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
Owning a jungle, illegally
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 6, 2017
Want justice, not relief
Indigenous people who lost everything in Friday's arson attack in Rangamati's Longadu have refused to take relief from the
June 5, 2017
3 days on, fear still runs deep among hill people
Despite living in dire straits, in deep hilly jungles, majority of the indigenous people who lost everything in Friday's arson attacks were yet to come out yesterday.
June 4, 2017
It's planned
Friday's attack by Bangalee settlers in three villages of Rangamati's Longadu upazila was a planned one to drive indigenous people out of the areas, said a number of victims.
May 27, 2017
Cops in dark despite main accused active on FB
Over two weeks have already elapsed since the case of abduction and rape of a teenage indigenous girl was filed against a Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activist of Chittagong, but police are yet to arrest him.
May 6, 2017
Complainant leaves locality amid threats, Yaba selling still rampant
Nearly two weeks have passed since female garment worker Kona was killed allegedly by a Yaba trader in the port city's Halishahar area, but police are yet to arrest the accused.
April 28, 2017
Cuffed man tortured
A video clip in which a former Jubo League leader is seen being tortured has gone viral on social media with his family members pointing the finger at police in Chittagong' Sandwip.
March 29, 2017
Driving on wrong side rampant
It was December 25 morning Nazu Akther, 30, a garment worker, was waiting to cross the busy Mailer Matha road in Saltgola area of Chittagong city to get on a bus to go to her workplace.
March 22, 2017
Water woes for 12 lakh residents
Patenga, the southernmost tip of Chittagong city, is surrounded by water on its three sides -- Bay of Bengal to the west and Karnaphuli river to the south and east.
March 17, 2017
A 16 hour ordeal
In the afternoon of March 15, Shahadat Hossain was enjoying the 100th test cricket match of Bangladesh on television at his elder sister's apartment in a two-storey building, Chayaneer, in Premtala area of Sitakunda.
March 11, 2017
Cutting hills for 'housing plots'
Despite a government ban, illegal hill cutting continues unabated in Pahartali area of Chittagong city.
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