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.
3d 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
4w 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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May 11, 2024
CDA’s debt burden gets heavier
With an aim to mitigate the sufferings of Chattogram residents from waterlogging and traffic congestion, as well as to facilitate tourism, the Chattogram Development Authority borrowed a total of Tk 1,698 crore from the government for implementation of four projects over the past decade.
May 10, 2024
Ctg-Kaptai Rail Link: Project yet to start for lack of funds
Despite completing a feasibility study nearly five years ago, the Chattogram-Kaptai rail link project has remained stuck due to a lack of funds.
April 26, 2024
Protest at Cuet: Students suspend demonstration
Demonstrating students of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (Cuet) late last night suspended their protest upon assurances from the university authorities that their major demands would be met.
April 24, 2024
Commercial grass cultivation becoming popular in Ctg
While working as a day labourer around six years ago, Abul Kashem struggled to make ends meet for his five-member family with his limited income.
April 6, 2024
Seized sand sale in Cox’s bazar: Forest department locks horns with Pekua UNO
Despite repeated notices from the Forest Department, the upazila administration of Pekua upazila in Cox’s Bazar is reportedly going ahead with its plan to sell seized sand, which was illegally extracted from a reserve forest.
April 3, 2024
Eid rush breathes life into fading industry
While imported shoes have flooded the shoe market in the country and are in high demand, local handmade shoes have still clung to their place in the market.
April 2, 2024
Century-old raintrees to be felled for a ramp
Defying its own policy, Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) has decided to fell 46 trees, including two century-old rain trees, from the CRB area in the port city to construct a ramp of the Chattogram Elevated Expressway.
March 28, 2024
Preparing trains for Eid rush
To get trains ready for commuting during the holiday season, workers at Pahartali Carriage and Waggon Repair Workshop in Chattogram are having a busy time ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.
March 23, 2024
Landslide Prevention: CCC’s ‘grass project’ fails to bear fruit
The Chattogram City Corporation in 2018 initiated a pilot project to tackle landslides at a cost of Tk 20 lakh by planting Vetiver Grass, locally known as Binna Grass, in two hills
March 20, 2024
Inaugurated three months ago, yet to open to public
Agitation is mounting among the port city’s commuters as Chattogram Elevated Expressway has yet to open to traffic since its inauguration last year.
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