Fire at Cox's Bazar beach resort kills ten people

A fire gutted the three-storey wooden Tuptup Resto and Resort at Inani in Cox's Bazar on Saturday morning, killing 10 people, including children, and injuring four, a district fire official said.

Why it matters: Cox's Bazar is Bangladesh's main domestic beach destination, and a wooden resort burning through in the morning with guests inside puts building and inspection standards for the strip's tourist properties in question.

Data as of Saturday, October 17, 2026, 10:42 ET. Single source: AP report carried by Arab News and read in full, quoting Syed Mohammad Morshed Hossain, deputy assistant director of Fire Service and Civil Defense in Cox's Bazar district. Casualty figures are the official's count and may be revised; the cause has not been determined.

A fire gutted a beach resort in southeastern Bangladesh on Saturday, killing 10 people and injuring four, an official said. The fire broke out at the Tuptup Resto and Resort at Inani in Cox’s Bazar district, near the Bay of Bengal, and spread quickly through the three-storey wooden building in the morning, according to Syed Mohammad Morshed Hossain, deputy assistant director of Fire Service and Civil Defense in the district.

Children were among the dead, the official said, without giving details. Cox’s Bazar is a popular destination for domestic tourists. The cause of the fire was not immediately clear.

Fire at Cox's Bazar beach resort kills ten people

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