Shahadat Hossain

Rizwan brought back audience to theatre halls

Rizwan”, a short film, scripted and directed by Deepti Khurana, is based on “The Country without a Post Office” by Agha Shahid Ali, and adapted into a play by Abhisheikh Majumder.

7y ago

Work delay to raise cost by Tk 288cr

The Chittagong City Corporation is yet to begin the excavation work of a 3-km canal from Chittagong's Bahaddarhat to the Karnaphuli River, supposed to be completed by June this year to mitigate the city's waterlogging crisis.

7y ago

Of self-reliance

When he was around 15 years of age, he broke his left hand falling from a tree. Eventually, the entire arm had to be amputated due to fungal infection.

7y ago

Reckless driving goes unabated in port city

Monir Ahmed, a private job holder, was returning home from New Market area of Chittagong city after finishing his office recently.

7y ago

A lifeline under threat

The 6.9km Chaktai canal, one of the main drainage channels of Chittagong city, has been shriveled up noticeably, thanks to indiscriminate dumping of waste and rampant encroachment over the years.

7y ago

7,000 Ctg artisans busy making Eid outfits

With Eid-ul-Fitr approaching near, artisans at Khalifa Potti, a popular wholesale market for readymade outfits in Chittagong city, are busy trying to keep up with the demand of one of the biggest religious festivals of Muslims.

7y ago

WOES CONTINUE IN PORT CITY

Residents of most of the areas in Chittagong city and at least 10 upazilas of the district are affected by waterlogging resulted from

7y ago

Boats in the making

While travelling over the third Karnaphuli Bridge of Chittagong city, one is bound to notice the shoreline of the Razakhali canal for its vibrancy.

7y ago
May 29, 2016
May 29, 2016

Replete with violence but still appealing to elderly

Despite the media being swamped by reports on poll-related violence across the country, it looks like the elections

May 26, 2016
May 26, 2016

Roanu leaves port city with Tk 209cr damage

It has been almost a week since Cyclone Roanu hit the country and left a trail of devastation in its wake, causing a damage of about Tk 209 crore in the port city, according to Chittagong City Corporation.

April 30, 2016
April 30, 2016

Experts suggest vulnerability study

The owners of the buildings tilted or damaged in Chittagong city due to the April 13 earthquake will have to have seismic

April 28, 2016
April 28, 2016

New move for clean, green port city

One picture is worth ten thousand words, said a Chinese thinker. But it sometimes may take ten thousand words to

April 17, 2016
April 17, 2016

Manpower crisis leading to closure of stations

Railway stations under the East Zone of Bangladesh Railway (BR) are being closed one after another due to an acute

April 16, 2016
April 16, 2016

Chittagong Development Authority to check building designs

The Chittagong Development Authority (CDA) has completed a primary inspection and identified nine buildings in different areas of the

April 2, 2016
April 2, 2016

Necessity of Ctg city flyovers in question

Town planners have long been raising questions over the necessity of the additional flyovers in Chittagong city and

March 13, 2016
March 13, 2016

CCC hard at work ahead of monsoon

Dredging and cleaning works of canals and drains of Chittagong city is going on in full swing with an aim to mitigate

March 2, 2016
March 2, 2016

Most port city auto-rickshaw drivers not using fare meters

Though the use of meters was made mandatory on February 1, most of the drivers of CNG-run auto-rickshaws in Chittagong city are still charging passengers based on contracts.

February 20, 2016
February 20, 2016

Beauty of port city restored

You will be delighted if you visit the port city.