Local residents have found around 40 dead sea-turtles washed up on the Saint Martin's Island beach under Teknaf upazila in Cox's Bazar over the past one week, indicating that such a large number of deaths may threaten the sea ecosystem. The olive ridley turtles and other such species play an impor
A new open-roof sightseeing bus has been launched in Cox's Bazar. The bus will run along the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf marine drive giving tourists an opportunity to watch the beautiful waterfront and hilly areas along the 80-kilometre-long road. People usually enjoy the beauty of the marine drive by pr
COX'S BAZAR: Young Rohingya women of the trawler that sank in the Bay of Bengal recently were going to Malaysia in hopes of getting married, most of the rescued Rohingya women said to the Coast Guard officials. According to reliable sources, after two years human traffickers along the Bangladesh-M
Sonadia Island, a nine-square kilometre small island in the Bay of Bengal, is likely to lose its 'virginity' as the authorities concerned are building an eco-tourism park there, according to local people and environmentalists. An island is called virgin when the landscape of the island remains nat
Salt production in the country fell short of the target this year also in continuation of the trend of last few years leading to the country's growing dependence on imports. The current season fetched a salt output of 1.49 million (14.93 lakh) tonnes, said the Cox's Bazar office of the BSCIC. The
COX'S BAZAR: The country is unlikely to achieve the target of salt production this season as output in the salt beds is not satisfactory. Due to failure to meet the production target in last few years, the government may have to import salt in future, experts said. Production of salt, one of the
COX'S BAZAR, Apr 13: A fairly large number of tourists arrived in Cox's Bazar town to celebrate Pahela Baishakh. Most of the residential hotels of the town are now swarming with tourists, according to the Hotel Motel Owners Association. "At least 1.50 lakh tourists are already staying at about 45
