Chattogram

Chattogram

Heavy rain causes waterlogging in Chattogram's low lying areas

The city recorded 153.6 millimetres of rainfall in the 24 hours leading up to 12:00pm today

5d ago

CPA to operate new mooring terminal for six months

The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) will operate its New Mooring Container Terminal for the next six months or until a new operator is chosen.

1w ago

Iran-Israel conflict raises concern over Bangladesh’s fuel imports

Iran may shut down the route through which Bangladesh’s fuel supplying nations move ships

3w ago

Rawhide price plummets in Ctg despite govt intervention

Despite the government's announcement of fixed prices -- Tk 60–65 per sq ft for salted cowhide in Dhaka and Tk 55–60 outside the capital -- traders in Chattogram said most transactions took place at significantly lower rates

1m ago

Ctg port gridlocked as NBR protests cause pile-up

Although the National Board of Revenue (NBR) resumed regular operations yesterday after nearly two weeks of protests and work abstentions, ship and container congestion has once again gripped the Chattogram Port, triggering concern among businesses over potential delays in cargo handling and increased logistics costs.

1m ago

NBR moves to speed up auction of abandoned goods

About 2 lakh tonnes of imported goods left abandoned at Chattogram port alone for years

1m ago

Padma Oil managing director sends resignation letter from USA

He went there on leave to see his ailing wife

1m ago

BKMEA Polls / Hatem's panel wins all 35 posts

431 out of 572 votes cast in the biennial election

2m ago

Sumedh shines in mushroom farming

Oyster mushrooms can be seen blooming out of cylindrical containers in a small straw hut with a thatched roof. A family is invested in plucking the ones that are ready for harvest, while a young man checks for the ones that are yet to bloom.

1y ago

Security challenges still unaddressed

The rail service connecting Cox’s Bazar is facing some major security challenges regarding the newly-laid rail track on Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar route.

1y ago

Asif Ibrahim, now chairman of FBCCI standing committee on capital market

The FBCCI board nominated Ibrahim for the position for the 2023-2025 term

1y ago

Burners with no flame

Every morning, Shuvechchha Ghosh, a resident of Chattogram city’s Askar Dighir Par area, wakes up being worried for her three-year-old son.

1y ago

Ctg-based lighter vessel owners announce split from Water Transport Cell

They will operate separately under the Inland Vessel Owners Association of Chattogram

1y ago

Indo-Bangla meetings of shipping secretaries begin

The event is going on at Intercontinental Hotel in Dhaka

1y ago

A never-ending gridlock

The port city’s New Market area has been a traffic menace for decades, making the daily commute a constant struggle for residents.

1y ago

Of damaged dyke and barren land

About a decade ago, different shipbreaking companies leased a portion of the coast in Kumira union of Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila to set up yards, breaching a section of an earthen embankment.

1y ago

30 years on, work yet to begin for lack of water supply

The Karnaphuli Residential project, one of the oldest and major housing projects undertaken by the Chattogram Development Authority in south Chattogram, is still without any water supply, 30 years after its inception.

1y ago

A step towards easing traffic woes

Fouzderhat-Bayezid Link Road, after being inaugurated on November 14, has become an important bypass road in Chattogram.

1y ago