Chattogram Wasa: ‘Tk 100cr lost every year to ‘system loss’
In the last fiscal year, 30 percent of Chattogram Wasa’s water was wasted, resulting in significant revenue loss.
4d ago
Back to square one following futile excavation
Within just two years after excavation by Bangladesh Water Development Board, the Leinga canal at Chattogram's Karnaphuli upazila has been filled up once again.
5d ago
Illegal structures pose accident risk
Numerous illegal structures, including makeshift shops, have sprung up along the Sholoshahar-Nazirhat rail tracks in Oxygen level crossing area of Chattogram city.
3w ago
Level crossing: Illegal structures pose accident risk
Numerous illegal structures, including makeshift shops, have sprung up along the Sholoshahar-Nazirhat rail tracks in Oxygen level crossing area of Chattogram city
3w ago
Kalurghat Bridge reopens: Sufferings over... finally!
The authorities opened the Kalurghat Bridge on Karnaphuli river in Chattogram to traffic today upon completion of repair works for 15 months
1m ago
Halda fishers struggle for survival
A loan programme intended to offer alternative livelihoods to fishermen affected by the fishing ban in the Halda river has failed to meet its objectives, resulting in a waste of public funds.
1m ago
Forestland given away for illegal sand lifting
In a move that violates laws, the Chattogram district administration has given permission to a foreign contractor to lift sand from a portion of the Ramgarh-Sitakunda reserve forest in Chattogram’s Jiltali area for a road widening project.
1m ago
Chattogram Waterfalls: Scenic wonders or death traps?
Mahbub Hasan, a bank official, went to visit Khoiyachhara Waterfall in Chattogram on September 27 this year.
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March 4, 2023
Metal object from Sitakunda blast kills man nearly 1km away
A man was killed after a metal object from the explosion at an oxygen plant hit him nearly a kilometre away at Kadamrusul Bazar in Chattogram's Sitakunda upazila today
March 4, 2023
Where will I go now?
Asks Rashida, wife of Farid who died in an explosion at an oxygen plant in Sitakunda this afternoon.
March 1, 2023
Project to buy tourist coaches stuck in row over feasibility study
The much-awaited project to buy tourist coaches taken up four years ago for under construction Dhaka-Cox’s Bazar rail route is still in limbo, as the project is stuck in a row over a feasibility study.
March 1, 2023
Hills razed for industry
The authorities of Build-Aid Readymix Concrete Limited have ravaged several hills in Chattogram to build a factory, that too without getting permission from the environment ministry. Suffice to say, this may lead to serious environmental harm.
February 22, 2023
Occupying forestland by building a wall
RF Builders, a real-estate firm appointed by a group called Prabartak Sangha, is constructing a boundary wall in a disputed land in Prabartak area under Panchalaish of Chattogram, despite a stay order issued by the High Court.
February 22, 2023
Destroying hills for a dumping station
When a garbage dumping station is comes at the expense of destroying hills and jeopardising the environment, the act becomes highly contentious.
February 15, 2023
A new hope for Dhaka-Ctg route passengers
After seven years, Bangladesh Railways is planning to launch a new intercity train on the Dhaka-Chattogram route, aiming to provide a quick and hassle-free journey to passengers on this busy route.
February 15, 2023
Once a forest, now salt fields
Thirty-five hectares of mangrove forest in Eastern Char Dhurung village under Cox’s Bazar’s Kutubdia upazila have been turned into salt fields. Thousands of trees were felled in the process, at a cost of the area’s biodiversity and environmental balance.
February 8, 2023
Killing a canal to save a river!
The 1.5-kilometre-long Mariamnagar canal in Rangunia upazila is a hub for bamboo trade. Besides, locals use this canal -- which originates from the Karnaphuli river -- for household chores and farmers use it for irrigation.
February 5, 2023
Scrap vessel imports fall to four-year low
Scrap vessel imports by Bangladesh hit a four-year low in 2022 as banks in the country have become reluctant to open letters of credit amid the ongoing US dollar shortage, according to industry people.
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