Sanjoy Kumar Barua

“Even if his hand is gone, glad that my husband is still alive”

"My husband is at least alive, even if his left hand has been amputated. It means a lot to me that he is still alive," said Nazneen Nahar, wife of Nurul Afsar, who sustained burn injuries in the fire and subsequent explosions at BM Container Depot in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram on Saturday night (June 4, 2022).

2y ago

A frantic search for loved ones

Abdul Majid was scurrying from place to place to find his son since late last night.

2y ago

‘Will starve to death, but won’t take aid from those who set jhum land on fire’

People from Mro and Tripura communities in Bandarban, who were affected by the fire on Jhum land, have refused aid from the local administration as the relief was being distributed in presence of those allegedly involved in burning the gardens at Langkompara, under Bandarban’s Lama upazila.

2y ago

‘It was premeditated; pickup van targeted 6 brothers’

“My six brothers and one sister were about two arms’ length away from the road on the day of the accident. My other brother and I were on the street. Instead of hitting us, the pickup van targeted and crushed my brothers. The vehicle then came back and crushed my injured sister after killing my brothers,” said Munni Sushil, who survived the road accident in Chakaria upazila on February 9, last night.

2y ago

CCC’s expensive puddle

When Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) constructed two swimming pools in 2015, it was hailed by the residents. They were constructed at a portion of the city’s Jatisangha Park area.

2y ago

CRB may never be the same

While going for a morning walk in port city’s Central Railway Building (CRB) area on Thursday, Abdul Aziz, a resident of Kazir Dewri, was taken aback after seeing a notice that read “This road has been closed permanently for public use; kindly use an alternative road”.

2y ago

When the quality is right

For a small shop without a signboard or even a name, the popularity of this butter store is unparalleled among the residents of the port city. For 80 long years, this shop with no name has ruled the hearts of the city, solely with the quality of its produce.

2y ago

Buildings tilt as CDA digs canal in Ctg

Three buildings and five tin-roofed houses were evacuated in Majirghat area of Chattogram yesterday hours after they tilted to one side amid the excavation work of a nearby canal.

3y ago
September 28, 2020
September 28, 2020

Rape of Chakma Girl: All 9 rapists are robbers

All the nine rapists who raped a Chakma girl are professional robbers and they confessed about their crimes, police said in a press conference in Khagrachhari.

September 19, 2020
September 19, 2020

Refugees settle down far away from camps

Amir Ali, his wife Amina Khatun, and their five children came to Bangladesh from Myanmar’s Maungdaw around five years ago.

August 16, 2020
August 16, 2020

UNO in CHT leases khas land illegally

The upazila nirbahi officer of Ramgarh upazila in Khagrachhari allegedly misused his power to lease five acres of khas land illegally for a personal project.

July 8, 2020
July 8, 2020

Six shot dead in Bandarban

Six members, including Bandarban district unit president and two central leaders, of the MN Larma faction of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS) were shot dead by a group of assailants in Baghmara area of Bandarban Sadar upazila yesterday morning.

July 6, 2020
July 6, 2020

‘Save our village forest’

Residents of remote Kalu Mro Para in Bandarban’s Lama upazila have called upon the authorities concerned to protect the forest in their village from being destroyed by alleged criminals.

June 27, 2020
June 27, 2020

Left behind: Children in remote CHT villages ‘never heard of online classes’

Many students in the country’s remote areas are deprived of TV and internet facilities, and hence they are unable to access the classes.

June 17, 2020
June 17, 2020

‘Went from hospital to hospital but couldn’t save my baby’

Abdul Gafur, a school teacher who lives in Chattogram’s Patiya upazila, lost his two-month-old daughter last Saturday after failing to find an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) facility that would admit his child on time.

April 21, 2020
April 21, 2020

Food crisis grips communities in remote Bandarban

In Chong Mro, a Jhum farmer of remote Langkom Mro Para under Lama upazila of Bandarban, is worried about arranging food for his family as their earning virtually stopped during the ongoing lockdown imposed to check the spread of novel coronavirus.

April 16, 2020
April 16, 2020

Coronavirus shutdown: Food crisis continues in remote parts of Bandarban

With only five kilogrammes of rice left in the house, In Chong Mro, a Jhum farmer from Bandarban’s Lama upazila, has no idea how he will feed his family after two to three days.

April 13, 2020
April 13, 2020

Buddhist monk U Pannya Jota Mahathera passes away

U Pannya Jota Mahathera, one of the foremost Buddhist religious leaders in Bangladesh, breathed his last at a private hospital in Chattogram city today.