Chattogram
Challenges await new Ctg mayor Shahadat
Challenges await new Chattogram City Corporation mayor Shahadat Hossain with restoring discipline in the corporation will be his most challenging task
Newly formed BWTCC starts allocating serials of lighter vessels
The cell also cuts freight rates by up to 5%
Merchant marine officers’ body demands overall reform in maritime sector
Bangladesh Merchant Marine Officers’ Association made the call in a press briefing
White paper to focus on mega projects, not all dev projects: Debapriya
The 12-member panel held its first meeting today, the next one on Sep 3
Importers can take delivery of 1,850 containers from Pangaon terminal: NBR
The permission was given as rail communication to Kamalapur ICD has remained suspended
Freight train suspension deepens Ctg port’s container congestion
The suspension began on August 3
Bangladesh economy records sharp contraction in July
Bangladesh’s PMI hit 36.9 where a reading of 50 indicates 'no change' compared to last month and above 50 means economy is generally ‘expanding’
Yet another park lost to ‘development’
For its lush green ambience, Biplob Udyan used to be a much sought after recreational space for port city dwellers.
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.
An empty promise; of books without teachers
The Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accords of 1997 promised primary education in the mother tongue for indigenous children. In response, the Bangladeshi government implemented a national education policy in 2010. This policy initially brought hope to parents of indigenous communities, as textbooks for five indigenous communities -- Chakma, Marma, Tripura, Garo, and Sadri -- were designed and distributed across schools in 2017 as part of the project.
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.
Year-long waterlogging, endless misery
If one visits Government Teachers’ Training College in Chawk Bazar area, they will notice a field inundated by water, entrances and ground floors of male and female hostels submerged, and hyacinths growing everywhere on the waterlogged premises.
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.
Despite good yield, growers not all smiles
In hopes of higher profits, pineapple farmers in Rangamati had planted saplings of the summer fruit this winter.
Spreading education to Bandarban hills
Hundreds of children belonging to different indigenous communities along the Myanmar border in Bandarban’s Thanchi upazila are largely deprived of education, as civic facilities are yet to reach the remote area.