Cox’s Bazar

Saudi-backed food aid reaches Rohingya camps, host families in Cox’s Bazar

Saudi-funded food assistance begins reaching Rohingya refugees and vulnerable host families in Cox’s Bazar, aiming to ease food insecurity...

Canada gives $10m for clean cooking fuel to Rohingya refugees

Canada has pledged $10 million to support LPG cooking fuel for Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, reducing deforestation, emissions...

Forest Dept reclaims 6 acres of protected land in Cox’s Bazar

Forest officials reclaimed six acres of protected land in Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, demolished illegal structures, and closed an unlawful...

Cox’s Bazar seminar urges stronger funding for local responders

Humanitarian leaders in Cox’s Bazar urged donors and agencies to increase direct funding, share risks fairly and strengthen local...

Illegal excavation damages ‘Pillar of the Sky’ hill in Cox’s Bazar

Excavators flattened one-third of a historic hill known as the “Pillar of the Sky” in Cox’s Bazar within weeks,...

Journalists attacked covering sand mining in Cox’s Bazar

Armed groups guard illegal sand extraction in Cox’s Bazar’s Ichhachhari stream, where journalists were attacked while reporting, exposing environmental...

Thousands of trees felled for Marine Drive expansion in Cox’s Bazar

Around 6,500 trees are being felled along the 79km Marine Drive in Cox’s Bazar as part of a four-lane...

Authorities clamp down on sand and timber theft in Cox’s Bazar forest

Forest officials in Cox’s Bazar seized illegal sand and timber in coordinated raids in Ukhia, fining offenders and launching...

Case filed over mangrove destruction for shrimp farm

Authorities filed a forest case after media exposure revealed mass mangrove destruction and land grabbing in Cox’s Bazar to...

Stakeholders meet on gender issues in plastic waste

Stakeholder consultation meeting held to address gender issues in plastic waste management sector in Cox’s Bazar Poisoned mustard seeds allegedly...