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Advisor Wahiduddin says administrative hurdles, contractor reluctance undermining development projects

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Officials are shunning the role of development project director, once considered a "desirable post", while contractors too are showing declining enthusiasm, threatening the momentum o... Read More


More than 1,000 tourists sail to St Martin with strict monitoring in force

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- After long delays, ship services from Cox's Bazar to St Martin's Island have resumed. Karnaphuli Express, MB Bar Aulia and Keari Sindabad departed from the BIWTA jetty at Nuniachhara... Read More


More than 1,000 tourists sail to St Martin's Island with strict monitoring in force

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- After long delays, ship services from Cox's Bazar to St Martin's Island have resumed. Karnaphuli Express, MB Bar Aulia and Keari Sindabad departed from the BIWTA jetty at Nuniachhara... Read More


Bangladesh distributes SIM cards in Rohingya camps to curb 'illegal use'

Dhaka, Nov. 10 -- The interim government has launched a scheme to provide Rohingya with SIM cards in refugee camps for the first time. On Monday, Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner Mizanur ... Read More


5 die as bus crashes into microbus in Cox's Bazar's Chakaria

Dhaka, Nov. 5 -- Five members of the same family have been killed in a collision between a bus and a microbus on the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar Highway in Chakaria Upazila. Three others have been injured... Read More


Concern mounts among locals as gunshots reverberate near Ukhiya border

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- The sound of heavy gunfire has been heard from across the border in Myanmar has unsettled residents in Cox's Bazar's Ukhiya and Bandarban's Ghumdhum. The gunshots were reported from... Read More


"Let Palestine Be Free": Message flies on Prabarana lanterns in Cox's Bazar

Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- On the night of Prabarana Purnima, Ramu's sky became a canvas for hope. At this year's festival in Cox's Bazar, a call for peace soared across the night sky: "Let Palestine Be Free".... Read More