Bangladesh will allow tourists to visit Saint Martin’s Island from Nov. 1 through March 15, 2027, extending the season by 15 days and raising the average daily visitor limit to 3,500 from 2,000. An Oct. 25 environment ministry letter directs authorities to implement the changes, The Business Standard reported. Each visitor must pay a 100-taka […]
Security forces evacuated nearly 3,000 tourists from Sajek in Bangladesh on Oct. 22 after a gunfight disrupted travel during a renewed road blockade, The Business Standard reported. The tourists were taken to Khagrachhari through coordinated army and police efforts, according to Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military media office. ISPR reported no casualties. ISPR accused […]
Bangladesh’s Department of Environment (DoE) has ordered 24 resorts near the Sundarbans to suspend operations and remove their structures within 30 days, The Business Standard reported Oct. 18. The department cited restrictions on development in ecologically critical areas. The resorts include 18 in Khulna, two in Bagerhat, and four in Satkhira. Khondaker Md Fazlul Haque, […]
Police in Bangladesh have filed a case over the Oct. 17 fire at Tuptup Resto & Resort in Cox’s Bazar that killed 10 people, adding a formal criminal investigation to the disaster response. Atiqur Rahman Majumder, officer-in-charge of Ukhiya Police Station, confirmed the filing, The Business Standard reported. He declined to identify the accused or […]
A fire killed at least 10 people at Tuptup Resort in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, on Oct. 17, months after authorities warned the establishment about fire risks. The Business Standard reported that the wooden resort lacked a fire safety license, extinguishers, alarms, and a fire safety plan. Fire officials said an inspection in June had identified […]
Authorities have reopened Sajek Valley in Bangladesh to tourists after lifting a travel restriction, while local groups announced a six-day suspension of their road blockade for Durga Puja. The blockade will be suspended Oct. 16-21, according to a joint statement issued Thursday by the Committee for the Protection of Public Rights and the Sajek Karbari […]
Authorities in Bangladesh closed Sajek Valley to tourists Sunday and ordered visitors already staying there to leave by 5 p.m. Oct. 13, Bangladesh time, according to The Business Standard. Rangamati deputy commissioner and district magistrate Nazma Ashrafi issued the notice, which took effect at 6 p.m. Oct. 11, Bangladesh time and remains in force until […]
Two groups began an indefinite blockade of a road to Bangladesh’s Sajek tourist destination Sunday, disrupting travel and leaving visitors stranded, according to reporting by United News of Bangladesh (UNB). The shutdown started at 6 a.m. on the Baghaihat-Sajek road. Protesters placed tree trunks across the route and burned tires at several locations. Sajek Karbari […]
Bangladesh is finalizing a nationwide tourism master plan covering about 1,498 identified tourist spots while drafting the National Tourism Policy 2026, civil aviation and tourism minister M Rashiduzzaman Millat told parliament Sunday.
