Around fifty carcasses of jellyfish washed ashore along different points of Cox’s Bazar beach on Sunday morning. These dead jellyfish have been washed ashore by the tidal water throughout Sunday from Labani point to Sugandha point of the beach. Around 50 small and large jellyfish carcasses were found stuck in the sand at various points of the beach. But no one could tell the reasons behind this huge number of dead jellyfish turning up Abdur Sukkur, a fisherman in the Himchari area, said that it's very unusual for so many jellyfish to die at a time. Read: 38 held for illegal fishing in Sundarbans Deepak Sharma Dipu, president of Cox's Bazar Forest and Environment Conservation Council, said it is important to investigate the reason behind the sudden death of so many jellyfishes. These jellyfish might have come close to the shore and got caught in the fishermen's nets. Later, the carcasses started washing up on the beach as the fishers threw those away, said Abu Syed Muhammad Sharif, head of the Biological Oceanographic Division of the Council. He said that if people come in contact with dead jellyfish lying on the beach, it can cause various problems, including itching. Jellyfish can still emit toxins when dead or broken apart. General Secretary of Cox's Bazar Fishing Boat Owners Association Delwar Hossain said that there was no report of jellyfish being caught in any trawler's net. Although rare, this is the second such occurrence in the space of a month. Earlier on August 4, it was reported in the media that almost 100 such jellyfish carcasses had washed up on Cox's Bazar beach in one day.

A young college student went missing from Kalatali point of Cox’s Bazar sea beach on Monday when he went to take a bath in the sea. The missing tourist was identified as Adnan Maruf, son of Md Rezaul Karim and a student of Gazipur Metropolitan College. The incident occurred around 1:30 pm when Adnan and his two friends from Gazipur ,Masum and Shawon went into the sea defying the local cautionary signal three, hoisted due to low pressure in the Bay, said Md Rezaul Karim, Additional Superintendent of Cox’s Bazar tourist police. Also read: Missing college student's body found in Pangasia canal Beach staff Md Mahbubul Alam said of the three youths Masum managed to swim ashore when the sea turned turbulent as he didn’t go too far but Adnan and Shawon could not. Lifeguard staff managed to rescue Shawon rushing by a water bike but Adnan went missing, he said. Shawon is currently admitted at the district sadar hospital, said police. The three friends from the same college came to Cox’s Bazar on Sunday. Also read: Sunk bulkhead's missing worker found dead Additional District Magistrate Md Abu Sufiyan said a rescue drive will be conducted till finding the missing tourist.

The bodies of two minor children who went missing  from Cox's Bazar sea beach Monday afternoon were recovered  in the small hours of Tuesday. Beach workers spotted the bodies floating on the sea water near Diabetic and Nazirartek points of the beach and recovered those around 1:00 am on Tuesday, said Beach supervisor Mahbub Alam. Read: RAB rescues man from Cox's Bazar who went into hiding one year back The deceased were identified as Md Zayed,5, son of Mufiz Alam of Kutubdiapara in Cox's Bazar and Riyadh,6, son of Mohammad Ali. Akter Kamal, councillor of Cox's Bazar municipality's ward no 1, said the two children were washed away by high tide when they went to visit the sea beach around 3  on Monday. Since then, they remained missing, added Kamal.

A dead dolphin washed ashore at Patuartek beach in Cox’s Bazar on Sunday just after a day of loads of dead fish found at Darianagar point of the beach. The dolphin carcass washed ashore with high tide around 10 am and got stuck on the sand, said the local fishermen. Earlier on Saturday evening hundreds of small fish, locally known as Chamila fish, floated ashore near Darianagar point of Cox’s Bazar sea beach. Also read: Two dolphin carcasses found in Turag River

