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4-foot dead dolphin found on Kuakata Beach

A dead Irrawaddy dolphin measuring 4 feet in length and 1.5 feet in width was found on Kuakata beach in Patuakhali. .On Sunday afternoon, the dolphin floated in the estuary of the three rivers near Lembu Char on the beach. Later, when the locals informed the members of the Dolphin Protection Committ...

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Prabarana Purnima celebrated in Patuakhali

Prabarana Purnima, one of the religious festivals of Buddhists, has been celebrated in Kuakata Upazila of Patuakhali district. The Buddhists devotees of Kuakata celebrated the day in a festive atmosphere. Sunday morning starts the day auspiciously with prayer and Buddha Puja. After that a relig...

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Fishing trawlers in coastal areas rush towards safe shelter

Depression has formed again in the Bay of Bengal. As a result, the sea is getting rough. Thousands of fishing trawlers in the middle of the sea to catch hilsa are returning to safe haven. According to information received from the Met Office, the Met Office has asked sea ports to hoist warning signa...

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Kuakata fishermen ready to go for fishing

After 65 consecutive days of ban, the fishermen of Patuakhali Kuakata coast have completed their preparations to go fishing in the deep sea. The 65-day ban announced by the government ends on July 22 at 12 pm. The coastal fishermen are waiting after completing all preparations for fishing in the sea...

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Press conference held against OC of Mahipur police station

Kuakata municipal employees organised a human chain and held a press conference against the OC of Mahipur police station. A human chain was held in front of Zilla Parishad Dak Bungalow after the press conference at Kuakata Press Club at 10 am on Thursday. At that time they protested the arbitra...

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Padma Bridge makes Kuakata travel easier

On the third day of Eid-ul-Azha Tuesday, crowds of tourists at Kuakata beach were increasing. Tourists were seen walking to various points starting from Kuakata Zero Point. However, many of the tourists were dissatisfied with the quality and price of food. Due to luxury coaches, passengers have...

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Padma Bridge changes Kuakata tourism sector, travel takes only six hours now

The opening of the Padma Bridge opens the door to new possibilities in the communication system of Kuakata and other southern districts. There is a different feeling and excitement among the people and representatives of tourism sector. As Padma Bridge awakened the new possibilities of earning ...

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Seaweed fair inaugurated in Patuakhali

For the first time, a seaweed fair has been organized in Kuakata upazila of Patuakhali for the alternative employment of sea-going fishermen. Fisheries and Animal Resources Minister SM Rezaul Karim inaugurated the fair as the chief guest at Kuakata Tourist Motel premises on Friday at 11 am.Director ...

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One tourist missing from Kuakata beach

A tourist named Firoz Sikder (28) is missing after taking a bath at Kuakata beach. On Friday morning, he took a bath with six relatives in the sea half a kilometer east of Zero Point on the beach. He has not been found since. The missing youth is the son of Milon Sikder of Amkhola village in Galachi...

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Dead jellyfish rotting on Kuakata beach

Jellyfish are a type of invertebrate found in all seas of the world. Recently jellyfish have flooded the 16-kilometer beach of Kuakata in the Bay of Bengal. There are piles of dead jellyfish on the beach from Andharamanik estuary to Ramnabad channel. The rotten stench of these jellyfish is spreading...

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‘Reduce climate change risk in Kuakata’

Nazrul Smriti Sangsad (NSS), a non-government organisation, formed a human chain at Kuakata sea beach in Patuakhali on Friday (February 25) demanding proper initiative to control the climate change risk in the coastal belt.   Many local people joined the human chain programme  with th...

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Kuakata remains almost empty on Valentine’s Day

The number of tourists in Kuakata on February 14 was alarmingly low although Valentine’s Day and Pahela Falgun was celebrated on the day. Every year, thousands of tourists flock to this special place to observe both sunrise and sunset from the same place. But this year was different for the to...

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Beach clean-up held in Kuakata

Due to natural waste, polythene and pollution, Kuakata beach in Patuakhali has turned into garbage disposal. That is why, the Rover Scout Group of Patuakhali University of Science and Technology has carried out cleaning activities on Kuakata beach.The Kuakata beach pollution-free activities started ...

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Rash Puja celebrated in Kuakata

With great enthusiasm and religious fervor, the traditional religious rituals of the Hindus, Gangasnan and Rash Puja of Sri Krishna, were celebrated in Kuakata upazila. Patuakhali Deputy Commissioner Mohammad Kamal Hossain inaugurated the Gangasnan and Rash Puja at 5 pm on Thursday.The entire beach ...

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Dry fish odour disgusts tourists in Kuakata

Fields of dry fish processing plants are being set up at various points along Kuakata beach. The number of these plants is increasing every day. As a result, the tourists who come to visit Kuakata are exhausted by the unbearable smell of dry fishes.When tourists go out for a walk to breathe the fres...

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Skill development training held in Kuakata

The two-day skill development training for tour operators organized by the Bangladesh Tourism Board was inaugurated in Kuakata upazila of Patuakhali. The training was inaugurated on Saturday morning in the hall room of Kuakata Residential Hotel Kuakata Inn to enhance the skills of the operators...

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Transport strike halts tourism in Kuakata

Transport strikes have been going on in Kuakata since Friday morning in protest of rising fuel prices. As a result, thousands of tourists who came to Kuakata are in distress. Incoming tourists have lost their way in search of transportation. Meanwhile, tourism-dependent businessmen, including m...

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Kuakata tourist centres reopen today

The gates of the tourist city Kuakata, which is famously known as the land of sunrise and sunset, are being opened for tourists today (Thursday). The tourist city of Kuakata in Patuakhali district is finally ready to welcome the tourists.Previously, tourists could not arrive in Kuakata alike all oth...

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2 more dolphins found dead at Kuakata beach

Two more dead dolphins have been found dead on Kuakata beach in Patuakhali. At around 12:30 pm on Monday, two dolphins floated in the tide and got stuck on the beach at Sunset Point, west of the beach. One of the two floating dolphins is a humpback species and the other is a Irrawaddy species.The de...

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Hundreds of shops destroyed by cyclone Yaas

The lower part of Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali has been flooded due to rising sea level due to cyclone Yaas and full moon tides. Hundreds of trees in the Kuakata beach area have already been uprooted. Coastal areas are submerged in tidal waters.Majhibari Point and West Khajura areas of Kuakata'...