Locomotive shortage: Only one pair of Eid special trains to run from Ctg
11 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.
11 hour(s) ago
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
Residents worry over tilted buildings
Scenes of tilted buildings, residents being evacuated and owners facing financial losses, have become a regular occurrence in some areas of the port city.
28 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Hills being razed for aviary
A hill is being cut using an excavator, while a portion of another one has already been levelled -- this was what this correspondent saw during a visit to Sheikh Russel Aviary and Eco Park in Chattogram’s Rangunia upazila.
28 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Palli Bidyut at odds with forest department
The Rural Electrification Board (Palli Bidyut) and the forest department are at loggerheads over connecting power cables through a forest reserve in Chattogram’s Fatikchhari upazila.
21 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Ctg-Nazirhat Route: Passengers suffer for delayed works of 2 stations
Bangladesh Railway started rebuilding Chowdhuryhat and Katirhat stations on the Chattogram-Nazirhat route in 2019. After four years, the construction is only halfway done, and the stations remain closed, causing daily difficulties for hundreds of passengers.
16 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Ravaging a forest for fish farming
Encroachers have destroyed 95 acres of the Gohira mangrove forest in Chattogram’s Anwara upazila and turned the area into fish enclosures.
1 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Access to safe drinking water by Dec in south Ctg
The residents of the southern parts of Chattogram district will finally have access to pure drinking water from December, thanks to the Bhandal Jhuri Water Supply Project.
27 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Shikalbaha on deathbed
Shikalbaha Canal, a major waterbody in south Chattogram directly connected to Karnaphuli and Sangu rivers, is struggling to survive amid rampant pollution.
25 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Unearthing 8th century Buddhist vihar in Ctg
Ruins of an ancient settlement, likely that of a renowned Buddhist vihar (educational institution), has been excavated in Biswamura area of Chattogram’s Karnaphuli upazila recently.
20 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Engine boats pose threat to marine life
Engine boats are being operated in Mahamaya Lake, the second largest man-made lake in Bangladesh, posing a threat to the ecological diversity of the waterbody.
16 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Reserve forest being razed for housing
A section of Tulatoli Reserve Forest under Chunati range of Chattogram South Forest Division is being razed illegally to construct structures including houses.
11 October 2023, 18:00 PM
CRB in grabbers’ clutches again
Encroachers have reoccupied most of the railway land at CRB’s Tulatoli area in Chattogram city and built structures illegally, turning the scenic hilly area into a slum.
6 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Fatikchhari Upazila in Ctg: Forest land grabbed for cattle farm
A portion of protected forest land in Sarta area under Chattogram (north) forest division in Fatikchhari upazila has been occupied illegally.
5 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Building at the cost of a pond
A pond in Chattogram city’s Mohora area is counting its breaths as builders continue to fill it up for the construction of a five-storey building.
26 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Grabbers feast on railway hills
Over 3,000 illegal structures have been constructed on nine hills owned by Bangladesh Railway in various parts of the port city, violating the law and endangering the hills.
26 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Shipbreaking goes on without environmental clearance
Defying law, shipbreakers in Chattogram are breaking scrap vessels without obtaining clearance from the Department of Environment (DoE), putting the environment at risk.
5 September 2023, 18:00 PM
A dream ended too soon
Youth's ambitious pursuits end with tragic demise
10 August 2023, 18:13 PM
‘Waterlogging killed my granddaughter’
Nipa’s life was never easy. At the age of eight, she was abandoned by both her parents, who went into hiding to avoid having to repay their increasing debts, leaving her and her baby sisters behind.
8 August 2023, 18:00 PM
No respite for Karnaphuli, Halda
Chattogram city dwellers will have to bear the nuisance of sewage pollution in the Karnaphuli and Halda rivers even longer, as the completion deadline for the Sewerage Treatment Plant-1 project has been extended.
8 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Waterlogging in Chattogram worsening by the day
Unloading of goods from larger vessels at the outer anchorage of Chattogram Port remains suspended due to rough seas since Friday, while trade at the Khatunganj-Chaktai wholesale hub has dropped significantly.
6 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Feasibility test ends 4yrs behind schedule
The project of establishing a railway link connecting the under-construction Bay Terminal of Chattogram seaport with the city’s Halishahar area is still in limbo, due to delay in conducting the feasibility test.
31 July 2023, 18:00 PM