Kuakata

Withering keora trees in the Gangamati Reserved Forest along Kuakata beach expose the coastline to growing peril, as nature’s protective barrier fades. Without urgent preservation, the risk of natural disasters intensifies. Photo taken Wednesday. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Environment

Kuakata’s green shield crumbles: Thousands of trees dying annually

According to the Forest Department, one-third of Kuakata’s forests have been lost in just five years due to erosion, illegal clearing, and natural tree deaths. An estimated 12,000 to 15,000 trees...

A sunken trawler washes ashore on Kuakata beach in Patuakhali today (7 August), 2025. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Trawler with fisherman's body washes ashore at Kuakata beach 13 days after vessel capsized

Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today (19 July) presided over a meeting on budget implementation held at the Department of Environment in Agargaon. Photo : PID
Bangladesh

Rizwana calls for measures to keep Kuakata, Cox's Bazar beaches clean

Since the day after Eid, the scenic coastal town has seen a steady influx of visitors for five consecutive days. Photos: TBS
Bangladesh

Eid holiday crowd brings Kuakata beach back to life

At least three to four segments of the road have been swept away, while protective infrastructure such as the guide wall and pedestrian walkway also collapsed, on spot visit found. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Kuakata's Tk5cr marine drive washed away before inauguration

A handful of tourists on Kukata beach on 18 March. Photo: Syed Mehedi Hasan/TBS
Bangladesh

Kuakata faces unprecedented slump as economic downturn, Ramadan slow tourism

The hilsa was caught in the net of a fisherman named Almas Khan Majhi. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

2.28kg hilsa sells for Tk7,000 in Kuakata

File Photo: Rashed Kabir, Unplash
Environment

St Martin's, Kuakata, Sundarbans to be made plastic-free: Rizwana

A dead dolphin of the endangered Irrawaddy species washed up on the Kuakata beach in Patuakhali on Saturday (25 May). Photo: TBS
Environment

Endangered Irrawaddy dolphin washes ashore on Kuakata beach

File photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Visitors face room crisis as Kuakata tourism booms after Padma Bridge opening

Eight Indian fishing trawlers and 135 crews detained
Bangladesh

Eight Indian fishing trawlers and 135 crews detained

Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Missing youth from Kuakata sea beach found in India

Barishal-Kuakata route: No direct bus service causes tourists sufferings
Transport

Barishal-Kuakata route: No direct bus service causes tourists sufferings