Nazirartek
নাজিরারটেক
Village
Nazirartek is located in Chittagong division
Nazirartek
Nazirartek
Location in Chittagong Division
Nazirartek is located in Bangladesh
Nazirartek
Nazirartek
Nazirartek (Bangladesh)
Coordinates: 21°27′59″N 91°56′51″E / 21.4662643°N 91.9474561°E / 21.4662643; 91.9474561
CountryBangladesh
DivisionChittagong
DistrictCox's Bazar
UpazillaSadar
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyCox's Bazar Municipality
Languages
 • NationalBengali
Time zoneUTC+6:00 (BST)
PIN code
4700

Nazirartek is a village in Cox's Bazar District of Bangladesh. It is an affiliated area of Ward No. 1 of Cox's Bazar Municipality. The country's largest dried fish processing industry is located here. This village is located 7 km from Cox's Bazar.[1][2]

Dried fish processing area

A dried fish processing unit is located in this village. The processing unit has been built on 100 acres of land in the coastal area where dried fish is prepared during the rest of the year except the rainy season. Two hundred tons of dried fish are regularly produced in this largest dried fish processing area of Bangladesh.[1] 5000 workers are employed in Nazirartek's dried fish production industry and 30,000 fishermen of Cox's Bazar district are engaged to supply fish here. The dried fishes produced from this industry are sold in the country as well as exported abroad.[3]

Issues

  • The dried fish processing industry in Nazirartek is notorious for child labour. Children work here for low wages due to poverty.[2] They work here at risk of physical harm.[4] According to Winrock International, 13,524 children work there.[5]
  • Due to the decrease in the number of fish required for the production of dried fish and the increase in the demand for dry fish, some traders are using harmful chemicals to save time instead of drying the fish in the sun in the process of producing dried fish.[6]
  • It is alleged that land grabbers are illegally occupying and selling the seabed land near Nazirertek area. Thus the area is suffering from environmental pollution due to encroachment of seabed.[7]

Incidents

  • On 19 August 2022, 8 fishermen went missing after a fishing trawler capaized due to a storm at Nazirartek Point in the Bay of Bengal. Later one body was found in the sea.[8]
  • On 23 April 2023, the dead bodies of ten fishermen were found with their hands and feet tied after another trawler capsized at the same location.[9] Police arrested two suspects in this incident.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 Barua, Sunil (2 January 2020). "দেশের অন্যতম শুঁটকির গ্রাম কক্সবাজারের নাজিরারটেক". Banglanews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  2. 1 2 Akhter, Naznin; Kuddus, Abdul (9 December 2020). "Big burden on small shoulders". Prothom Alo. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  3. ↑ Islam Abed, Sirajul (10 February 2018). "উপকূলের শুঁটকি মহাল". Samakal (in Bengali). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  4. ↑ Islam, Shamsul (10 February 2020). "সুবিধাবঞ্চিত নাজিরার টেকের শুঁটকি পল্লীর ৩ হাজার শিশু". Naya Diganta (in Bengali). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "স্বাস্থ্যঝুঁকিতে ১৪ হাজার শিশু কক্সবাজার নাজিরারটেক শুঁটকিপল্লী". Daily Inqilab (in Bengali). 10 February 2020. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  6. ↑ "Chemical use to dry fish rises in Cox's Bazar". Dhaka Tribune. 11 April 2015. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  7. ↑ "শহরের নাজিরারটেক মোস্তাকপারা নেজাম, কফিন এর নেতৃত্বে চরদখলের হিড়িক". Coxsbazarbanglanews.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  8. ↑ "Cox's Bazar trawler capsize: Death toll now 7". The Daily Star. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "10 bodies found in trawler off Cox's Bazar coast". Bdnews24.com. 23 April 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  10. ↑ "Two placed on remand over 10 murders in Bay". New Age. 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
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