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Army sets up bazaar at Chakaria for poor

With the holy Eid-ul-Azha on the horizon, the 10th Infantry Division of Bangladesh Army has organised a bazaar named ‘Sena Bazaar’ at Chakaria upazila in Cox's Bazar to meet the daily necessities and raw market needs of the unemployed and helpless people.Army organised the bazaar by ...

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BELA lends a helping hand to clean Cox's Bazar beach

The Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) has given a grant of Tk 50,000 to the Cox's Bazar district administration for cleaning Cox's Bazar beach.Additional Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) Mohammad Ashraful Afsar, who is in charge of tourism, received the grant on behalf of the ...

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‘Yaba trader’ killed in ‘gunfight’

A suspected yaba trader was killed in a reported gunfight with members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Keyari Khal area under Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar early on Sunday (July 12).The deceased was identified as Syed Alam, 35, son of Syed Ahmed of Ward-1 under the municipality of the upaz...

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3 Rohingya yaba smugglers killed in ‘gunfight’

Three alleged Rohingya yaba smugglers were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Ukhia upazila in Cox’s Bazar early on Thursday.The deceased were identified as Noor Alam, 44, a resident of Tumru Rohingya Camp in Ghumdhum, Md Hamid, 26, of Balukhali...

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3,500 sacks of relief rice seized in Ukhia

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested three people with 3,500 sacks of government relief rice from a store in Ukhia Maricha Bazar area of Cox's Bazar. Although the operation was carried out on Saturday night, the matter was revealed by the RAB on Sunday morning. The detainees are Mohamm...

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Man killed by younger brother

A man was killed by his younger brother in a dispute over hilly land in Maheshkhali upazila of Cox's Bazar on Tuesday night. The incident took place at Septipara Battali village in the upazila. The deceased was identified as Salim Ullah, 45, son of Golal Ahmed of the village. Police has rec...

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Army distributes relief in Lohagara, Satkania

Bangladesh Army has distributed relief materials among 250 poor families at remote areas of Lohagara and Satkania upazilas in Chattogram on Monday. Amid the coronavirus pandemic, the 10th Infantry Division of the Bangladesh Army has been conducting various public service activities including cr...

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MP Zafar exchanges views with volunteers

Zafar Alam, MP from Cox’s Bazar-1 constituency, exchanged views with the volunteers working to prevent corona virus in the Red Zone under Chakaria municipal area in Cox's Bazar.The view exchange meeting was held at the conference room ‘Mohona' of Chakaria Upazila Parishad on...

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IOM opens new Covid-19 isolation, treatment centres in Cox’s Bazar

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has opened new Covid-19 isolation and treatment centres in Cox’s Bazar.“From the outset of the COVID-19 health crisis in Bangladesh, humanitarian actors in Cox’s Bazar district have worked incessantly to prepare the district for th...

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TK Group provides ventilator in Cox’s Bazar

TK Group, a leading industrial company, has provided ventilator to Cox's Bazar District Sadar Hospital on Saturday. At the request of Raozan Upazila Chairman of Chattogram and amid coronavirus crisis, they provided this ventilator. A delegation of TK Group handed over the ventilator to Depu...

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4 Rohongya robbers killed in ‘gunfight’

Four Rohingya robbers were killed in a reported gunfight with police in the deep hills on Teknaf and Ukhia border in Cox's Bazar on Friday. Yaba pills and weapons were recovered from the spots.Cox’s Bazar Additional Superintendent of Police Iqbal Hossain said the shootings took place durin...

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Army provides free healthcare to pregnant mothers in Ramu

On the occasion of the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the 10th Infantry Division of the Bangladesh Army has organized a free medical campaign to provide health services to pregnant mothers at Ramu in Cox's Bazar.A team of skilled and expert doctors...

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Trees planted in Ramu Cant marking Mujib Barsho

A tree plantation programme was held at the newly constructed central mosque premises of Ramu Cantonment in Cox’s Bazar on Sunday on the occasion of the birth centenary of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. A total of100 different types of fruit and forest tree saplin...

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Cooked food distributed among flood victims

Heavy rains in the last three days have disrupted life in Cox's Bazar. Many people have been stranded due to rain water and mountain slopes. In many areas, embankments have broken and locals have been flooded. The people of these areas are living in sufferings as their houses are submerged in se...

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Army continues relief distribution braving adverse weather

Despite heavy rains in the last few days, Bangladesh Army’s relief distribution and other public service activities in and around Cox’s Bazar have not come to a halt. Relief items were provided to poor, destitute and pregnant mothers in Ramu upazila of Cox’s Bazar district by ...

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Cox’s Bazar police offer free ambulance for corona patients

With the slogan ‘People for the people’, Cox' s Bazar district Police offers free Ambulance service for carrying Coronavirus patients to the hospitals. ABM Masud Hossain, Superintendent of Police of Cox's Bazar formally inaugurated the free ambulance service for the people o...

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81 infected with Covid- 19 in Cox’s Bazar

81 people have been newly infected by Covid-19 in Cox’s Bazar and 1 of them is a Rohingya. With this, the number of corona victims in the district stood at 1,769 including 40 Rohingyas.Cox's Bazar Civil Surgeon Dr Mahbubur Rahman confirmed this on Thursday morning.Dr Mahbubur said samples ...

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88 more infected with Covid-19 in Cox’s Bazar

A total of 88 persons including four NGO workers have been infected with Coronavirus during last 24 hour in Cox's Bazar district totalling the number of Corona infected patients at 1,604 including 34 Rohingya nationals.Dr Mahbubur Rahman, Civil Surgeon of Cox's Bazar, confirmed the matter on...

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Army provides free treatment for pregnant women

Armed Forces members at Cox’s Bazar provides free health-care services to the pregnant women of the district. According to sources, in observance of the 100th Death Anniversary of the Father of Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, specialists physicians of 10 Infantry Division of Ba...

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Wild elephant dies from electrocution in Cox’s Bazar

A wild elephant has died after its trunk reportedly came in contact with a live electric wire in a hilly area of Teknaf in Cox’s Bazar. The incident took place at Khonda Kata area in Pashchim Pankhali under the Hnila union on Friday. Locals said a wild elephant that came down from the hil...