Teknaf

Teknaf on edge as Rakhine erupts again

Rohingya refugees say relatives have reported airstrikes, while border guards intensify patrols along the Naf River

The salt fields at Shah Porir Dwip

Salt production was halted for two weeks on the island of Shah Porir Dwip off the coast of Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf due to a Nor’wester storm in the area and other adverse weather. Now, farmers have returned to their fields and are again at work.

UN seeks $710mn as Rohingya return hopes dim

Funding appeal targets 1.56mn refugees and host community members

‘Arakan Army’ abducts 7 more fishermen

The fishermen are residents of Nayapara and Shah Porir Dwip in Teknaf Upazila

Rain washes away salt farming grounds

“It costs Tk 300 to produce one maund of salt, but we are forced to sell it at Tk 250–260. How long can we continue selling at a loss?” says one farmer

Chakma labourer goes missing near Naf River

Fresh disappearance deepens concern as earlier cases remain unresolved

3 found dead in Teknaf hills

Woodcutters are said to have first spotted the bodies in a deep hill forest

Fishermen back on land after ban on sea fishing

A 58-day fishing ban has taken effect midnight on Wednesday to allow 475 species of fish in the Bay of Bengal to breed and reproduce freely. Fishermen from Shah Porir Dwip in Cox’s Bazar’s Teknaf returned to the coast on their trawlers before the deadline. Now they are busy repairing their nets and vessels.

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