Country
The family of Shamima Akhter, a housewife in a village of Cox’s Bazar district, had been facing financial hardship for several years. The family was somehow surviving on the scant income of her mason husband. When her husband would remain out of work, the entire family would even go to bed wit...
A media orientation program on ‘humanitarian journalism’ was held at Cox’s Bazar on Monday for local journalists working for national and regional media outlets.Around 30 journalists representing TV channels, radio stations, newspapers and online news portals participated in the or...
Ashikul Islam, the alleged mastermind, behind the recent gang-rape of a female tourist in Cox's Bazar, tried to flee the country but failed. He was finally arrested by the RAB members from Madaripur on Sunday night. Ashiq's name has been discussed everywhere since his name came up in th...
National,Front Page
The administration has launched a massive drive in Cox’s Bazar to ensure the safe travel of tourists to the coastal district, which boasts the longest unbroken beach in the world, amid an increase in tourist arrivals.“We’ve tightened security in Cox’s Bazar beach and other to...
The Teknaf Station administration building, officers 'mess and sailors' quarters have been inaugurated at the Coast Guard's Teknaf Station building, which has been instrumental in curbing drug trafficking, human trafficking, smuggling and illegal entry into the Naf River and seas along t...
Tourism in the island of St. Martin, the only coral island of the country, has been taking a serious hit, as there is only one jetty in the island located on the southernmost corner of the country. That old and ill-maintained jetty has been left in a severely damaged condition for a long time now bu...
APBN police have so far arrested eight people in connection with the killing of six persons at the Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama al-Islamiyah madrassa in the Rohingya camp in Ukhia of Cox's Bazar. APBN Superintendent of Police, Shihab Kaiser said they were detained during a raid on a Rohingya camp ...
National,Back Page
APBn members on Saturday arrested the main accused Azizul Haque and three others in the murder case of top Rohingya leader Muhibullah in Cox's Bazar. In the afternoon, Azizul Haque was produced in the court of Senior Judicial Magistrate Jerin Sultana. Azizul Haque has given a confessional statem...
At least six people were killed and over 20 others injured when a group of Rohingya armed miscreants reportedly attacked a madrasah at the Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar in the small hours of Friday. It is learnt, when the students and teachers of Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulama Al Islam...
Ordinary Rohingyas have staged processions at various Rohingya camps in Cox's Bazar on Tuesday to express happiness over their satisfaction on settlement in Bhasan Char Island in Noakhali and the recent announcement of the UN to extend hands in humanitarian aid.Many ordinary Rohingyas have welco...
Police personnel on Tuesday afternoon recovered a body of a female tourist from a residential hotel in Cox’s Bazar town.The female was identified as Farzana Akter, 23, wife of Mohammad Sagar, resident of Cumilla Sadar upazila.Additional Police Superintendent of Cox’s Bazar Tourist Police...
On this day (August 25) in 2016, thousands of Rohingyas crossed the border and took refuge in Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas of Cox's Bazar after facing massive persecution by the Myanmar army. In less than three months over 7.5 lakh crossed into Bangladesh totaling more than 11 lakh now living ...
Six Rohingya refugees were killed in the Ukhiya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar as heavy rains caused mud-walls to collapse and bury them instantly. Five others were also injured in the same incident on Tuesday.Meanwhile, two more deaths were also reported as they drowned in the onrush of the flo...
Coronavirus, which has spread globally, is also on the rise in Cox's Bazar, the country's south-eastern border district. As many as 888,381 Rohingyas, who have taken refuge in the district, are at high risk along with local people in the region due to eyes being infected with the coronavirus...
The 10th Infantry Division of the Bangladesh Army has provided free medical assistance to distressed and helpless patients during this critical period of the Corona situation. On Ukhia Degree College ground in Cox's Bazar district on Tuesday morning, 410 patients were treated by specialist ...
The hotels, motels and guest houses in the tourist city of Cox's Bazar have opened on conditions from Thursday. However, room booking cannot be given to anyone without urgent need.Meanwhile, the tourist centers of Cox's Bazar, including the sea beach, will remain completely closed. Alik...
Despite the conditions, the representatives of a total of 15 organizations involved in the tourism sector demanded the opening of tourist centers, related business establishments and residential hotels in Cox's Bazar.At a press conference held at the Cox's Bazar Press Club on Sunday noon, th...
In Cox's Bazar, the Saudi government is distributing food items to 200,000 displaced Myanmar nationals and about 80,000 poor Bangladeshi families on a weekly basis. The distribution of food items is going on at Rohingya camps and across the district.The humanitarian assistance is being funded by...
The risk of people living in the hills in Cox's Bazar is increasing due to possible landslides. About 3 lakh people are living in risky conditions in different hills of Cox's Bazar district. Houses that are being built on the hill and at the foot of the hill are at most risky position.Landsl...
The National Vitamin 'A' Plus Campaign will be held from 5 to 19 June to get rid of various diseases and increase the immunity of children.At this time 4 lakh 60 thousand 455 children in Cox's Bazar district will be given one 'blue' and 'red' colored vitamin 'A' p...
Page 7 of 10, showing 20 results out of 197 total