Cox’s Bazar

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman visited 10 Infantry Division and Cox’s Bazar area on November 17 and 18. During the visit, he laid the foundation stone of two residential buildings – ‘Senaneer’ and ‘Swapnachura’ –...

At least six people, including three Rohingyas, were killed in separate landslides in Sadar upazila and at a Rohingya camp in Ukhiya upazila of the district in the early hours of today. Three members of a...

Early today saw the deaths of at least six persons, including three Rohingyas, in two different landslides in the district’s Sadar upazila and at a Rohingya camp in Ukhiya upazila. In the district of Sadar upazila,...

Starting June 1, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) will partially increase food rations for all Rohingya in Cox’s Bazar camps, raising the entitlement from US$10 to US$11 per person per month. This marks the...

The EU has granted €300,000 to help the impacted people in reaction to the recent fire in one of the camps that house almost a million Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar. More than 5,000 people were...

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is gearing up to restore its critical food assistance for the entire Rohingya population in Cox’s Bazar. Starting 1 January 2024, WFP will increase the food ration from US$8...

Tomorrow, December 1, will mark the beginning of commercial train services on the Dhaka-Cox’s Bazar route, according to the Bangladesh Railways office. The dream and much anticipated train will cruise the Dhaka-Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar line tomorrow, Friday,...

The country initiated an intensive evacuation campaign today, aiming to relocate half a million people to safety as the Met Office increased its warning signal for Cox’s Bazar and other districts as the deadly cyclone Mocha...

On Wednesday morning, a senior majhi—a Rohingya leader—was assassinated at a camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya upazila. Syed Hossain, also known as Kala Bodda, was killed. He lived in the Kutupalong 2 (east) settlement. Syed Hossain...

August 2017 marked the start of more than 700,000 Rohingya refugees fleeing violence in Myanmar for safety in Bangladesh, joining those who had fled the country previously. Today, nearly one million Rohingya refugees live in camps and makeshift settlements across Cox’s Bazar. ...