Clay and memory: Potters of Ctg village return only for Baishakh
14 April 2026, 15:56 PM
Once a thriving pottery hub, Fatikchhari's Kulalpara now revives its craft briefly for Bengla new year
14 April 2026, 15:56 PM
Trains on Chattogram-Sylhet route run hours late, commuters bear the brunt
10 April 2026, 12:19 PM
Weak tracks, engine shortage blamed as delays stretch upto 6 hours
10 April 2026, 12:19 PM
Elephant calf stoned to death in Bandarban
6 April 2026, 00:00 AM
A three-month-old elephant calf found dead in a reserve forest in Naikhyangchhari upazila was killed by stone blows, according to a post-mortem report.
6 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Elephant calf found in Bandarban was stoned to death
5 April 2026, 18:08 PM
Post mortem finds evidence of brain hemorrhage, case delayed due to jurisdiction confusion
5 April 2026, 18:08 PM
Kalurghat-Chaktai road project drags on for 9yrs
27 March 2026, 03:14 AM
The Kalurghat–Chaktai road and dyke project in Chattogram has remained unfinished for nine years despite four deadline extensions.
27 March 2026, 03:14 AM
Eid revives Ctg’s fading handmade shoe industry
18 March 2026, 00:00 AM
A nearly tangible sense of urgency permeates the air as workers focus on a variety of tasks. A group of them are cutting leather pieces while others attach soles with glue. Some focus on decorative designs while another group packs finished shoes for delivery.
18 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Locomotive shortage: Only one pair of Eid special trains to run from Ctg
15 March 2026, 01:19 AM
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.
15 March 2026, 01:19 AM
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
A welcome respite from urban cacophony
It is indeed a fiesta of foliage and plant. A riot of colours; colours of flowers and fruits -- that come in all shades and hues.
16 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Patenga a beach encroached
Illegal structures are springing up along the port city’s Patenga sea beach ignoring the directive of Chattogram Development Authority (CDA).
16 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Ctg-Sylhet route: No new train in 20 years
Although the demand for railway tickets on the Chattogram-Sylhet route has been increasing every year, the authorities of Bangladesh Railway could not add a single passenger train to the route in the last two decades.
13 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Kalurghat bridge in Ctg: Cost to rise 5-fold as new design placed
The long-awaited Kalurghat Rail-cum-Road Bridge Project of Bangladesh Railway has been delayed by four years even before the work began, due to its incomplete architectural design.
13 August 2022, 02:30 AM
‘Can’t find a single bus’
Mun Tanji was waiting for a human haulier at the port city’s Chawkbazar intersection yesterday morning. Whenever one arrived after every 10 minutes, the college student rushed to board it, but to no avail amid the huge crowd.
6 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Trauma lingers on for survivors, family
Mohammed Saikat (16), a survivor of the recent Mirsharai tragedy, is undergoing treatment at Chattogram Medical College Hospital. His pain is yet to recede, while the trauma lingers on.
2 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Level crossing or death trap?
Pintu Das (41), a labourer in the port city’s Aturar Dipu area, was killed by a speeding train while crossing the railway tracks near Pahartoli Railway Station on July 29.
2 August 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Couldn’t help but drag them for half kilometre’
The locomotive driver of the Mahanagar Prabhati train, which hit a microbus on Friday morning killing 11, said he had no time to pull the brakes.
30 July 2022, 18:00 PM
The coaching centre falls silent after Mirsharai accident
The coaching centre fell silent after it lost 10 teachers and students in a train-microbus collision in Chattogram's Mirsharai yesterday (July 29, 2022).
30 July 2022, 09:52 AM
Halda no safe haven for dolphins
A dolphin was found dead in the Halda river in Chattogram on July 21.
26 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Killing canal to expand road
To expand a nearby road, the authorities of Karnaphuli tunnel have filled up a large part of “Golden Beach” canal in Chattogram city’s Patenga area. The canal now acts as a narrow drain, which has led to waterlogging.
19 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Wait gets longer for Chattogram’s 1st elevated expressway
Chattogram residents will have to wait further for the port city’s first elevated expressway as Chattogram Development Authority (CDA), the project’s implementing agency, sought a two-year extension due to a lack of coordination with other government agencies.
19 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Holding tax based on land not rent
Despite objections from homeowners, Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) will start collecting holding tax based on property rent, instead of area. This new method will reportedly raise the tax by many times.
18 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Ctg Wasa officials keep going on foreign trips
Six officials of Chattogram Water Supply and Sewerage Authority have made trips to the US and Turkey since May 12, when the government issued a restriction on foreign trips of government officials as part of an austerity measure.
15 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Railway’s east zone reels from manpower crisis
Authorities of Bangladesh Railway’s (BR) east zone have closed down 46 of the 228 railway stations due to severe workforce shortage. This has resulted in delays of over 30 minutes on different routes of the zone.
5 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Red Chittagong cattle facing extinction
Red Chittagong cattle, a native cattle breed reared predominantly in Chattogram, is facing extinction for many reasons, especially due to hybridisation, according to experts.
28 June 2022, 18:00 PM
No new train on Dhaka-Ctg route in 7 years
Although the demand for railway tickets on the Dhaka-Chattogram route has been increasing every year, the Bangladesh Railway (BR) authorities could not add a single passenger train to the country’s most important route in the last seven years.
23 June 2022, 18:00 PM
When CCC is the problem
In 2000, Chattogram City Corporation constructed a four-storey building in the middle of Chaktai canal, one of the key drainage channels of the port city, without clearance from Chattogram Development Authority (CDA).
22 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Ctg getting new master plan after 27 years
Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) has started working on a new master plan after 27 years, to build a planned port city.
21 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Cattle farming sees boom
Chattogram’s livestock production has nearly doubled over the last 5 years -- thanks to the rising popularity of cattle farming.
21 June 2022, 18:00 PM