National,Business,Travel & Tourism,Country
The Cox’s Bazar District Administration fined the St. Martin’s-bound vessel Carey Sindabad Tk 50,000 for selling tickets to tourists without government-approved travel passes.The irregularity was discovered on Monday during a pre-season inspection at Nuniarchar BIWTA jetty, before the fi...
Cox’s Bazar Municipality hosted a high-level regional campaign and training program titled “Local Economic Development and Sustainable Tourism Growth,” aimed at strengthening the local economy, promoting sustainable tourism, and fostering stronger public–private collaboration...
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An elderly wild elephant has been found dead under mysterious circumstances in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, with initial suspicion pointing to electrocution. However, the post-mortem veterinarian has indicated that the animal may also have been shot.The carcass was recovered on Tuesday morning from ag...
The Bangladesh Border Guard (BGB) arrested a Rohingya man with 150,000 yaba tablets while attempting to smuggle the drugs across the Ukhiya border in Balukhali, Cox’s Bazar.According to a press release sent to the media on Friday, the information was provided by Lieutenant Colonel Mohammad Jas...
The Coast Guard has apprehended 22 smugglers carrying a massive consignment of food and construction materials near the waters off St. Martin’s Island in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, during a Myanmar-bound smuggling operation.The information was shared on Thursday evening via a press release by ...
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Members of the Arakan Army (AA), an armed rebel group from Myanmar, have detained 13 Bangladeshi fishermen along with their two trawlers from the Bay of Bengal. The incident occurred on Wednesday morning near the southern coast of Saint Martin's Island.The chairman of the Teknaf Pourashava Kaikk...
Business,CORPORATE & BRAND,Country
The Ministry of Commerce has dissolved the current Executive Committee of the Cox's Bazar Chamber of Commerce and Industry and appointed a new administrator for the business organization.Md. Rihan Uddin, the Director General (Current Charge) of the Trade Organization Wing of the ministry, issued...
Baroness Jenny Chapman, the UK Minister for International Development, visited Cox's Bazar on Thursday to review the humanitarian assistance programs for Rohingya refugees and the local host community.The minister embarked on a day-long tour of various camps in Ukhiya, where she inspected ...
A program was held in Cox’s Bazar demanding official recognition of November 12 as “Coastal Day” and commemorating the victims of the devastating cyclone that struck the coastal regions in 1970.The discussion program, organized by the Coastal Foundation, took place on Wednesday mor...
Necessary initiatives will be taken to protect the rights of marginal salt farmers and mill owners to achieve self-sufficiency in salt production in the country, said Md. Obaidur Rahman, Secretary of the Ministry of Industries.He made the remarks on Tuesday morning at the annual review meeting with ...
Rohingya refugees in the camps of Ukhiya and Teknaf upazilas of Cox’s Bazar have started receiving SIM cards legally under a new government initiative.The official SIM card distribution programme was inaugurated on Monday by Mizanur Rahman, Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner (RRRC) o...
The Coast Guard has arrested a drug smuggler along with 10,000 pieces of Yaba pills in an operation in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar.Coast Guard Media Officer Lieutenant Commander Siam-ul-Haq confirmed this information on Monday morning (November 10).He stated that, acting on a tip-off, members of the Coa...
In a targeted special operation, the Bangladesh Coast Guard has arrested 19 fishermen and seized an illegal artisanal trawling boat along with banned fishing gear in the waters near St. Martin's Island .The raid was conducted by the Coast Guard ship 'Shyamol Bangla' on Friday night (Nove...
A daylong event titled “Taste of the Sea” Seafood Festival was held today at the luxurious Hotel Ramada by Wyndham, Cox’s Bazar. The festival was organized by NexSikhon and Embolden Bangladesh, in collaboration with Enroute International Limited and the International Labour Organiz...
Police have arrested four members of an inter-district robbery gang along with two microbuses in Chakaria upazila of Cox’s Bazar.The operation was conducted around midnight on Friday behind the Sub-Registrar’s Office area under Chakaria Municipality, confirmed Officer-in-Charge (OC) Touh...
A workshop titled "Towards a Tobacco-Free Cox's Bazar Sea Beach and Hospitality Sector" was held on Thursday, with speakers unanimously urging coordinated action to achieve this goal.The event, organized by the National Tobacco Control Cell of the Health Ministry with support from the ...
Six Bangladeshi fishermen were reportedly abducted along with their trawler by Myanmar’s armed rebel group Arakan Army from the Naf River estuary near Teknaf coast on Wednesday evening.The incident took place near Naykhyangdia area, adjacent to Golar Char off Shah Porir Dwip in Teknaf.The abdu...
In a significant move to foster direct dialogue and mutual understanding, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hosted a "Café de la Presse" event in Cox's Bazar Thursday.The session, attended by ...
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