Shipbreaking goes on without environmental clearance
Defying law, shipbreakers in Chattogram are breaking scrap vessels without obtaining clearance from the Department of Environment (DoE), putting the environment at risk.
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No respite for Karnaphuli, Halda
Chattogram city dwellers will have to bear the nuisance of sewage pollution in the Karnaphuli and Halda rivers even longer, as the completion deadline for the Sewerage Treatment Plant-1 project has been extended.
‘Waterlogging killed my granddaughter’
Nipa’s life was never easy. At the age of eight, she was abandoned by both her parents, who went into hiding to avoid having to repay their increasing debts, leaving her and her baby sisters behind.
Waterlogging in Chattogram worsening by the day
Unloading of goods from larger vessels at the outer anchorage of Chattogram Port remains suspended due to rough seas since Friday, while trade at the Khatunganj-Chaktai wholesale hub has dropped significantly.
Feasibility test ends 4yrs behind schedule
The project of establishing a railway link connecting the under-construction Bay Terminal of Chattogram seaport with the city’s Halishahar area is still in limbo, due to delay in conducting the feasibility test.
Denied of civic amenities despite paying taxes
A home to around two lakh people, South Pahartali area under ward-1 within Chattogram City Corporation is grappling with a severe lack of civic amenities.
New road brings relief to commuters
“I don’t have to waste hours in traffic anymore thanks to the newly-constructed Bakalia Access Road,” said Sajeda Akter, a school teacher, who used to get late for work regularly due to gridlock at Kotwali intersection while travelling from Chattogram’s Karnaphuli upazila to the city’s Chawkbazar.
May 10, 2023
Hill razed for ATM booth in CRB
The Sonali Bank authorityies have reportedly cut a hill in the port city’s Central Railway Building (CRB) area to build an ATM booth, without any approval from the Department of Environment.
May 10, 2023
The menace of makeshift markets
Illegal structures selling fruits, vegetables, fish, and consumer products on both sides of the rail track in the Jan Ali Hat rail gate area on the Chattogram-Dohazari section of Bangladesh Railway (BR) continue to pose a risk of train accidents.
April 19, 2023
The curious case of non-existent water supply
Rokeya Begum, a resident of Mokbul Ahmed Society in the port city’s Patenga area, has been paying bills to Chattogram Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (CWasa) for the last three years. However, she has not gotten any water since 2019.
April 11, 2023
Hill cutting continues despite legal action
Destroying parts of a hill, Zahurul Alam Jasim, a councillor of Chattogram City Corporation, has built a primary school in the city’s Akbar Shah area.
April 5, 2023
Two dying rivers and the miseries they bring
Abul Kalam, a fisher from Khagrachhari’s Panchhari upazila, has been earning his livelihood by fishing in Changi river for the past 20 years. The 52-year-old’s entire childhood was spent on the river’s bank.
March 22, 2023
A gross misuse of special provision
Jahangir Hossain, a local resident of Alakdia village in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila, used to cultivate various types of crops on half an acre of land adjacent to the coastline. However, his land remains uncultivable for the last five years due to the saline water entering the land.
March 18, 2023
A ray of hope for Rohingya women
A small factory in Cox’s Bazar, situated in camp number 5, is employing 150 Rohingya women, to produce eco-friendly jute bags.
March 6, 2023
Of grief and resilience
The explosion at Sheema oxygen Plant in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila has left the families of the victims grief-stricken and in deep shock. At the Chattogram Medical College and Hospital, where many of the injured were taken for treatment, the atmosphere is somber as family members wait anxiously for news of their loved ones.
March 5, 2023
Sitakunda Blast: 'life engulfed by uncertainty'
Selim Richil was the only earning member of his four-member family. Hailing from Netrakona, Selim worked at the filling section of Seema Oxygen Plant in Sitakunda, Chattogram.
March 5, 2023
6 killed as blast rips thru oxygen plant
Six people were killed and at least 30 others injured in an explosion at an industrial oxygen plant in Sitakunda, Chattogram, yesterday afternoon.
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