Seized sand sale in Cox’s bazar: Forest department locks horns with Pekua UNO
Despite repeated notices from the Forest Department, the upazila administration of Pekua upazila in Cox’s Bazar is reportedly going ahead with its plan to sell seized sand, which was illegally extracted from a reserve forest.
1w ago
Eid rush breathes life into fading industry
While imported shoes have flooded the shoe market in the country and are in high demand, local handmade shoes have still clung to their place in the market.
2w ago
Century-old raintrees to be felled for a ramp
Defying its own policy, Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) has decided to fell 46 trees, including two century-old rain trees, from the CRB area in the port city to construct a ramp of the Chattogram Elevated Expressway.
2w ago
Preparing trains for Eid rush
To get trains ready for commuting during the holiday season, workers at Pahartali Carriage and Waggon Repair Workshop in Chattogram are having a busy time ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.
3w ago
Landslide Prevention: CCC’s ‘grass project’ fails to bear fruit
The Chattogram City Corporation in 2018 initiated a pilot project to tackle landslides at a cost of Tk 20 lakh by planting Vetiver Grass, locally known as Binna Grass, in two hills
3w ago
Inaugurated three months ago, yet to open to public
Agitation is mounting among the port city’s commuters as Chattogram Elevated Expressway has yet to open to traffic since its inauguration last year.
Saltwater intrusion: Crisis of drinking water grips Ctg on 1st Ramadan
Saltwater is invading the Halda River in Chattogram, which is forcing Chattogram Water and Sewerage Authority (CWasa) to keep two treatment plants closed for a certain period everyday. This environmental issue has caused a drinking water shortage, and residents in the southern part of the city are being provided with pure drinking water through rationing.
S Alam sugar mill fire: Dolphin sanctuary in Karnaphuli under threat
A huge amount of polluted water has spilled into Karnaphuli and is spreading fast across the river, threatening the endangered dolphin sanctuary and hundreds of fish species.
February 28, 2024
Left unused, bridge becomes parking spot
A two-lane bridge, constructed over Rajakhali canal in Kotwali area of Chattogram city as a connector on the Mariner’s Road is being used for parking buses.
February 28, 2024
Trauma centre inoperative for three years
A trauma centre in Chattogram’s Hathazari upazila has been lying inoperative since its inauguration in 2021 as the authorities still have not sanctioned adequate manpower and equipment.
February 18, 2024
Ctg-Cox’s Bazar: Dedicated train service yet to start
Dedicated train-service between the port city and Cox’s Bazar has not started even after two and a half months since inauguration of the newly constructed track.
February 14, 2024
Keeping their language alive
“Tu dopahar ke khana kha lenhi kii?” (Did you have lunch?)
February 11, 2024
Ramgarh-Sitakunda Reserve Forest: Widening road at the expense of over 4,000 trees
The Forest Department has decided to hand over a portion of Chattogram’s Ramgarh-Sitakunda reserve forest to the Roads and Highways Department for a road-widening project.
February 1, 2024
As our rivers lay dying
Rivers don’t live anymore, they merely exist. They exist as relics of their halcyon days when rivers were truly wild, mysterious, free -- or as a character in their own story, as told through poetry and music.
January 31, 2024
Outer Stadium set for a facelift
The Outer Stadium in Kazir Dewri area of Chattogram city is abuzz with activities these days.
January 24, 2024
A new hope for avian fauna
At a time when the country’s bird population is shrinking amid habitat loss due to rapid urbanisation, the forest department in Chattogram has taken an initiative to create a haven for avian fauna.
January 20, 2024
Where the buffalo no longer roam
At the break of dawn, Amir Hossain gets out of bed and steps into his Bathan, a shed where animals are housed and maintained. He starts his day by milking buffaloes, a routine he has maintained for almost a decade now.
January 8, 2024
97 Ctg candidates won't get their security deposits back
A total of 97 candidates in Chattogram lost their security deposits in the just concluded national election for failing to get one-eighth of the cast votes as per the Election Commission law
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