CTG Chemical Factory: Rules bent to favour errant contractor
A Chinese contractor fails to restart the country's lone state-run chemical factory in over four years, yet it finds no problems in getting its employer to deliver undue benefits.
7y ago
Orphan sisters find a parent in Rangamati DC
Meem and Sumaiya, only 6 years and 18 months old respectively, lost their parents in the devastating landslide in a Rangamati town on June 13. But in the aftermath of the tragedy, they have found a guardian in Mohammad Manzurul Mannan, deputy commissioner of Rangamati.
7y ago
Project nightmare
The government is incurring a loss of around Tk 5.65 crore every month as a 14-month project to reopen the country's lone state-owned chemical factory could not be implemented in more than four years. The loss has been nearly Tk 82 crore since May last year, when the Tk 115 crore project to restart Chittagong Chemical Complex (CCC) in Sitakunda was extended for the second time.
7y ago
A legacy worth remembering
Until yesterday, Mohammed Sumon was worried about how to move forward after losing six of his family members, including parents
7y ago
GOVT CRITICAL
Some senior ministers yesterday expressed strong disagreement with the Supreme Court over the restoration of Supreme Judicial Council for removal of SC judges on grounds of gross misconduct or incapacity. The SC in the full verdict in 16th constitutional amendment case said the provision of SJC has been reinstated following the cancellation of that amendment, which had empowered parliament to remove SC judges.
7y ago
Save hills, save lives
Unplanned settlement, deforestation, lack of guidelines for constructions in the hill region, development interventions, and heavy
7y ago
Ctg waterlogging becomes unbearable for city dwellers
A video captured recently on the Chittagong-Kaptai road shows a vivid picture of the present scenario of waterlogging in Chittagong as most of the areas under the Chittagong City Corporation are inundated, causing immense sufferings for the commuters every day.
7y ago
May 5, 2015
Bangladesh PM Hasina wonders why UN chief called her to learn about city polls
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday wondered why UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon phoned her to learn about a “mere” city
April 29, 2015
Rigging leaves Ctg voters flabbergasted
Chittagong city's voters will remember the day they were dumbfounded experiencing firsthand vote rigging all around, something they have only heard of since the Chittagong City Corporation elections began in 1994.
April 24, 2015
Bangladesh hurriedly cancels 30-year deal with consortium to hand resort over to army
The government has decided to hand over the Jamuna Resort to Bangladesh Army, by "hurriedly" cancelling a 30-year lease with a consortium of Bangladeshi and foreign companies halfway through.
April 18, 2015
Dhaka-Ctg train trip gets faster
Journey by train between Dhaka and Chittagong gets speedier with 61-kilometre double-line track between Laksham and Chinki Astana and remodelled Chittagong station yard set to open today.
April 18, 2015
Brave guard foils bank robbery
Robbers hit him repeatedly on the head with an iron wrench. He fell on the floor, blood spilling from his head. He lay still for a while.
April 7, 2015
Revised trade deal with India okayed
The cabinet yesterday approved the revised Bangladesh-India bilateral trade agreement under which the two neighbours would use
April 4, 2015
BNP-Jamaat bashing dominated discussion
Rapping of BNP-Jamaat's “subversive activities” during the blockade and hartal largely dominated the fifth session of the 10th
March 28, 2015
Get united for party-backed candidates
Prime Minister and Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed leaders of all the AL units of Dhaka city to work together for the party-backed candidates in the upcoming mayoral elections.
March 26, 2015
Haji Salim in deep water
Haji Mohammad Salim is most likely to quit his mayoral bid in Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) election as the Awami League
March 10, 2015
Cricket fever in parliament
The bell at the lobby of the Jatiya Sangshad was ringing unceasingly yesterday, like every other day, to get the attention of lawmakers to join the day's session.
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