Sifayet Ullah

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.

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.

Thousands stranded as island’s key transport link shuts down amid octane crisis

Potluck parties and shared meals at Patenga beach, Karnaphuli riverbanks becoming a Ramadan trend in Chattogram

Inadequate parking, narrow roads and roadside passenger drop-offs clog key intersections

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.

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.

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.