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.
6d 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.
1m ago
June 6, 2022
The worst of nightmares
Patients with burn marks all over their bodies, screaming in pain, wrapped in bandages.
June 2, 2022
400 homes waterlogged in two weeks!
A canal has been occupied and filled, which led to about 400 families facing severe waterlogging in Mogpukur area of Kumira union in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila.
May 25, 2022
Back to Green: 4 lakh trees planted on 400 acres of recovered forestland
The forest department has reforested a total of 400 acres of protected forestland -- which was grabbed by locals in Kodolpur area of Chattogram’s Raozan upazila -- bringing a positive change for the region’s biodiversity.
May 18, 2022
Temporary dams, prolonged sufferings
Temporary dams in the canals made by Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) as part of implementing a mega project to address waterlogging in the port city have worsened the waterlogging problem.
May 11, 2022
Haunted by pollution
Halda is the only river in the country from where naturally laid carp eggs are collected for hatching. And yet, the river is being regularly polluted by industrial waste, posing a serious threat to its biodiversity.
May 11, 2022
Crisis of wells, crisis of livelihoods
Hundreds of fish egg collectors at Halda river, the only natural carp breeding ground in Bangladesh, are currently going through a huge crisis because of the limited allocation of wells.
May 8, 2022
Banshkhali in Chattogram: Under-construction dyke already falling to pieces
Different parts of the under-construction embankment in Chattogram’s Banshkhali have collapsed. Locals allege that use of substandard materials and irregularities are to blame.
April 28, 2022
Road to ruin
Which is more important, protecting the plants and wildlife of a sanctuary, or making a road in the middle of the forest, potentially risking the ecological balance?
April 20, 2022
Local shoemakers in crisis
Chattogram’s handmade footwear industry usually hits peak season during Ramadan, however, this year, the industry is set to undergo losses as the demand for local shoes has been decreasing.
April 19, 2022
A sand trader who keeps breaking rules
Capital Petroleum Limited has been fined thrice and warned several times for illegally lifting sand from the sea and filling farmland in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila.
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