Karnaphuli river
Karnaphuli needs urgent policy attention
Saving rivers and people who depend on them should be a top priority
Karnaphuli tunnel may again incur time and cost overruns
Constructing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel under the Karnaphuli river in Chattogram is set to turn costlier apparently for poor feasibility studies as the need for new components have arisen alongside adjustments to the rise in the price of the US dollar.
Karnaphuli River is being robbed of life, one species at a time
Government must prevent disposal of waste and encroachment of rivers in Bangladesh
WORLD RIVERS DAY / Can we reimagine rivers before it is too late?
It is a tragic irony that riverine Bangladesh has become the land of dying rivers.
Take stern action against smugglers of edible oil
Authorities must be careful as illegal sale of oil may upset the market
Karnaphuli Tunnel: Chinese company appointed to collect toll
A Chinese company has been given the charge of collecting tolls of the "Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel" built under the Karnaphuli river in Chattogram.
Karnaphuli River: Remove all illegal structures
The High Court yesterday again directed the Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) chairman to remove all illegal structures along the Karnaphuli river in the port area and submit a report after complying with the order within three weeks.
Remove all illegal structures along Karnaphuli River
The High Court directs the Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) chairman to remove all illegal structures along Karnaphuli River in the port area.
SC clears way to demolish cold storage on Karnaphuli river
The Supreme Court clears the way for Chattogram district administration to demolish partially a cold storage which was constructed illegally on land of the Karnaphuli river.
Eviction to begin Monday, three years after HC order
Chattogram district administration has decided to launch an eviction drive on February 4 on illegal structures built occupying banks of both sides of Karnaphuli River, three years into a High Court order to do so.
Ctg mayor, 7 govt high-ups face contempt of court rule
The High Court today issues a contempt of court rule against Chittagong City Corporation mayor and seven government high officials for not complying with its 2016 directive over removal of the structures built on the Karnaphuli river in Chittagong.
Huge oil spill feared in the Kirtankhola
Thousands of litres of diesel are believed to have spilled into the Kirtankhola river in Barisal yesterday, after an oil tanker collided with
Stalled Karnaphuli dredging project
We are disappointed to see that the dredging project of the Karnaphuli River, a lifeline for Chittagong city and the port, has been stalled for more than three years.
[WATCH] Shipbuilders eye good spot in $500b market
Shipbuilding used to be one of the earliest industries in Bengal that expanded over the oceans from the Indian sea to the Persian Gulf. But it had died down centuries ago with the advent of industrial revolution. When marine engineer Sakhawat Hossain tossed a plan in 1995 to his friends to build cargo vessels—it was an idea that was never tried in the country before.
Karnaphuli River being choked
Big cities thrive on the banks of great rivers. For Chittagong it is the Karnaphuli River. Yet over the nearly two and half decades, we have stood as silent spectators to its gradual degradation as greed paved the way for unbridled encroachment.
Karnaphuli tunnel: $705m deal inked with Chinese firm
Road Transport and Bridges Ministry inks a deal with a Chinese firm for the construction of a two-lane tunnel under the Karnaphuli River in Chittagong.
Karnaphuli tunnel: Deal with Chinese firm on June 30
The road transport and bridges ministry will sign a deal with a Chinese state-owned company on June 30 for the construction of a two-lane tunnel underneath the Karnaphuli River in Chittagong.
Oil slick into Karnaphuli
We are into the fourth day since three wagons of a train, each carrying 25,000 litres of furnace oil, plunged into a canal in Boakhali upazila of Chittagong, dangerously close to the Karnaphuli River.
Spilled oil flows towards Karnaphuli
The oil spilled from three wagons of a train that plunged into a Chittagong canal flows towards Karnaphuli river.