Tk 2,675cr road turns into truck stand

Built at a cost of around Tk 2,675 crore, when the under-construction, 15.2-kilometre Chattogram City Outer Ring Road opened for vehicular movement in 2021, city dwellers and experts believed it would be a blessing for mitigating traffic congestion.
13 September 2022, 18:00 PM

For the love of books

When Arko Dutta, a fourth grader, was returning from school with his mother, he noticed a library near Dr Khastagir Government Girls’ High School in Chattogram’s Jamal Khan intersection.
13 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Railway’s earning increases by 55pc

After witnessing a massive shortfall in revenue because of the pandemic, Bangladesh Railway’s eastern zone has improved its position in the 2021-22 fiscal year.
13 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Plastic waste a prevailing threat to port city

A new study found that Chattogram city produces 3,000 tonnes of waste every day, of which, 249-tonne is plastic waste.
13 September 2022, 18:00 PM

CDA plans to collect toll from Bayezid link road

Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) plans to bring Bayezid-Faujdarhat Link Road under toll system to raise funds for developing and maintaining the six-kilometre road.
6 September 2022, 18:00 PM

‘How will we survive?’

People from low- and middle-income groups in Chattogram have been facing difficult times to maintain their livelihood with the rising prices of daily essentials.
6 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Birth reg server hack: Noncooperation from Dhaka stalls probe in Chattogram

Investigation into the 18 dubious birth certificates, which were issued hacking the user IDs and passwords of three ward councillor offices under Chattogram City Corporation, has been halted as police did not get any help from the registrar general’s office, despite repeated letters in this regard.
6 September 2022, 18:00 PM

A welcome impact, but challenges remain

Unbridled sand mining that had been ravaging the reserve forest in Cox’s Bazar’s Chakaria has slowed down, thanks to the heightened surveillance by the Forest Department.
6 September 2022, 18:00 PM

Passengers suffer as trains remain inoperative

Sixteen trains on different routes of the Bangladesh Railway (BR) eastern zone have remained closed over the last decade due to multiple crises, mainly a shortage of coaches.
30 August 2022, 18:00 PM

It’s guava galore in Chattogram

Guava farmers of south Chattogram region are all smiles as they had a bumper production this year and are now busy collecting, packaging and selling the fruits to traders.
30 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Ctg Railway Police: Understaffed, overworked

Chattogram Government Railway Police (GRP) has been reeling from the manpower crisis on top of severe work pressure, creating extra pressure on police personnel.
30 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Cuet TSC, cafeteria remain unused for over 2yrs

Besides, university-based student organisations run their activities from the TSC buildings.
30 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Sudden diarrhoea outbreak in port city

Many residents in certain areas of the port city have been suffering from diarrhoea for a week. A good number of those affected have been admitted to hospitals due to deteriorating health conditions.
23 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Good news for medical students

The government has authorised Chattogram Medical College (CMC) to open a Fellow of the College of Physicians and Surgeons (FCPS) course, which would greatly benefit local medical students.
23 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Port city finally getting central sewerage system

Work for Package-1 of Sewerage Treatment Plant (STP) of Chattogram Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (CWasa) has started with an aim to create a pollution-free city for residents.
23 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Craving shutki? Just head to Ctg Asadganj market

If there’s one thing that can be said for certain about the residents of Chattogram, it’s that they love “shutki” or as they’d like to call it, “funi”.
23 August 2022, 18:00 PM

A new home for 11 python hatchlings

Sitakunda Eco Park is now the home to 11 baby pythons, born in an incubator at the Chattogram Zoo.
16 August 2022, 18:00 PM

A welcome respite from urban cacophony

It is indeed a fiesta of foliage and plant. A riot of colours; colours of flowers and fruits -- that come in all shades and hues.
16 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Good news for heart patients

With an aim to provide the best cardiac care facilities to people from all walks of life, a specialised heart hospital under the Heart Foundation is going to start its journey in Chattogram by September.
16 August 2022, 18:00 PM

Cuet continues to shine on global stage

Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (Cuet) students have shined yet again in the annual international students’ concrete project competition of the American Concrete Institute, by bagging the second runners-up position.
16 August 2022, 18:00 PM