HC bars trade, town association groups from Ctg chamber’s polls
23 October 2025, 15:00 PM
Eight Pacific Jeans factories in CEPZ to reopen tomorrow
22 October 2025, 11:54 AM
Container transport at Ctg port resumes
19 October 2025, 10:51 AM
Maritime law society serves legal notice, seeks cancellation of new port tariff circular
14 October 2025, 12:46 PM
3 port terminals to get foreign operators by Dec
12 October 2025, 13:56 PM
BSAA polls postponed, administrator appointed
7 October 2025, 14:53 PM
63 candidates cleared for Ctg chamber polls
5 October 2025, 18:44 PM
Shipping agents call for revision, phased rollout of Ctg port tariff
5 October 2025, 13:57 PM
Local berth operators want to invest in Ctg port’s oldest terminal
30 September 2025, 08:43 AM
Padma Oil's fuel supply pipeline for Ctg airport opens tomorrow
22 September 2025, 11:29 AM
Tourist bus launched for first time
For the first time, two double-decker bus services have been introduced in Chattogram city for tourists. The buses, operational since last Saturday, is set to ply the port city’s Tiger Pass-Faujdarhat DC Park-Patenga sea beach route.
13 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Sajek roads turn death trap
Sajek has become a popular tourist destination in Bangladesh, with its scenic view of hills, greeneries and skyline melting into one. Though it is situated in Rangamati’s Baghaichhari upazila, one must go through Khagrachhari to reach Sajek.
6 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Pritilata Museum: 10 years of unkept promises
Mochud Doula, a 70-year-old businessman, has been living in the port city’s Pahartali area for the past 42 years. Since 2012, he has been hearing promises that the European Club would be converted into Pritilata memorial museum soon.
6 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Fishers stymied by lengthy ban
With a 65-day government-imposed fishing ban being in action, almost half of Chattogram's fishermen, mostly the unregistered ones, have been pushed towards a serious financial crunch
6 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Fishers worry over salinity, experts brush aside fear
Kamal Uddin Sawdagor has been collecting carp eggs in Halda river for around 50 years. However, this season, he has been frustrated as the carps are yet to release their eggs in the water.
23 May 2023, 18:00 PM
A tribute to war heroes
This year’s War Graves Week, an annual event organised by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), is being held for the first time in Bangladesh from May 20 to May 28.
23 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Multi-storey car parking lies idle
The port city’s first multi-storey car parking, located in New Market area, is lying idle for around a year due to a mechanical failure and a shortage of operators. This has led to regular traffic congestion in front of the market.
23 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Port city to get third bus terminal soon
Chattogram City Corporation is going to construct a bus-truck terminal, which will be the third of its kind in the city, after 30 years of constructing the second one.
16 May 2023, 18:00 PM
A Mughal-era architectural wonder
With its unique aesthetic beauty and significant historical value, this cultural heritage is a must-visit attraction for anyone who appreciates the artistry and craftsmanship of past generations.
16 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Life on the edge of a broken embankment
The five-kilometre embankment in Musapur union of Sandwip upazila was repaired in 2008. But the union has lost a vast area of its land to the sea due to erosion, since no further renovation work has been done.
16 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Drinking water crisis grips Sitakunda
The drinking water crisis in Sitakunda has been worsening as over 7,000 tube wells have become dysfunctional due to the fall of the groundwater layer amid scorching heat.
16 May 2023, 18:00 PM
The menace of makeshift markets
Illegal structures selling fruits, vegetables, fish, and consumer products on both sides of the rail track in the Jan Ali Hat rail gate area on the Chattogram-Dohazari section of Bangladesh Railway (BR) continue to pose a risk of train accidents.
9 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Harvesting the field of gold
Known as Gumai Beel, this field is one of the largest paddy fields in the country, and its golden aura brings a smile to the face of every farmer who has cultivated it.
9 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Hill razed for ATM booth in CRB
The Sonali Bank authorityies have reportedly cut a hill in the port city’s Central Railway Building (CRB) area to build an ATM booth, without any approval from the Department of Environment.
9 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Billboard removed from Ayub Bachchu's Rupali Guitar sculpture
After much criticism, authorities of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) have removed a billboard from the Rupali Guitar sculpture premises at Prabartak Mor in the port city
30 April 2023, 15:16 PM
Eid sales on Ctg footpaths gaining momentum
With Eid-ul-Fitr right around the corner, shopping at footpaths in Chatogram city is gaining momentum and small roadside vendors are passing a busy time now.
18 April 2023, 18:00 PM
People seeking fresh notes ahead of Eid
With Eid-ul-Fitr knocking at the door, people of the port city have been demanding for fresh currency to make the occasion more special. Taking the advantage of a reported crisis of fresh notes in the banks, sellers have raised the “price” compared to the previous year.
18 April 2023, 18:00 PM
The curious case of non-existent water supply
Rokeya Begum, a resident of Mokbul Ahmed Society in the port city’s Patenga area, has been paying bills to Chattogram Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (CWasa) for the last three years. However, she has not gotten any water since 2019.
18 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Soaring prices, unhygienic production
Vermicelli, locally known as “shemai”, is a must-have item during Eid. But due to the soaring prices of ingredients essential to making vermicelli, especially flour, the price of this beloved desert has also gone up in the market.
4 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Two dying rivers and the miseries they bring
Abul Kalam, a fisher from Khagrachhari’s Panchhari upazila, has been earning his livelihood by fishing in Changi river for the past 20 years. The 52-year-old’s entire childhood was spent on the river’s bank.
4 April 2023, 18:00 PM