Cox's Bazar economy

Cox's Bazar economy

Megaprojects galore at Cox's Bazar

Megaprojects galore at Cox's Bazar

Due to shortage of locomotive and coaches, railway authorities have proposed operating only one pair of trains initially between Dhaka and Cox's Bazar via Chattogram. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin

Further infrastructural overhaul needed to realise Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar rail link’s full potential

Photo: Md Moinuddin Ahmed Shumon

Agriculture, fisheries and small industries to reap major benefits from rail link

Khairul Alam Suzan, Vice President of the Bangladesh Freight Forwarders Association (BAFA). Illustration: TBS

Rail link a game-changer for Bangladesh's maritime sector

Of the 102-kilometre rail link, approximately 27 kilometres pass through the Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary, Fasiakhali Wildlife Sanctuary, and the Medhakoccopia National Park. File Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin

Elephant Overpass: Development, but not at the cost of the environment

‘The necessary 1,391 acres of land for the project included both privately owned land and reserved forest land. PHOTO: MOHAMMAD MINHAJ UDDIN

Land acquisition was the biggest challenge

The Matarbari coal-fired power plant is expected to improve electricity supply in the region. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin

Service quality needs to be ensured to make development meaningful

Cox’s Bazar has witnessed a dynamic shift in economic activities in the past 50 years. PHOTO: MOHAMMAD MINHAJ UDDIN

Business in the beach town: Transformation over the years

PHOTO: MOHAMMAD MINHAJ UDDIN

Industrialisation, urbanisation around Cox's Bazar no longer a dream

A portion of the 100-kilometre Dohazari to Cox's Bazar railway line. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin

Rail connectivity to make Cox's Bazar a trade-tourism hub