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Locomotive shortage: Only one pair of Eid special trains to run from Ctg

15 March 2026, 01:19 AM
A severe shortage of locomotives has forced Bangladesh Railway (BR) to keep Eid special train services from Chattogram to a minimum for the second consecutive year, causing suffering to home-goers.
15 March 2026, 01:19 AM
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Hathazari in Chattogram / Historic WWII airbase lies in ruins

13 March 2026, 00:00 AM
The Hathazari Airfield, a World War II–era airbase in Chattogram’s Hathazari upazila and a site of historic importance, has been lying in a state of decay due to decades of neglect.
13 March 2026, 00:00 AM
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Fuel shortage halts Sandwip-Ctg speedboat services

9 March 2026, 20:13 PM
Thousands stranded as island’s key transport link shuts down amid octane crisis
9 March 2026, 20:13 PM
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Iftar by the bay

8 March 2026, 20:43 PM
Potluck parties and shared meals at Patenga beach, Karnaphuli riverbanks becoming a Ramadan trend in Chattogram
8 March 2026, 20:43 PM
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Eid shopping rush triggers severe traffic gridlock around Chattogram markets

6 March 2026, 21:20 PM
Inadequate parking, narrow roads and roadside passenger drop-offs clog key intersections
6 March 2026, 21:20 PM
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Water crisis deepens in Ctg as salinity spikes

24 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Hundreds of residents in Chattogram are struggling to get enough water as saltwater intrusion in the Halda River and reduced releases from Kaptai Lake have sharply curtailed freshwater production of the Chattogram Water and Sewerage Authority.
24 February 2026, 00:00 AM
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February 12 Election / Asma’s quiet presence on Ctg’s busy roads

30 January 2026, 00:00 AM
At around 11:30am yesterday, a group of five stepped down from a CNG auto-rickshaw at the Badurtala Boro Garage intersection in Chattogram. Two men and three women stood briefly by the roadside. One young man carried a hand microphone and a poster, while the others held leaflets.
30 January 2026, 00:00 AM
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Chattogram-8 (Boalkhali–Chandgaon): Jamaat, NCP tug-of-war leaves voters puzzled

30 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Voters in Chattogram-8 (Boalkhali–Chandgaon) are growing increasingly confused as tensions between Jamaat-e-Islami and its alliance partner National Citizen Party (NCP) intensify, disrupting coordinated campaigning and creating uncertainty at the grassroots ahead of the polls.
30 January 2026, 00:00 AM
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Fighting again to restore democracy

Alleging that the Awami League government has turned the country into a crematorium, the BNP has said there is no alternative to ending its rule.
12 October 2022, 18:00 PM
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Tackling river erosion with trees

To tackle erosion, the Forest Department has planted 29,000 trees on a stretch of Chattogram’s Halda riverbank -- which had been grabbed by locals -- bringing a welcome change for the region’s biodiversity.
12 October 2022, 18:00 PM
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Good news for Ctg commuters

Train services between Chattogram and Dohazari will resume next month amid widespread demands of commuters following two years of Covid induced closure.
11 October 2022, 18:00 PM
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Pollution killing Karnaphuli plants

As many as 81 species of plants on Karnaphuli riverbanks are in danger of going extinct over the next few decades due to the dumping of industrial wastes and other forms of pollution. 
11 October 2022, 18:00 PM
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Passing days in fear

Only two years after its reconstruction, the Ghoramora embankment in Sitakunda’s Sonaichhari Union collapsed. Now, over 25,000 people in five villages are passing their days amid fear.
27 September 2022, 18:00 PM
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Hope for hills

After so many years, the Department of Environment (DoE) has finally taken an initiative to conduct a specialised survey with an aim to protect Chattogram’s hills.
20 September 2022, 18:00 PM
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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
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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
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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
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Poor rainfall hampers Aman cultivation in Ctg

Due to minimal rainfall, cultivation of Aman paddy in Chattogram has witnessed a setback.
31 August 2022, 18:00 PM
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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
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Mirsarai forest land: 2 lakh saplings destroyed

Around two lakh saplings of forest land planted by the forest department have been destroyed by locals’ buffalo herds in the sea-coast pastures adjacent to the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Shilpa Nagar at Chattogram’s Mirsarai upazila in the past week.
28 August 2022, 18:00 PM
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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
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Mirsarai tragedy: Probe body finds gateman, driver responsible

Both the rail crossing gateman and the microbus driver are responsible for the train-microbus collision at the Mirsarai Borotakia rail crossing that killed 13 people, a probe committee has found.
17 August 2022, 18:00 PM
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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
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Patenga a beach encroached

Illegal structures are springing up along the port city’s Patenga sea beach ignoring the directive of Chattogram Development Authority (CDA).
16 August 2022, 18:00 PM
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Ctg-Sylhet route: No new train in 20 years

Although the demand for railway tickets on the Chattogram-Sylhet route has been increasing every year, the authorities of Bangladesh Railway could not add a single passenger train to the route in the last two decades.
13 August 2022, 18:00 PM
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Kalurghat bridge in Ctg: Cost to rise 5-fold as new design placed

The long-awaited Kalurghat Rail-cum-Road Bridge Project of Bangladesh Railway has been delayed by four years even before the work began, due to its incomplete architectural design.
13 August 2022, 02:30 AM
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‘Can’t find a single bus’

Mun Tanji was waiting for a human haulier at the port city’s Chawkbazar intersection yesterday morning. Whenever one arrived after every 10 minutes, the college student rushed to board it, but to no avail amid the huge crowd.
6 August 2022, 18:00 PM
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Trauma lingers on for survivors, family

Mohammed Saikat (16), a survivor of the recent Mirsharai tragedy, is undergoing treatment at Chattogram Medical College Hospital. His pain is yet to recede, while the trauma lingers on.
2 August 2022, 18:00 PM

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