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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Level crossing or death trap?
Pintu Das (41), a labourer in the port city’s Aturar Dipu area, was killed by a speeding train while crossing the railway tracks near Pahartoli Railway Station on July 29.
2 August 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Couldn’t help but drag them for half kilometre’
The locomotive driver of the Mahanagar Prabhati train, which hit a microbus on Friday morning killing 11, said he had no time to pull the brakes.
30 July 2022, 18:00 PM
The coaching centre falls silent after Mirsharai accident
The coaching centre fell silent after it lost 10 teachers and students in a train-microbus collision in Chattogram's Mirsharai yesterday (July 29, 2022).
30 July 2022, 09:52 AM
Halda no safe haven for dolphins
A dolphin was found dead in the Halda river in Chattogram on July 21.
26 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Killing canal to expand road
To expand a nearby road, the authorities of Karnaphuli tunnel have filled up a large part of “Golden Beach” canal in Chattogram city’s Patenga area. The canal now acts as a narrow drain, which has led to waterlogging.
19 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Wait gets longer for Chattogram’s 1st elevated expressway
Chattogram residents will have to wait further for the port city’s first elevated expressway as Chattogram Development Authority (CDA), the project’s implementing agency, sought a two-year extension due to a lack of coordination with other government agencies.
19 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Holding tax based on land not rent
Despite objections from homeowners, Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) will start collecting holding tax based on property rent, instead of area. This new method will reportedly raise the tax by many times.
18 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Ctg Wasa officials keep going on foreign trips
Six officials of Chattogram Water Supply and Sewerage Authority have made trips to the US and Turkey since May 12, when the government issued a restriction on foreign trips of government officials as part of an austerity measure.
15 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Railway’s east zone reels from manpower crisis
Authorities of Bangladesh Railway’s (BR) east zone have closed down 46 of the 228 railway stations due to severe workforce shortage. This has resulted in delays of over 30 minutes on different routes of the zone.
5 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Red Chittagong cattle facing extinction
Red Chittagong cattle, a native cattle breed reared predominantly in Chattogram, is facing extinction for many reasons, especially due to hybridisation, according to experts.
28 June 2022, 18:00 PM
No new train on Dhaka-Ctg route in 7 years
Although the demand for railway tickets on the Dhaka-Chattogram route has been increasing every year, the Bangladesh Railway (BR) authorities could not add a single passenger train to the country’s most important route in the last seven years.
23 June 2022, 18:00 PM
When CCC is the problem
In 2000, Chattogram City Corporation constructed a four-storey building in the middle of Chaktai canal, one of the key drainage channels of the port city, without clearance from Chattogram Development Authority (CDA).
22 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Cattle farming sees boom
Chattogram’s livestock production has nearly doubled over the last 5 years -- thanks to the rising popularity of cattle farming.
21 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Ctg getting new master plan after 27 years
Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) has started working on a new master plan after 27 years, to build a planned port city.
21 June 2022, 18:00 PM
The many faults of Al Razi Chemical Complex
Al Razi Chemical Complex, located at South Pahartholi (Ward 1) of Chattogram City Corporation, was found to be producing Hydrogen Peroxide nine times higher than the permissible limit by the Department of Environment.
7 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Chemical-mixed water from Ctg depot spreading out
Following the fire and explosions in BM Container Depot at Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila, chemical-mixed water has been spreading in the vicinity.
6 June 2022, 07:49 AM
The worst of nightmares
Patients with burn marks all over their bodies, screaming in pain, wrapped in bandages.
5 June 2022, 18:00 PM
400 homes waterlogged in two weeks!
A canal has been occupied and filled, which led to about 400 families facing severe waterlogging in Mogpukur area of Kumira union in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila.
1 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Back to Green: 4 lakh trees planted on 400 acres of recovered forestland
The forest department has reforested a total of 400 acres of protected forestland -- which was grabbed by locals in Kodolpur area of Chattogram’s Raozan upazila -- bringing a positive change for the region’s biodiversity.
24 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Temporary dams, prolonged sufferings
Temporary dams in the canals made by Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) as part of implementing a mega project to address waterlogging in the port city have worsened the waterlogging problem.
17 May 2022, 18:00 PM