A college student drowned to death at Kolatoli sea beach in Cox’s Bazar Friday morning. The deceased is Shahed Hossain Bappi, 18, son of Shamsul Alam of Techhipool of Ramu in Cox’s Bazar, said additional district magistrate Abu Sufian. Shahed was a student of Ramu Government College, he
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Heritage, treasures all burnt
Sectarian violence at Ramu Heritage, treasures all burnt Buddha relics, several hundred statues of the Buddha, hundreds of ancient manuscripts and religious scriptures, mostly dating back to the 11th to the 12th century and about 5,000 copies of the Tripitaka in different languages were either burnt or looted during sectarian attack by the Muslims on ... Read more
Down with the hills!
Probir Kumar Sarker Though Bangladesh is prominently a plain land, its Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Rangamati, Khagrachhari, Bandarban and Sylhet have hilly areas with forests and rich biodiversity. These areas are full of natural resources fulfilling needs of the people and other living species. But at present, the destruction of hills in every area has become ... Read more
Ctg, C’Bazar islands face climate change foreboding
Shrinking the size of lands Continuous sea-level rise and massive erosion, both manifestations of global climate change, are shrinking the size of islands in Chittagong and Cox’s Bazaar districts. Sandwip, an ancient island in Chittagong, is on the verge of disappearance. Other islands of the Chittagong region, as well as Shah Porir Dwip, Sonadia, Kutubdia, ... Read more
Wild elephants kill two in Cox’s Bazar
Two people were killed and three others injured when two wild elephants attacked them at Uttarpara village in Ramu upazila early Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Amena Begum, 22, wife of Abdul Hadi and Ali Ahmed, 55, of the village. Locals sources said the two wild elephants entered the village from nearby Garjonia
NGOs asked to stop aid to Rohingyas
The government has ordered three non-governmental organisations to stop their charity activities for unregistered Rohingya refugees staying in Cox’s Bazar. The NGOs are the Musilm Aid UK and France’s ACF (Action Against Hunger) and Medecins Sans Frantieres (Doctors Without Borders) which had been providing shelters, food and medical services
Yet another fatal crash
7 of a family killed in bus-microbus collision Eight people, including seven of a family, were killed in a head-on collision between a bus and a microbus at Dulahazara of Cox’s Bazar yesterday, two days after a similar accident claimed 12 lives, including nine of a family, in Keraniganj near Dhaka. The bus heading towards ... Read more