Chittagong

Give us back the old Chattogram

Chattogram city has thousands of years of political and cultural heritage. But there are essentially no measures in place to preserve heritage.

Why is Chattogram drowning?

End the blame game and address the port city's chronic waterlogging problem

Taxpayers’ money isn’t for squandering

Poor planning and wasteful execution of projects must be stopped

Alarming lack of greenery in a Chattogram park shows we’ve learned nothing

The University Press Limited heads to Chittagong

On Saturday, March 18, UPL will inaugurate its new sales centre in Chittagong at Jamal Khan Road’s Sanmar Spring Garden.

Institutionalised mismanagement in CPA

The port authorities must answer for the misallocation of funds

I am focusing on quality rather than quantity: Aparna Ghose on her absence from TV dramas

The actress received two National Film Awards for her performance in the films “Mrittika Maya” and “Gondi”. Her latest film, "Made in Chittagong", will be released today, in two of Chattogram's theatres.  In the film, Aparna will be sharing the screen with noted singer Partha Barua. Directed by Imraul Rafat, the movie has been made in the regional language of Chattogram.

OPINION / Ctg depot fire: How certain people’s actions are discouraging future frontliners

Firefighters are some of the many frontliners who sign up for their jobs knowing the risks.

Offshore Smart City: Can a parliamentary committee recommend a project to PM without due diligence?

Can a parliamentary standing committee recommend a project directly to the prime minister without any due diligence? The law explicitly does not permit it.

May 21, 2016
May 21, 2016

Goods handling remains suspended at Chittagong port

Goods loading and unloading from all ships remain suspended at Chittagong seaport since the morning as Cyclone Roanu nears the Barisal-Chittagong coast.

May 21, 2016
May 21, 2016

Cyclone Roanu: 20 killed in 5 districts

At least 20 people have been killed in Chittagong, Bhola, Cox's Bazar, Noakhali and Patuakhali as Cyclonic storm Roanu makes its impact across the country. It crossed Bangladesh in the evening, leaving a trail of devastation.

May 20, 2016
May 20, 2016

Preparations full swing for cyclone Roanu

With cyclone Roanu approaching closer, control rooms have been set up in coastal areas to facilitate evacuation of the marginalised to safety shelters.

May 18, 2016
May 18, 2016

836 more Ctg students get GPA-5 in SSC

Another 836 students obtain GPA-5 in this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations under the Chittagong Education Board.

May 18, 2016
May 18, 2016

‘Mobile phone thief’ beaten dead in Ctg

Over suspicion of being a thief, a youth has been beaten dead in Chittagong.

May 17, 2016
May 17, 2016

3 die as truck hits rickshaw in Comilla

Three people including a woman are killed as a truck rams a rickshaw in front of the upazila health complex in Chouddagram upazila of Comilla.

May 17, 2016
May 17, 2016

2 killed as train hits bus in Ctg

Two women were killed and at least five people injured as a train hit a BRTC bus on a railway crossing and dragged it around 150 yards along the track in the city's Sholoshohor area yesterday morning.

May 16, 2016
May 16, 2016

Biman suspends 3 others over faulty aircraft door

Three more Biman officials including a captain and a first officer are grounded in connection with the damage of a gate of Muscat-bound flight at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong.

May 16, 2016
May 16, 2016

Ctg students demand re-evaluation of SSC test

A section of students and their guardians have alleged wrong evaluation in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations and demanded rechecking of mathematics test paper.

May 16, 2016
May 16, 2016

CMP to prepare database of Ctg dwellers

The Chittagong Metropolitan Police yesterday announced that the area it covers would be divided into 135 beats to create a database of local people, criminals, establishments and the characteristics of crimes at specific spots.