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.
1m ago
March 13, 2024
Saltwater intrusion: Crisis of drinking water grips Ctg on 1st Ramadan
Saltwater is invading the Halda River in Chattogram, which is forcing Chattogram Water and Sewerage Authority (CWasa) to keep two treatment plants closed for a certain period everyday. This environmental issue has caused a drinking water shortage, and residents in the southern part of the city are being provided with pure drinking water through rationing.
March 9, 2024
Hill vanishes due to legal loopholes
A hill in Chattogram’s Ashkar Dighir Par area is counting its last days, and will soon be completely leveled to make way for three multi-storey buildings.
March 9, 2024
S Alam sugar mill fire: Dolphin sanctuary in Karnaphuli under threat
A huge amount of polluted water has spilled into Karnaphuli and is spreading fast across the river, threatening the endangered dolphin sanctuary and hundreds of fish species.
March 7, 2024
Aquatic species dying in Karnaphuli
Different aquatic species in the Karnaphuli River have been dying after burnt raw sugar from S Alam Refined Sugar Industries Limited contaminated the water, following a fire on Monday
February 28, 2024
Left unused, bridge becomes parking spot
A two-lane bridge, constructed over Rajakhali canal in Kotwali area of Chattogram city as a connector on the Mariner’s Road is being used for parking buses.
February 28, 2024
Trauma centre inoperative for three years
A trauma centre in Chattogram’s Hathazari upazila has been lying inoperative since its inauguration in 2021 as the authorities still have not sanctioned adequate manpower and equipment.
February 18, 2024
Ctg-Cox’s Bazar: Dedicated train service yet to start
Dedicated train-service between the port city and Cox’s Bazar has not started even after two and a half months since inauguration of the newly constructed track.
February 14, 2024
Keeping their language alive
“Tu dopahar ke khana kha lenhi kii?” (Did you have lunch?)
February 11, 2024
Ramgarh-Sitakunda Reserve Forest: Widening road at the expense of over 4,000 trees
The Forest Department has decided to hand over a portion of Chattogram’s Ramgarh-Sitakunda reserve forest to the Roads and Highways Department for a road-widening project.
February 1, 2024
As our rivers lay dying
Rivers don’t live anymore, they merely exist. They exist as relics of their halcyon days when rivers were truly wild, mysterious, free -- or as a character in their own story, as told through poetry and music.
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