The local administration has suspended the movement of tourist ships on the Teknaf-Saint Martin’s route from February 10 until further notice due to unrest along the Myanmar border. Cox's Bazar Additional District Magistrate Yamin Hossain confirmed the matter on Wednesday night. Teknaf Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Adnan Chowdhury said all ships will
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Myanmar team visits Teknaf for Rohingya repatriation
A team from Myanmar has arrived at the Rohingya refugee camp in Teknaf for the second time to discuss with potential candidates for a pilot repatriation project. The 14-member delegation reached Bangladesh via a transit jetty at Jaliyapara around 9:30 am on Thursday, said Shamsud Douza Nayan, an additional refugee relief
2,000 homes vanished, 10,000 damaged in Saint Martin, Teknaf: Minister
About 2,000 homes were destroyed while over 10,000 houses partially damaged during tropical cyclone Mocha in the Saint Martin's island and Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar district, said State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Dr Enamur Rahman on Monday. However, no casualties had been reported as the authorities concerned managed
bKash distributes books among underprivileged Teknaf kids
Books collected in the Ekushey Book Fair were distributed to the underprivileged children in Teknaf through Prothom Alo Trust, as part of bKash’s continuous initiative to donate books, a press release said Wednesday. On February 27, the collected books were distributed to the students of Alor Pathshala, established in the village
Drug peddler held with Crystal meth, Yaba pills in Teknaf
Members of Border Guard (BGB) detained a drug peddler with 1.06kg of crystal methamphetamine (crystal meth or ice) and 10,000 of Yaba pills from Teknaf in the early hours of Monday. The detainee was Md. Saker Ali,22, son of late Kalu Mia of 25 Mochni Myanmar Citizens Camp, Block-B of Teknaf. According