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BNP General Secretary Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said, “There has been firing on St. Martin Island from Myanmar, yet the government is silent. A Myanmar warship was also seen in St. Martin. This is a serious threat to Bangladesh's sovereignty. We feel that this government is a weak government, it does not have the […]
What options does Bangladesh have in these circumstances? The Arakan Army is a non-state actor. No state can openly negotiate with such a non-state actor. But the reality is that these non-state actors have control over the areas adjacent to our border. If Maungdu is captured, the entire area there will come under the control […]
The firing came from a Myanmar trawler entering Bangladesh's maritime boundary when the speedboat reached Golgara area in Badarmokam of Shah Porir Island on the Teknaf-St Martin naval route. Speedboat Owners Association president and St Martin Union Council Ward-3 member Khurshid Alam confirmed this to Prothom Alo. Locals said that Badarmokam is just half a […]
In 1999, the forest department had declared St Martin's Island, the country's only coral reef island, as an ecologically important area (ECA) to prevent sale of land and haphazard erection of structures, as well as to protect its biodiversity. The environment ministry on January 4, 2021 declared an area of 1,743 sq km adjoining St […]
Fisherman Noor Kabir and seven members of his family slept under a tarpaulin as the roof of their house was blown away. He could not sleep on Tuesday night due to rain. He said, “I don’t know how I’m going to repair the house.” According to the Cox’s Bazar district administration, St Martin’s island with […]
Although Bangladesh managed to avoid being hit by very severe cyclone Mocha, the storm wreaked havoc in the island of St. Martin. One of the country’s most visited tourist destinations, Saint Martin has a population of approximately 11,000. More than 2,000 houses and shops have been damaged due to the cyclone in this eight square […]
We entered Sheikh Abdullah’s house in Para, north of the island. The corrugated iron roof of their house was blown off, while the furniture was in a dilapidated condition. Abdullah was busy repairing the roof. He said that he could not take anything with him as he reached the shelter with his family at around […]
Sultan Ahmed lives in the west of the coast with his family of five. Strong winds blew away the corrugated-iron sheet roof and fence of their house. His wife Hajera Begum (65) told Aalo earlier over the phone on Monday morning that she was worried about her survival after losing her home in the cyclone. […]
Over 6,000 people, mostly women and children, have taken shelter in three cyclone shelters, several educational institutions and over 37 resorts and cottages. Mujibur Rahman, president of St. Martin’s Union Council, told Prothom Alo on Sunday morning that the situation was normal since morning. But heavy rain with strong winds began after 2:00 pm and […]
District and sub-district administrations, and other government agencies, hotels, resorts, ships and trawler business people, and tourists are pushing Bangladesh’s only coral-rich island, St. Martin, to its end. This situation reminds us of the folk tale of the greedy farmer who had a duck that laid golden eggs. But there are laws, regulations, directives, administration, […]
Although tourist ships from Teknaf do not go to the island, ships operate on the Cox’s Bazar-St Martin route. Local sources said a total of 12 ships are now plying on the Cox’s Bazar-St Martin and Chattogram-St Martin routes. On the Teknaf-Saint Martin route, 8–10 ships operated before the ban. In a joint press conference […]
Firoz Ahmed Khan and Noor Ahmed, two former union council presidents of St. Martin, told Prothom Alo that influential people first buy land and then employ people to burn or cut down the kea forest in the land they bought. Later, permanent infrastructures are built there for hotel-resort, restaurant or others. Although the law prohibits […]
