Bangladesh
Saint Martin’s reopens on 1 November with higher visitor limit
Saint Martin’s Island will reopen to tourists on 1 November, with the season continuing until 15 March 2027. The daily visitor ceiling rises to 3,500 and a Tk100 fee applies. Approved vessels will operate from Cox’s Bazar under the environmental conditions governing island tourism.
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From 26 October 2026 — Daily Brief
26 OCT 2026 · 2/25
Tourists will be allowed back onto Saint Martin’s Island from 1 November, following a government decision to extend the visiting season and increase the daily limit.
The Environment Ministry’s instructions, issued on 25 October, allow visits until 15 March 2027. Up to 3,500 tourists may visit each day, and a Tk100 fee will apply.
Approved passenger vessels will operate from the Nuniachhara terminal in Cox’s Bazar. The ministry said the other conditions set out in its October 2025 instructions would remain in force.
The island has been closed to tourists since 1 February. The new decision follows an inter-ministerial meeting held on 12 October and sets the framework for the coming season.
The reopening is therefore conditional on the authorised transport arrangements and environmental restrictions, rather than unrestricted access to the island.