Tag: Cox’s Bazar

Bangladesh a global whale, dolphin hotspot: study

Bangladesh a global whale, dolphin hotspot: study

Bangladesh’s 120km-wide belt of coastal and deep-sea waters could be one of the richest global hotspots of whales and dolphin activity, research by the US-based Wildlife Conservation Society and the local Bangladesh Cetacean Diversity Project reveals. The study findings were disclosed at a briefing at the

October 8, 2008 | By admin | Reply More
Bangladesh-Myanmar link road survey to begin soon

Bangladesh-Myanmar link road survey to begin soon

Dhaka is set to begin a survey on the proposed Bangladesh-Myanmar link road this month with the consent of Yangon. The communications ministry has already requested the foreign affairs ministry to seek opinions of the Myanmar authorities in this regard, said a senior official concerned. Dhaka may take up the issue of the proposed direct […]

October 6, 2008 | By admin | Reply More
Bangladesh is gifted with bounty of nature: CA

Bangladesh is gifted with bounty of nature: CA

Chief Adviser Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed on Friday said Bangladesh is gifted with the bounty of nature and abundance of beauty and these natural resources can contribute immensely to the promotion of tourism industry of the country. Though Bangladesh is new as a tourist destination, it has already made a berth in the

September 27, 2008 | By admin | Reply More
Bangladesh faces climate change refugee nightmare

Bangladesh faces climate change refugee nightmare

Abdul Majid has been forced to move 22 times in as many years, a victim of the annual floods that ravage Bangladesh. There are millions like Majid, 65, in Bangladesh and in the future there could be many millions more if scientists’ predictions of rising seas and more intense droughts and storms come true. “Bangladesh […]

April 14, 2008 | By Editor | Reply More
Cox’s Bazar and Sundarbans are in good position of selecting New 7 Wonders

Cox’s Bazar and Sundarbans are in good position of selecting New 7 Wonders

Cox’s Bazar beach and Sundarbans Forest have created excellence at the very beginning of selecting New 7 Wonders of Nature. Cox’s Bazar beach, largest sea beach of the world, has taken the first position among the primary nominated 158 natural places of the world.

December 28, 2007 | By Mohammad Saiful Islam | 225 Replies More