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GUEST COLUMN / Rizwan brought back audience to theatre halls

19 September 2017
Rizwan”, a short film, scripted and directed by Deepti Khurana, is based on “The Country without a Post Office” by Agha Shahid Ali, and adapted into a play by Abhisheikh Majumder.
19 September 2017

Move to Excavate Ctg Canal / Work delay to raise cost by Tk 288cr

22 August 2017
The Chittagong City Corporation is yet to begin the excavation work of a 3-km canal from Chittagong's Bahaddarhat to the Karnaphuli River, supposed to be completed by June this year to mitigate the city's waterlogging crisis.
22 August 2017
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Of self-reliance

9 August 2017
When he was around 15 years of age, he broke his left hand falling from a tree. Eventually, the entire arm had to be amputated due to fungal infection.
9 August 2017

Reckless driving goes unabated in port city

30 July 2017
Monir Ahmed, a private job holder, was returning home from New Market area of Chittagong city after finishing his office recently.
30 July 2017
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A lifeline under threat

18 July 2017
The 6.9km Chaktai canal, one of the main drainage channels of Chittagong city, has been shriveled up noticeably, thanks to indiscriminate dumping of waste and rampant encroachment over the years.
18 July 2017

7,000 Ctg artisans busy making Eid outfits

17 June 2017
With Eid-ul-Fitr approaching near, artisans at Khalifa Potti, a popular wholesale market for readymade outfits in Chittagong city, are busy trying to keep up with the demand of one of the biggest religious festivals of Muslims.
17 June 2017
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WOES CONTINUE IN PORT CITY

13 June 2017
Residents of most of the areas in Chittagong city and at least 10 upazilas of the district are affected by waterlogging resulted from
13 June 2017
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Boats in the making

11 June 2017
While travelling over the third Karnaphuli Bridge of Chittagong city, one is bound to notice the shoreline of the Razakhali canal for its vibrancy.
11 June 2017
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A death trap for Ctg commuters

Buses lie idle on one side of a road, while vehicles stop abruptly to take in passengers in front of the entrance to a bridge on the other side.
10 June 2017
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Blissful Ctg lacks free public spaces

Newlywed Dipak Nandi and his wife went to Jatisangha Park (UN Park) recently on a Friday. As soon as the couple entered the place in the port city's Panchlaish area, they were welcomed by heaps of mud and scattered garbage instead of greeneries and open space. To them, the place looked more like a landfill.
2 June 2017
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Mora Impact: Port city sees heavy rain, waterlogging

Though the city dwellers escaped a possible onslaught of cyclone Mora, the port city experienced severe waterlogging hours after the
31 May 2017
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Around the country in 25 days!

For 20-year-old Munna Shikder, it all began after hearing a story of an old man who travelled the country by riding bicycle about six
30 May 2017
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Didar wins 11th title

Wrestling for what he said would be the final time, Didarul Alam exacted revenge by defeating last year's champion Mohammad Shamsu
25 April 2017
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Why Ctg waterlogging a never-ending problem

Though a number of initiatives have been taken over the years to address Chittagong city's waterlogging problem, many of those have apparently gone down the drain due to a lack of coordinated efforts by the government bodies concerned.
22 April 2017
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Delay increases sufferings

It is about a half an hour journey from Chittagong to Dhaka by air.
15 April 2017
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Losing lustre, but still not lost

One of the largest wholesale commodity markets in Bangladesh, Khatungonj used to celebrate Halkhata with much festivity even a
12 April 2017
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Mohiuddin, Nasir at loggerheads

Rivalry between Mohiuddin and Nasir is an old issue which started in the 80s when Nasir was a student leader loyal to
11 April 2017
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Low turnout, sales put a damper on Ctg trade fair

Turnout is picking up in the second week of the Chittagong International Trade Fair, but sales remain sluggish. Many exhibitors are offering gifts and discounts to promote their products and boost sales, but in vain.
5 April 2017
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Parki beach could be next tourist hotspot

The sandy beach at the Karnaphuli river channel has been a tourist attraction for visitors in and around Chittagong for more than a
3 April 2017

Project taken to mitigate port city's waterlogging

Aiming to mitigate the waterlogging crisis in Chittagong city, Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) has
19 February 2017

Workers of lighter vessels continue strike

Imports through Chittagong Port are being hampered as workers of lighter vessels continued their strike yesterday
12 February 2017
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Safety at stake on Kalurghat Bridge

A serious accident is just a matter of time on the run-down Kalurghat Bridge in Chittagong, constructed in British era -- thanks to the indifference of the authorities concerned.
11 February 2017
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Mysterious blast damages port city flat

It was around 5:15am yesterday. Most of the people in Bakalia Dewan Bazar area, including the residents of a six-storey building in Nirapod Housing
27 January 2017

Expansion of approach roads to start finally

After three long years, the expansion of approach roads at the two ends of the 3rd Karnaphuli Bridge, opened for vehicular movement in 2010, will begin by March.
21 January 2017
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Ctg traffic chaos getting worse

Even four to five years back traffic congestion on the streets of Chittagong city, reputed as a relatively clean city, was hardly seen. Now it has become a common phenomenon.
6 January 2017

Ctg door-to-door waste collection begins tomorrow

To make Chittagong a “green and clean” city, the door-to-door garbage collection by Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) is going to begin tomorrow in seven wards, out of 41.
30 December 2016
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Implementation delay costs Tk 96cr more

The estimated cost of a 12.5km road expansion project in Chittagong has increased about Tk 96 crore in
19 December 2016
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Ctg Transport Strike: Commuters suffer badly

Leaders of Chittagong Regional Committee of Bangladesh Sarak Paribahan Sramik Federation postponed their 24-hour
29 November 2016

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