Here's some good news for tourists. After a hiatus of over seven months, tourist ship operations have resumed on the popular Saint Martin's Island-Teknaf route in Cox's Bazar. On Tuesday, a ship belonging to KEARI Cruise & Dine with some 310 tourists on board left for Saint Martin's from Damdamai Teknaf point around 9am and reached its destination three-and-a-half hours later. Local people led by the chairman of Saint Martin's Union, Nur Ahmed, welcomed the tourists with flowers. Pervez Chowdhury, Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Teknaf, said, “The local administration has given permission to KEARI Cruise & Dine authorities to operate on the Saint Martin's-Teknaf route on a trial basis.” Read: Tourist ships return to St Martin's island Already the local administration has carried out repairs on the Saint Martin's jetty aiming to ease the transportation of tourists, he said, adding that other vessels will also be allowed on the route gradually. People are happy with the resumption of tourist ship services on the popular route. Tabassum, a student of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), said, “I came here with my family after getting the news of the resumption of the tourist ship operations on the route. Now, we will all enjoy the beauty of nature on the island.” Besides, hotels on the island are leaving no stone unturned to make the stay of tourists a pleasant one. Shah Alam, manager of KEARI Cruise & Dine, said, “We have resumed our operations as per the directives of the local administration and we will also refrain from overloading and taking extra charges from passengers.” Every year, the local administration suspends the movement of tourist ships on the popular tourist route from March till September due to inclement weather. But this year, the local administration did not allow any ship on the Saint Martin’s-Teknaf route till November 15 due to the repair work at the island jetty, considering the safety of the tourists. The jetty sustained severe structural damage due to Cyclone Yaas that made landfall in Bangladesh and eastern India in May this year.

Four friends were detained Saturday in connection with the series of bodies washing up on the beach in Cox’s Bazar over the weekend. The arrestees have been identified as Rohan, Masud, Muhibul and Fardin, all residents of Jessore. Earlier in the day around noon, another unidentified body was recovered from  Nazirartek Point on the beach. Read:2 unidentified bodies wash ashore on Seagull Point in Cox's Bazar Later the deceased was identified as Rafiq Oishik (26). Two bodies were recovered similarly from Seagull Point of the beach on Friday. One of them was later identified as Meher Farabi Avro (24). Although initially in the dark, Cox’s Bazar police got their first breakthrough during the investigation with the discovery that Avro and Oishik were in fact friends, and belonged to a six-member tourist group that checked in at a local hotel on Thursday. Their suspicions only grew once it was established that the other four members of the group did not file any complaints or missing person reports regarding Avro and Oishik. Read: Coast Guard rescues 13 fishermen from stranded boat off Cox's Bazar As a result Cox’s Bazar police made their move to detain the four friends on Saturday. OC (Investigation) of Cox's Bazar Sadar Model Police Station Bipul Kanti Dey said,”A group of six checked in at Beach Holiday hotel on Thursday. When two of them disappeared, the other four did not inform anyone. They even kept everyone in the dark when their bodies (Avro and Oishik) were recovered from the beach.” “We find it mysterious,” he added. Accordingly the four are currently being interrogated at the station.

The carcass of a humpback whale washed ashore on the Himchhari beach adjacent to Cox’s Bazar-Teknaf marine drive on Friday morning. Locals found the rotting carcass when the tide was receding. “We suspect that the whale died a week ago. Samples from the carcass have been collected for tests. The reason behind its death can be known after a necropsy,” said SM Khalequzzaman, the Cox’s Bazar District Fisheries Officer. Read Dead tiger’s autopsy done in Bagerhat The 44 feet long whale is believed to be about 17 years old, said marine biologist Jahirul Islam. Khalequzzaman said this species is seen in the Bay in the south-western part of the Sundarbans. The last time a whale washed ashore here was in 2008. In 1991, another whale carcass had washed ashore on Laboni beach. Additional Deputy Commissioner Amin Al Parvez told reporters that they would try to determine the cause of the whale’s death and bury it as soon as possible. Read Whale 'swallows' sea lion: 'It was a once-in-a-lifetime event'