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     Volume 6 Issue 37 | September 21, 2007 |


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Cover Story

Choking Coastlines

There are a few major tourist locations in Bangladesh, but without a doubt Cox's Bazar is the most frequented and well known. Its pristine beaches, quiet serenity and laid back atmosphere make it an ideal holiday destination. Now, what people took most for granted, its unspoiled beaches, are being choked with mountains of garbage and marine waste. The once beautiful and untouched Cox's Bazar is now a filthy mess, to add to that the Department of Environment (DOE) has listed it as an ecologically critical area (ECA). In essence it means double the trouble, aside from being an ECA it has a pollution problem which could, and some experts say already is, greatly affecting the environment. But with regard to coastal pollution in Bangladesh, Cox's Bazar is not the only problematic area, there is the whole Cox's Barzar-Teknaf peninsula, along with St. Martin, Shonadia and Kuakata. Cox's Bazar is just one case of a larger problem, a problem which people are trying to overcome through various programmes; this truly is the time to act before it's too late.


Cover Photo: David Barikder
Cover Design: Manan Murshed

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