Chattogram

Chattogram

CPA seeks data on shipping agents’ losses due to customs shutdown

The loss estimates need to be submitted within three working days

2d ago

20 items generated 37% of Ctg customs FY25 revenue

Receipt also jumped 13% to Tk 77,685 crore when diesel became the top revenue generator

1w ago

Govt will probe irregularities, if any, in Payra port dredging: shipping adviser

A high-level technical probe committee will be formed to assess the matter, says M Sakhawat Hossain

2w ago

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

3w 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.

1m 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

1m 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.

2m ago

GPH Ispat launches new high-grade steel rebar

The company claims the GPH Quantum B600D-R steel rebar is the first of its kind in Bangladesh

2y ago

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.

2y ago

Some fishing nets and a voyage to the sea

A vessel, some fishing nets and a voyage to the sea. Amid all the thrill and sense of adventure,

2y ago

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.

2y ago

Ctg REHAB fair posts 55% fall in sales, bookings

The fair posts sales and bookings worth Tk 108 crore, down from last year’s Tk 238 crore

2y ago

Meghna Group adds four new oceangoing vessels to fleet

The group now has the highest cargo carrying capacity in the country, 12.2 lakh tonnes

2y ago

Four-day REHAB Ctg fair begins

The realtors want cut in apartment registration fees and tax cut on registration of used flats

2y ago

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.

2y ago

Teribazar, all things clothing

Chattogram’s Teribazar is the most sought after destination for people from all walks of life for reasonably priced full-sized cloth. 

2y ago

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.

2y ago