At least 52 garment factories, both small and large, have closed in the past six months in Chattogram thanks to a 25 percent drop in work orders amid political instability, according to Industrial Police sources.
For the past two weeks, residents of Chattogram have been grappling with an acute crisis of drinkable water as rising salinity levels in the supply have made it virtually undrinkable.
The popularity of watermelon cultivation has been steadily on the rise in the Chattogram region.
The Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited (KGDCL) has announced plans to disconnect gas connections of consumers who have not yet installed prepaid meters despite applying for those.
Marine fish catches from the Bay of Bengal have been falling consistently over the past two years, raising concerns as sea fish provide roughly 13 percent of the country’s total annual protein production.
The Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) says it cannot encash deposits worth nearly Tk 1,700 crore held with seven private banks, which the government agency blames for causing delays to its development projects and disrupting regular operations.
“I haven’t received my books yet, even though classes are ongoing. Without it, I am falling behind in my studies,” said Mizanur Rahman Jisan, a student at Pashchim Kadhurkhil High School in the Boalkhali upazila, echoing the sentiment of thousands of secondary students across Chattogram.
Kitchen markets, including those in the capital Dhaka, are facing a shortage of both branded bottled and non-branded loose soybean oil, prompting prices to spike and causing frustration among consumers already struggling with stubbornly high inflation.
Islami Bank Bangladesh granted huge loans to various entities from its Chattogram branches. But there’s just one problem: thousands of crores were disbursed to firms that exist only on paper.
Six foreign fuel suppliers are piling pressure on Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) to clear outstanding dues amounting to nearly half a billion US dollars, but a forex crunch in local banks is proving to be a major barrier to timely payments.
A century-old British merchant ship has been discovered at the bottom of the Karnaphuli River during dredging operations for the Chattogram Port Channel. .The 350-foot coal-powered vessel was found on August 15 in the Dangarchar area between Jetty 6 and 7 and has since been salvaged. .<
Fishers in coastal regions of Bangladesh have yet to begin operations as the sea remains rough due to a low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal, according to industry people..Besides, this delay could cause losses for fishers as they already had to suspend their activities during an annual
As traffic movement on highways resumed following the relaxation of the nationwide curfew imposed by the government, fuel transportation from depots to filling stations started in full swing on Wednesday.
The ongoing curfew, which began on Saturday, has resulted in fewer vehicles plying streets throughout the country. As a result, fuel sales have decreased significantly.
Summit’s floating LNG terminal returned to the Bay of Bengal near Moheshkhali after repairs from the damages done by Cyclone Remal in May.
Chittagong University recruited 172 employees without any advertisements and recruitment tests during the tenure of immediate past vice chancellor Shireen Akhter.
The authority or owning firm of the ship, which has been hijacked by Somali pirates, needs to exercise caution while making comments to the media, said a former captain of a vessel who went through the same ordeal.
Suspected Somali pirates yesterday hijacked a Bangladesh-flagged cargo ship with 23 crew members in the Indian ocean, according to the company that owns the vessel.
