24 April 2019, 21:32 PM
Three ‘drug dealers’ killed in ‘gunfights’
Three alleged drug peddlers were killed in separate “gunfights” with law enforcers in Dhaka and Cox’s Bazar yesterday.
24 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Wild elephants in danger
A big portion of the wild elephant population in southern Cox’s Bazar is at risk of being wiped out, experts say. The mammals are confined to small patches of hilly forests in Inani-Shilkhali area as Rohingya settlements have taken over their migration corridors that lead to parts of Bandarban and Myanmar.
19 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Cox’s Bazar forests in grave danger
The critical biodiversity areas in Cox’s Bazar -- Teknaf Wildlife Sanctuary, Himchhari National Park and Inani National Park -- face a grave risk of peril due to high level of human interventions following the Rohingya influx, according to two recent studies.
18 April 2019, 18:00 PM
EC to ensure Rohingyas not on voter roll
The Election Commission will take special measures to prevent Rohingyas from registering as Bangladeshi voters.
17 April 2019, 18:00 PM
46,000 yaba pills found in gas cylinders
Detectives on Friday night arrested two persons on charge of transporting around 46,000 yaba pills hidden inside gas cylinders.
13 April 2019, 18:00 PM
UZ polls: Cop, 4 others shot in Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar polls clash
Five people including a policeman suffers bullet injuries in separate clashes centering upazila parishad elections in Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar districts.
24 March 2019, 05:02 AM
Construction of Sonadia sea port hits snag
A fast-track project of the government -- establishment of the country's third deep-sea port proposed at Cox's Bazar's Sonadia -- has plunged into uncertainty.
13 March 2019, 20:04 PM
4th grader raped in Cox's Bazar
A fourth grader was allegedly raped by Mohammad Shahidullah, 50, a vaidya (local medicine man), in Chakaria upazila of Cox's Bazar Monday night.
11 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Rab rescues 10 Rohingyas in Malaysia-bound boat
The Rapid Action Battalion yesterday rescued 10 Rohingya refugees and detained an alleged human trafficker in a Malaysia-bound boat in the Bay of Bengal.
30 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Five children buried alive in Cox's Bazar landslides
Five children, including four siblings, were killed in landslides triggered by torrential rain in Cox's Bazar yesterday.
25 July 2018, 18:00 PM