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Farhad Iqbal

Correspondent

Working as District Correspondent at Cox’s Bazar for the Daily Observer since April 2014.

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E-mail : farhadiqbal.cox@gmail.com

2 killed in Cox's Bazar elephant attack

By Farhad Iqbal

Cox's Bazar : Two persons including a Rohingya man were killed in an attack by wild elephant at Kutupalang camp in Ukhia on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Mohammad Alam alias Chikon Ali, 28, son of Mohammad Fazal of South Faliapara under Rajapalang union, and Fayez, 30, a resident of Kutupalang unregistered ...

Yaba worth Tk 33.60 cr seized in Cox's Bazar

By Farhad Iqbal

Cox's Bazar : Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), in a drive, seized 11.20 lakh Yaba tablets worth Tk 33.60 crore from Teknaf upazila on Thursday.Acting on a tip-off, a BGB team took position in Shwashanghat area under Sabrang union near the Bay in the morning.When a trawler anchored in the shore, the BGB team ...

25 arms, ammunition recovered in Bandarban; 4 held

By Farhad Iqbal

The Army and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), in a joint raid, have detained four suspected terrorists and recovered 25 firearms and over 2,000 bullets from backwoods Lama upazila of Bandarban. The raid was conducted in the dense forest of Fasiakhali, adjacent to Cox's Bazar border, from Thursday evening to Friday morning. The detainees are Suicha Mong Marma, ...

Body recovered in Cox's Bazar beach

By Farhad Iqbal

Cox's Bazar : Police recovered the body of an unidentified man from the sea beach here on Thursday afternoon.Tourist police recovered the body from Shaibal Point area at about 5pm.LY

DU student killed in Cox's Bazar road crash

By Farhad Iqbal

Cox's Bazar : A female student of Dhaka University was killed in a road accident in Himchhari on the Marine drive Road on Thursday afternoon.Deceased Shammi Khanam Tania, 22, was the wife of Ahsanul Kabir, an assistant commissioner of Dhaka Customs.Quoting witnesses, police said a microbus rammed into an easy bike at about 3:30pm, leaving ...

Rohingya held with firearm in Cox's Bazar camp

By Farhad Iqbal

Cox's Bazar: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a Rohingya man alongwith a firearm from a refugee camp in Balukhali area under Ukhiya upazila early Thursday.Arrested Md Abu Bakr Siddique, 35, is a resident of block D-5 of Kutupalong camp, confirmed RAB-7 Major Md Ruhul Amin.Acting on a tip off, a team of the elite force ...

500-acre Boro fields at Ramu under water

Farhad Iqbal

COX'S Bazar, Feb 13: About 500 acres of Boro fields in eight villages under Mithachhari Union in Ramu Upazila of the district have been under water for the last two weeks.The Boro fields have been submerged due to sudden rise in water of a rubber dam, which is operated by Banglabazar Banskkhali Water Management Samabay ...