Minhaj Uddin

Beauty of Komoldaha waterfall

Less popular than Khoiyachora and Napityachora waterfalls, the charming Komoldaha waterfall in Chittagong district, that overflows with water during the monsoon, has now started attracting tourists.

7y ago

Life 'worse than hell'

Roads are under deep water, houses and offices flooded, businesses hurt, livelihoods affected. What else can

7y ago

Two days after a landslide killed five people in Sitakunda, the upazila administration has filed a report, mentioning that two associations of locals are illegally controlling 822.92 acres of khas land (government-owned).

7y ago

Disaster warning falls on deaf ears

It is a glaring example of how ineffective measures by the local administration and people's carelessness can lead to loss of lives. Only five weeks ago, rain-induced landslides killed over 170 people in the hill districts, 120 of them in Rangamati alone. Such a high death toll should have been an eye-opener both for the administration as well as for those living precariously in the hill slopes. But yesterday's deaths of five people in a Sitakunda landslide are evidence that last month's warning fell on deaf ears.

7y ago

Father files murder case against 8 students

The father of the deceased Indian student Ateef Sheikh yesterday filed a murder case accusing eight students of the University of

7y ago

Tourist destination: 4 waterfalls of Mirsharai

Even two years ago the Napittyachora village in Mirsharai upazila of Chittagong was rarely visited by outsiders. But now, several hundred tourists pay their visit on a daily basis.

7y ago

Deaths in hills: Why and how

Hill cutting for illegal establishments is one of the key reasons behind the recent series of landslides in Rangamati, the worst in a decade that killed at least 120 people. Even after the landslides, many such dangerous and risky establishments have been found in the district.

7y ago

Tale of a hero who didn't just sit back

He helped many save their lives on that fateful day but lost most of his family members. And finally, he himself died of injuries.

7y ago

June 18, 2017

Struck by twin tragedy

In a matter of 10 days, Bikram Chakma, 47, has lost two homes and all of his belongings. After his ancestral home, where he lived with his father, was gutted in an arson attack by Bangalee settlers earlier this month, he took refuge in a Buddhist monastery while his wife and daughter continued to live in their home in Rangamati town.

June 17, 2017

Landslides Death toll 150: Call for rehabilitation, relief gets louder

Nur Nahar was sitting despondently on the second floor of Bangladesh Radio sub-station shelter centre yesterday afternoon. On her lap was a six-month-old boy, constantly crying. It was clear the baby has breathing difficulties.

June 16, 2017

Water, fuel crises hit Rangamati

After Tuesday's devastating landslides that killed at least 108 people in Rangamati, the stock of fuel ran out in the hill district yesterday amid shortage of food and medicine. There was no supply of electricity there for three days until last night, triggering a serious water crisis. The power supply resumed at 10:05pm.

June 15, 2017

Rangamati in food, fuel crisis

The situation in Rangamati, that witnessed a devastating series of landslides in a decade which claimed 108 lives, is turning grave. Barely two days have passed and food, power and fuel crisis has struck the district. With road links off and monsoon weather, fears are on that things might worsen.

June 15, 2017