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
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
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
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
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
Cleanup efforts set to begin
The government will soon begin cleanup efforts to contain the oil spill by placing an oil-boom in a Boalkhali canal in Chittagong.
21 June 2015
It's spreading
Oil from three wagons of a train that plunged into a canal in Boalkhali upazila of Chittagong on Friday afternoon has spread to the adjacent areas and the Karnaphuli river, posing a serious threat to the environment.
20 June 2015
Three oil wagons plunge into canal in Chittagong of Bangladesh
A train carrying furnace oil derailed and three of its wagons fell into a canal when a bridge gave way at Khitabchar of Boalkhali upazila yesterday, spilling oil into the water
19 June 2015
Ctg auto-rickshaw drivers overcharging
Accusing the drivers of CNG-run auto-rickshaws of overcharging commuters in defiance of government rules, the Passenger Welfare
12 June 2015
They didn't know of Thai death camps
Encouraged by friends or acquaintances, they were about to embark on the same illegal sea voyage to Malaysia -- a trip that sent thousands to their deaths in recent years.
8 May 2015
Half of councillors freshers in Chittagong city
More than half of the new councillors, both in general wards and reserved seats for women, in Chittagong city have been elected for
30 April 2015
Ending waterlogging, traffic jam top priority
Apart from the two Awami League (AL) and BNP backed mayor candidates of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) polls, the remaining
24 April 2015
59 Ctg councillor candidates 'literate, self-educated'
Fifty-nine councillor aspirants for Chittagong city have declared themselves "literate and self-educated" in the affidavits submitted to
7 April 2015
AL, BNP in mire over single candidate for each ward
Selecting a single councillor candidate for each ward has become a tough job for both Awami League and BNP, and the goal is unlikely
4 April 2015
13 vie for Ctg city mayor
Bringing allegations of violating electoral code of conduct against each other, AJM Nasir Uddin and M Manjur Alam Manju, the Awami
29 March 2015
CNG-run Auto-rickshaws in Ctg CitySeveral thousand remain unregistered, untaxed
Several thousand unregistered CNG-run auto-rickshaws have been operating in Chittagong city for more than one year, with more
19 March 2015
Women no lesser
At first glance, it may seem unbecoming of a woman because the job involves a substantial amount of physical labour. But with the passage of time, the scenario has changed--women are doing what was considered exclusively the work of men before.
7 March 2015
Blockade costs railway Tk 4cr
The ongoing blockade has damaged Tk 4 crore worth of properties of the east zone of Bangladesh Railway since the beginning of political strife on January 6, said Md Mozammel Haque, general manager for the zone.
17 February 2015