0.8m tourists visit Cox's Bazar in seven days of Eid

COX'S BAZAR, June 13 (BSS): A number of tourists from home and abroad came to Cox's Bazar for enjoying wonderful environment and weather during the 10-day Eid-ul-Azha vacation. Businessmen have reported that at least 800,000 tourists visited the beach in the seven days from the Eid day on last Saturday to Tuesday.

Laboni, Sugandha, and Kalatali points of the sea beach are bustling with tourists. The people concerned said there would be a pressure of tourists until today (Saturday).

A hotel manager said all rooms of hotels, motels, resorts, guesthouses, and cottages in the city have been booked in advance until June 13.

Nityananda Das, Assistant Superintendent of Police in Tourist Police Cox's Bazar Zone, said three-tier security measures have been strengthened to make the tourists' visits enjoyable during the Eid holidays.

In addition to monitoring from the watch tower, police are stationed at every checkpoint on the beach, he added.