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
August 25, 2016
Anwara sees signs of severe pollution
The authorities of the DAP factory in Chittagong is dumping “ammonia mixed water” into the Karnaphuli through a canal.
July 24, 2016
Solution breeds new problems
A year ago Chittagong Port Authority built a dam across Moheshkhal in Chittagong city to ease the waterlogging problem of Agrabad and Halishahar areas caused by rain and tidal water.
June 20, 2016
A palace in ruins
A two-storey dilapidated building covered in moss and weeds is losing a war against age and is now barely a testimony to its rich historic past in a remote village of Rangunia upazila.
June 16, 2016
A journey by bus
Ever read a “Journey by bus” essay in school? In the textbook, the journey is always enjoyable and “a memory worth cherishing for the rest of the life”. But if you are a commuter in Chittagong, or any other metropolitan cities for that matter, memories of public bus journey could instead HAUNT you for the rest of your life.
June 5, 2016
One mill killing Karnaphuli
With hills and trees on both sides, the view of the Karnaphuli from Rangunia upazila's Lichu Bagan Mason Ghat is breathtaking. But that's where the good things end.
May 24, 2016
Port city hit bad by cyclone Roanu
Along with damaging Naval Academy road and hundreds of make shift shops in Patenga beach area, cyclone Roanu has inflicted massive damage on the Chittagong city protection embankment.
May 18, 2016
Sorry state of Ctg museums
Lack of publicity and poor collections have made the city museums so unattractive that they are unlikely to allure a good number of visitors even on the World Museum Day to be observed worldwide today.
May 11, 2016
Illegal water trading rendering Chittagong city drier
Water, water! Yells Robiul Hossain while ringing the bell of his rickshaw-van as he leisurely drives through Patenga area of Chittagong city with a van full of water jars.
April 26, 2016
Shamshu ends Didar's reign
Shamshu Boli clinched the title of Jabbarer Boli Khela, the century-old wrestling competition, in Chittagong yesterday
April 18, 2016
CMCH morgue in grip of hustlers
Imagine a fatal accident- someone you know just lost his or her life. Painstakingly relatives follow the process, go to a police station for the initial scrutiny and obtain an inquest report.
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