Mokammel Shuvo

Braving a cyclone, a 65-day fishing ban and another spell of inclement weather, fishermen in Cox’s Bazar finally got what they wanted -- going out to the sea and catching fish, the only occupation they know to earn their living..Most of the fishermen had a hard time, sitting idle for nearl

It should have been a busy, festive time for the fishers in Cox’s Bazar after the 65-day ban on fishing.

It should have been a busy, festive time for the fishermen in Cox’s Bazar after the 65-day ban on fishing

Heavy rains and high tide during the full moon are causing erosion to Cox’s Bazar sea beach, Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf Marine Drive, and in Matarbari of Maheshkhali, according to public representatives and government officials.

the erosion in some parts of the Marine Drive has taken a grave turn from Thursday, affecting at least 10 points in Teknaf

The EU will continue to support the Rohingya people for their right to return to their homeland, said Eamon Gilmore, the EU’s special representative for human rights.

Defying the 65-day ban on bay fishing, a worrisome trend has emerged along the coastal districts spanning from Cox’s Bazar’s St Martin’s Island to the Sundarbans in Khulna.

Rohingyas have urged a stronger US role for their safe and sustainable repatriation to Myanmar when Uzra Zeya, under secretary for civilian security, democracy and human rights, visited the camps in Cox’s Bazar yesterday.

Panic is consuming Rohingyas in the refugee camps of Cox’s Bazar following the killings of seven in three incidents within 36 hours at Camp-8 of Ukhiya.

When the country is struggling to manage coal to run power plants to produce electricity, Cox’s Bazar, the district, which has the longest sea beach in the world, has a different story.

Hospitality service providers in Cox’s Bazar are not expecting an onrush of tourists amid the upcoming holiday centring Eid-ul-Azha as ongoing inflationary pressure and unfavourable weather are keeping travellers at bay.

The politics of Awami League in Cox’s Bazar is in utter chaos ahead of the municipality election scheduled for June 12.

Three families in Cox’s Bazar have been shattered by the brutal murder of three young men from their households. The anguished cries of Moyna Khatun Pakhi, the wife of one of the victims, Imran, echo through the walls of their tiny rented house -- a constant reminder of the pain they endure.

Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar camps fear their homes may be destroyed if the Cyclone Mocha develops into a severe one and hits the coast.

“Are you talking about those big pankhas?” auto-rickshaw driver Osman Ali responded when this reporter asked to take him to the wind power plant in Khurushkul area of Cox’s Bazar.

It has been 25 years since the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord was signed, but rights activists and leaders of the party that signed it with the government say key clauses of the agreement still remain unimplemented.

If you go to Telghat of south Keraniganj, you will see a road next to the Buriganga river. Beside it, there are some buildings, makeshift shops and a piece of land filled with garbage and earth.

If you walk by Buriganga’s bank from Jinjira ferry ghat to Keraniganj, you will see people dumping household garbage into the river that’s considered to be the lifeline of Dhaka.

Do you know how much garbage it takes to kill a 13-kilometre-long flowing canal?

“It was a whimsical attack. The situation is normal now. Everyone lives here in a friendly atmosphere and harmony,” said seniors of the Hindu community at Sahapara village of Narail district.