Our Correspondent: Seven journalists including tow death have been honored by newly formed organization `Cox’s Bazar Sangbadik Sanghasta (CSS)’ at Cox’s Bazar. In this connection a reception accorded was held at Cox’s Bazar Press Club premises on January 16 last.
Professor Mostaque Ahmed, ex-principal Ramu College was on the chair while Md. Omar Faroque, chief executive officer, Cox’s Bazar zila parishad was present in the function as chief guest. Sarmina Afroz Rasmin, Principal, Ramu College, Advocate Sultan Ahmed, chairmen, standing committee of Cox’s Bazar Sahittya Academy, Prof. Dilwarul Alam Chowdhury, Ramu College and Abul Kasem Sikder, general secretary, Cox’s Bazar Hotel, Motel and Guest house owners Association were present in the function as special guest.
Honored journalists are Md. Nurul Islam, founder member of Cox’s Bazar press club and Editor, the daily Cox’s Bazar, Badiul Alam, president, Cox’s Bazar press club and founder member of Cox’s Bazar press club, Preotus Paul Pinto, founder member of Cox’s Bazar press club and Staff Correspondent of daily Sangbad and the Purbokon and New editor of daily Ajker Desbedeh, Atahar Iqubal, founder member of Cox’s Bazar Press club and ex-president of Press club, Mohammad Nurul Islam, district Correspondent of New Age and two late journalists are Md. Shamsul Islam, founder member of Cox’s Bazar Press club and editor of Weekly Cox’s Bazar Barta and A K Sahabuddin, founder member of Cox’s Bazar press club.
Abdullha Nayan, president, Cox’s Bazar Sangbadik Sagasta well come to speech and Azad Mansor, general secretary, Cox’s Bazar Sabgbadik Sagasta and Homayouan Azad Siddique, culture and literature secretary of Cox’s Bazar Press club were contact the meeting.
Later, a colorful cultural function was organized by Rotary Club of Cox’s Bazar Saikat on the honors of journalists.

Our Correspondent: Two woodcutters including woman were stamped by wild elephant at dariardigi under ramu police station of the district on January 16 last. Death persons are identified as Abdul Majid (45) and Gol Mehear (45) of dariardigi of khoniapalong union under ramu police station.
According to the, Ramu police and witness said that, five woodcutters were went to deep forest of dariardigi of Cox’s Bazar forest division on January 16 last. One stage three wild elephants attacked woodcutters at that time three persons have been managed to flee from captures of wild elephants. Later, Wild elephants stamped two persons, and then they were died on the spot. Local people were recovered the bodies from the deep forest, later.
Saidul Islam, divisional forest officer, Cox’s Bazar south forest division said that, wild elephants are suffering for acute food shortages of the deep forest due to rampant of destroyed of timbers, bamboos and others vegetation on deep forest.

TCN Desk: Myanmar Tuesday agreed to take back soon around 9,000 of its nationals out of 28,000 who are staying in two camps as registered refugees at Cox's Bazar district in Bangladesh.
Myanmar Deputy Foreign Minister Maung Myint who held talks with Bangladeshi Foreign Secretary Misarul Quayes in Dhaka agreed to repatriate the refugees soon as Bangladesh side handed over a list of 28,000 Myanmar nationals registered by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) as refugees.