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

5 hour(s) ago
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.
5 hour(s) ago
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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

Four years on, train service yet to resume

Over four years after its suspension due to the pandemic, the train service between Chattogram and Dohazari has yet to resume. The prolonged closure continues to exacerbate the struggles of commuters and traders while depriving Bangladesh Railway (BR) of significant revenue.
2 January 2025, 18:00 PM
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Ctg-Sylhet route: Local train service remains suspended since 2020

The only local train on the Chattogram-Sylhet route, Jalalabad Express, has remained suspended for nearly five years since February 2020.
28 December 2024, 18:00 PM

Forest department, resort owner face off over land

Forest Department (FD) and the owner of Mati-Ta Resort has locked horns over the demarcation of forestland in Chattogram’s Bhatiary area. 
13 December 2024, 18:00 PM
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Sitakunda farmers cash in on early bean cultivation

Hundreds of farmers in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila have reaped good profits by cultivating Rupban, an early bean variety, in the hilly areas this year.
10 December 2024, 18:00 PM
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CWasa to install 55 deep tubewells despite falling groundwater levels

The Chattogram Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (CWasa) has sent a proposal to the Planning Commission to install 55 deep tube wells in Chattogram city in a bid to tackle the water crisis during the dry season.
6 December 2024, 18:00 PM
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Hills razed for 30 real estate projects in Ctg

Chattogram city is losing its hills. The 80 or so hills that remain are increasingly under threat from real estate projects of influential businesses.      
30 November 2024, 18:02 PM
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Chattogram Wasa: ‘Tk 100cr lost every year to ‘system loss’

In the last fiscal year, 30 percent of Chattogram Wasa’s water was wasted, resulting in significant revenue loss.
22 November 2024, 18:10 PM
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Back to square one following futile excavation

Within just two years after excavation by Bangladesh Water Development Board, the Leinga canal at Chattogram's Karnaphuli upazila has been filled up once again.
20 November 2024, 20:30 PM
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Illegal structures pose accident risk

Numerous illegal structures, including makeshift shops, have sprung up along the Sholoshahar-Nazirhat rail tracks in Oxygen level crossing area of Chattogram city.
4 November 2024, 18:00 PM
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Level crossing: Illegal structures pose accident risk

Numerous illegal structures, including makeshift shops, have sprung up along the Sholoshahar-Nazirhat rail tracks in Oxygen level crossing area of Chattogram city
4 November 2024, 15:00 PM
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Kalurghat Bridge reopens: Sufferings over... finally!

The authorities opened the Kalurghat Bridge on Karnaphuli river in Chattogram to traffic today upon completion of repair works for 15 months
27 October 2024, 13:49 PM
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Halda fishers struggle for survival

A loan programme intended to offer alternative livelihoods to fishermen affected by the fishing ban in the Halda river has failed to meet its objectives, resulting in a waste of public funds.
26 October 2024, 21:31 PM
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Forestland given away for illegal sand lifting

In a move that violates laws, the Chattogram district administration has given permission to a foreign contractor to lift sand from a portion of the Ramgarh-Sitakunda reserve forest in Chattogram’s Jiltali area for a road widening project.
20 October 2024, 18:00 PM
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Chattogram Waterfalls: Scenic wonders or death traps?

Mahbub Hasan, a bank official, went to visit Khoiyachhara Waterfall in Chattogram on September 27 this year.
12 October 2024, 18:00 PM
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Goat rearing makes Selina solvent

Selina Akter, 35, and her husband Khorshed Alam, 45, from Sreemangal upazila in Moulvibazar, moved to Chattogram’s Bayezid Bostami area in 2008 and opened a roadside tea stall.
3 October 2024, 19:22 PM
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Huge loss, little compensation

Md Harun, a 55-year-old farmer, was seen replanting paddy seedlings in his field at Paindong union in Chattogram’s Fatikchhari upazila. His 4 acres of paddy crops were damaged due to flood recently.
20 September 2024, 18:00 PM
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Lack of ferry service plagues locals

Parvez Anowar, a businessperson, was seen washing mud from his legs at Kumira Ghat in Chattogram. He just reached there after having to tread through muddy water at Guptachhara Ghat in Sandwip upazila to get on a boat.
18 September 2024, 18:00 PM
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Six years on, wage board yet to be implemented

Mokbul Hossain, 48, a cutter in the shipbreaking industry, lives in a two-room rented house with his family of six in Kadamrasul, Sitakunda, Chattogram.
17 September 2024, 18:00 PM
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Patenga beach falls victim to encroachment

The Patenga beach in the port city is at risk of losing its natural beauty as illegal structures keep sprouting along the seaside in the absence of effective measures from the authorities concerned.
8 September 2024, 18:00 PM
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Workplace safety still a far cry

Cutter-man Sahab Uddin died after falling from a scrap ship at a shipbreaking yard in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila on May 29 last year.
8 September 2024, 18:00 PM

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