Mokammel Shuvo

The recent rise in travellers comes as a relief for the tourism industry in Cox's Bazar, Kuakata and Sylhet as these regions were suffering from low turnout in July, August and September this year.

While fishermen in the Bay of Bengal have started to slowly prosper, in spite of frequent depression in the sea, the number of robberies on fishing trawlers has also started rising at an alarming rate

The tourism sector of Bangladesh has been hit hard by the 2024 national elections, unfavourable weather, recurring floods and anti-discrimination movement in the current year compared to last year, as people are unwilling to travel for fear of violence.

On August 31, Navy and Coast Guard in a joint raid arrested two men while they were attempting to remove 56.96 tonnes of copper cable wire worth Tk 17 crore from the Matarbari Coal Power Plant in Cox's Bazar's Maheshkhali upazila

Despite improved weather conditions in Cox's Bazar today, the sea remains rough due to the depression in the Bay of Bengal, which caused heavy rain over the last few days

A record rainfall in Cox’s Bazar has paralysed the district, confining thousands of tourists to their hotel rooms and residents inundated

Many new Rohingyas have allegedly become victims of robbery and looting on both sides of the border in Myanmar and Bangladesh.

The most recent arrivals are staying with the relatives at the camp sharing their limited daily rations provided by the UN agencies.

Around 5,000 Rohingyas are gathering across the border to enter Bangladesh at Lal Dwip in Myanmar, across from Jalia Dwip in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar, according to border sources.

A few hundred Rohingyas have been crossing the border into Bangladesh daily through the Naf river over the past few days, facing attacks by both the Myanmar military and Arakan Army rebels in Rakhine state.

The 11-member family of Mohammed Saber arrived at Refugee Camp 26 in Cox's Bazar on August 5, fleeing the atrocities of the Arakan Army in the Maungdaw Township of Rakhine State, Myanmar

People of Teknaf have been passing sleepless nights due to loud sounds of explosions across the border over the last three days as the fighting between Arakan Army and Myanmar junta troops intensified, sparking fears of a fresh Rohingya influx.

The displaced Rohingyas from Myanmar, who are now sheltered in Bangladesh, will observe “Genocide Remembrance Day” today.

There is growing concern along border areas in Cox's Bazar of a fresh Rohingya influx into Bangladesh from the conflict zone in Myanmar's Rakhine, due to recent attacks on the Muslim ethnic group

Hotels, resorts and motels in the country’s holiday destinations are lying idle for a lack of tourists amidst the deterioration of law and order since Sheikh Hasina resigned from the post of prime minister on August 5 in the face of a mass uprising.

Hasina Begum has become numb since her eldest son, Ahsan Habib, 25, died after being shot in the neck during a clash centring the quota reform protest on July 18.

Zahra Mayeesha, a 26-year-old private job holder, was preparing to return to Dhaka from a two-day vacation to Sreemangal with her husband on July 16.

While the World Refugee Day is being observed today across the globe, Rohingyas living in Cox’s Bazar are still passing days amid uncertainty regarding their repatriation to Myanmar.

Amid growing skirmishes between the Myanmar military and the Arakan Army across the border, movement of vessels between Teknaf and the Saint Martin’s Island has become risky, causing uncertainty over supply of food and other essentials to the island.

Two trawlers from Teknaf will sail for the St Martin’s today with essentials to ease the food crisis on the island, said Yamin Hossain, additional district magistrate of Cox’s Bazar, yesterday.