Tough competition on Sadar seat Cox’s Bazar-3 (Sadar-Ramu-Idgaon) is tourism-centric, where issues like tourism, trade, traffic congestion, cost of living and land grabs are shaping the realities. These concerns have not been influenced by party-symbol politics. Five candidates are contesting the election, notably Lutfur Rahman Kajol of BNP, Shahidul Alam Bahadur of Jamaat and Amirul […]
The missing persons are Choila Mong and Kyaw Mong Thoe Tanchangya respectively. The relatives allege that they have been abducted by the Arakan Salvation Army (ARSA). Chhusing Siya Tanchangya said that some ARSA militants kidnapped both of them at gunpoint from Naf River. He lodged a written complaint in this regard to the police and […]
“It is vital that we get full rations back on track as soon as possible,” said Dom Scalpelli, WFP Country Director for Bangladesh. “Doing so will not only address the immediate crisis, but also ease the pressure on other vital programmes such as protection, health, education, shelter, cooking gas – many of which are now […]
Earlier, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department had issued danger signal 10 for Payra and Mongla seaports and danger signal 9 for Cox's Bazar and Chittagong ports. According to BMD, the deep depression over east-central Bay and adjoining west-central Bay moved northwards and intensified into cyclonic storm 'Raimal' over northwest Bay and adjoining areas on Saturday evening.
The situation was similar at Sugandha, Seagal and Laboni Point. There, about a hundred people were lying on beach chairs along a three-kilometer stretch of beach. They were enjoying the view of the sea in front, but were not moving around much due to the heat. Sifat Saifullah, supervisor of Sea-Safe Life Guards, a private […]
Naikhongchari Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Mohammad Zakaria said he had not heard any firing in areas near the border in the past week. Locals said the 29 BGP members fled to Bangladesh after being chased by the Arakan Army. Earlier, around 330 Myanmar nationals, including BGP and Myanmar Army members and customs officials, had fled […]
Mohammad Ghiyas Uddin of Paschimkul earns his living by fishing in Naf river. He told Prothom Alo that the situation has been calm for a week and they have resumed fishing in the river. There was no panic among the people of these areas when Ghumdhum Union visited Betbunia Bazaar, Nayapara, Mandalpara, Jalpaitali, Paschimkul, Chakmapara, […]
Truck driver Amir Hussain said he travels to Dhaka-Chattogram three to five times a month but has been sitting idle for the last 17 days. Other truck drivers are also going through the same situation. Importer Mohammad Omar Farooq said hundreds of maunds of ginger, coconut, dried fish, betel nut and chickpeas purchased at Akyab […]
Villages near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Cox’s Bazar and Bandarban are now gripped with fear due to constant mortar shelling and firing on the other side of the border. Beola Khatoon, an elderly woman from Rahmater Bill area of Palang Khali union in Ukhia upazila of Cox’s Bazar, was seen covering her ears with her […]
Professor MD Farid Ahsan of Chittagong University conducted research on endangered turtles in the Cox’s Bazar area. They identified 11 existential threats to sea turtles. These include destruction of turtle nests on the Cox’s Bazar beach by unplanned infrastructure development, use of restricted gill nets known as current nets and tow nets, haphazard lighting of […]
Later, the Election Commission and the High Court declared Salauddin Ahmed a loan defaulter and canceled his candidature. Due to this, the ruling party had to extend its support to Syed Muhammad Ibrahim of Kalyan Party in the constituency. In a video message, Zafar Alam told the people of Chakaria and Pekua, “I contested the […]