Holidaymakers defy storm caution to celebrate Durga Puja on Cox’s Bazar beach

Clouds blanketed the sky and relentless rain battered the shore, but Cox’s Bazar still heaves with Durga Puja crowds, where every hotel room was snapped up as holidaymakers defied the storm to revel by the sea despite a cautionary signal No. 3. Thousands from across the country have flocked to Cox’s Bazar to spend their Durga Puja holidays, packing the beaches with festive crowds. On Thursday afternoon at Sugandha Point, families were seen enjoying the waves even in the rain. Many captured photographs with raindrops on their faces, while children raced across the sand. Nusrat Jahan, a tourist from Dhaka, said: “The weather may be rough, but for us it is a unique joy. Watching the sea in the rain...