Soaring prices, unhygienic production

Vermicelli, locally known as “shemai”, is a must-have item during Eid. But due to the soaring prices of ingredients essential to making vermicelli, especially flour, the price of this beloved desert has also gone up in the market.
4 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Two dying rivers and the miseries they bring

Abul Kalam, a fisher from Khagrachhari’s Panchhari upazila, has been earning his livelihood by fishing in Changi river for the past 20 years. The 52-year-old’s entire childhood was spent on the river’s bank.
4 April 2023, 18:00 PM

Ctg chamber starts commodity sales at subsidised rates

Products will be sold from 10am to 1pm from a makeshift shop
22 March 2023, 12:34 PM

Chittagong College’s pivotal role in 1971

In May 1971,  Abani Mohan Dutta, a professor of the Department of Philosophy of the then Chittagong College, was picked up by the Pakistan army from the college quarter. His crime was that he was a progressive-minded teacher, who supported the Liberation War of Bangladesh, said his then student  Dr Shafiqul Alam.
21 March 2023, 18:00 PM

Chattogram’s Pekin duck farming frenzy

Pekin duck farming is gaining popularity in different areas of Chattogram, especially in South Chattogram. Small farmers in Karnaphuli, Anwara, and Patiya upazilas are farming this species of duck since it is very much profitable for meat and egg within a short time.
21 March 2023, 18:00 PM

A gross misuse of special provision

Jahangir Hossain, a local resident of Alakdia village in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila, used to cultivate various types of crops on half an acre of land adjacent to the coastline. However, his land remains uncultivable for the last five years due to the saline water entering the land.
21 March 2023, 18:00 PM

GPH Ispat launches new high-grade steel rebar

The company claims the GPH Quantum B600D-R steel rebar is the first of its kind in Bangladesh
21 March 2023, 14:33 PM

Project to buy tourist coaches stuck in row over feasibility study

The much-awaited project to buy tourist coaches taken up four years ago for under construction Dhaka-Cox’s Bazar rail route is still in limbo, as the project is stuck in a row over a feasibility study.
28 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Some fishing nets and a voyage to the sea

A vessel, some fishing nets and a voyage to the sea. Amid all the thrill and sense of adventure,
28 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Hills razed for industry

The authorities of Build-Aid Readymix Concrete Limited have ravaged several hills in Chattogram to build a factory, that too without getting permission from the environment ministry. Suffice to say, this may lead to serious environmental harm.
28 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Ctg REHAB fair posts 55% fall in sales, bookings

The fair posts sales and bookings worth Tk 108 crore, down from last year’s Tk 238 crore
26 February 2023, 15:56 PM

Meghna Group adds four new oceangoing vessels to fleet

The group now has the highest cargo carrying capacity in the country, 12.2 lakh tonnes
26 February 2023, 12:05 PM

Four-day REHAB Ctg fair begins

The realtors want cut in apartment registration fees and tax cut on registration of used flats
23 February 2023, 13:36 PM

Occupying forestland by building a wall

RF Builders, a real-estate firm appointed by a group called Prabartak Sangha, is constructing a boundary wall in a disputed land in Prabartak area under Panchalaish of Chattogram, despite a stay order issued by the High Court.
21 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Teribazar, all things clothing

Chattogram’s Teribazar is the most sought after destination for people from all walks of life for reasonably priced full-sized cloth. 
21 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Destroying hills for a dumping station

When a garbage dumping station is comes at the expense of destroying hills and  jeopardising the environment, the act becomes highly contentious.
21 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Ctg international trade fair begins tomorrow

Over 300 companies from different countries will occupy 400 stalls in the fair
15 February 2023, 12:57 PM

From dropout to role model in five years

He was a youngster with big dreams, hailing from Tangpru Para of Bandarban. Thoai Sing Hla Marma came to Dhaka in 2014, to pursue his goal of becoming a civil engineer, and got admitted to the National Polytechnic Institute.
14 February 2023, 18:00 PM

Boi Mela gaining momentum

The 21-day long Amar Ekushey Boi Mela Chattogram 2023 kicked off at the MA Aziz Stadium Gymnasium premises of Chattogram  on Wednesday.
14 February 2023, 18:00 PM

A new hope for Dhaka-Ctg route passengers

After seven years, Bangladesh Railways is planning to launch a new intercity train on the Dhaka-Chattogram route, aiming to provide a quick and hassle-free journey to passengers on this busy route.
14 February 2023, 18:00 PM