Police recover multiple sharp weapons, sticks and a locally made gun in follow-up raids

Failure in ensuring worker safety behind recent shipyard deaths

Widow of Sitakunda shipbreaking victim says compensation offers only temporary security for her and two young sons

Another injured worker dies in a Chattogram hospital

4,000 security personnel cordon off hilly area long linked to land grabbing and armed gangs

Death of child with throat slit reveals how defenceless victims remain

The Barabkunda Agnikunda in Sitakunda, Bangladesh, is a sacred flame mysteriously burning on water for centuries. Fuelled by natural methane, it blends myth, science, and spirituality into a rare, unforgettable travel experience.

Actress Jaya Ahsan, who has already made a significant mark on India’s OTT platforms, is now set to venture into Bangladeshi web series with her debut project, “Jimmi.” 

The drinking water crisis in Sitakunda has been worsening as over 7,000 tube wells have become dysfunctional due to the fall of the groundwater layer amid scorching heat.

Illegal sand mining is eating away people's homes, farmland and wildlife habitats

"We submitted all of the necessary paperworks to the relevant authorities last night. Our explosive license, fire license, and other papers and documents are up to date and in order. We also had fire-fighting equipment in the factory"

Winter lovers often love to travel with layered-up clothes throughout the country, but often end up visiting the same place in other seasons. To change that up, here are the top 6 places to visit in the winter.

Well known for its natural beauty, Sitakunda has always been one of the major tourist spots in Bangladesh. Sitakunda is an upazila in Chattogram district hosting the first eco-park of the country. The name of the place itself — Sitakunda is rather intriguing and there are multiple myths behind the origin of the name, but that’s another story! For now, let’s discuss the top 5 places you should visit if you are in Sitakunda.

People coming in droves to help blast victims set inspiring examples

The Chattogram-based GPH Ispat Ltd has constructed a makeshift dam on a stream bordering the Jangal-Bashbaria reserve forest in Sitakunda to secure water supply to its new factory.

A weigh station along Dhaka-Chittagong highway was vandalised and the highway blocked for hours allegedly by transport workers yesterday.

Two shipbreaking workers were killed at two scrap yards in Sitakunda in the early hours of yesterday and Sunday afternoon.

Nine children, who died, showing similar symptoms, in Sitakunda of Chittagong recently, are suffering from measles, according to health experts.

A seven-year-old indigenous boy was sent to a hospital with fever yesterday, taking the number of children suffering from one unknown disease to 87 in Sitakunda upazila of Chittagong.

Sixteen more children in Sitakunda's Tripura Para became sick and were admitted to hospital yesterday, but doctors say the 68 other local children, hospitalised earlier with similar symptoms, were recovering.