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
Is Khagrachhari's Bain loom tradition dying?
The back-strap handloom, popularly known as “Bain” loom, is a centuries-old textiles craft of the indigenous people of Khagrachhari district.
8 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Mushroom miracle
When he was younger, Mohammad Hossain of Lohagara in Chattogram went to Saudi Arabia to change his fate. Despite working hard in a grocery shop for years, he ultimately failed to do this, and barely survived on a meagre income.
1 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Why is CMCH paying more than market price?
Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) is buying one kilo of dressed broiler chicken for Tk 320, when it’s being sold for around Tk 250 in the port city’s kitchen markets.
25 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Return of the Bostami turtle
Thanks to the authorities’ conservation initiatives, the population of the endangered Bostami turtle has been increasing.
22 February 2022, 18:00 PM
A canal chokes as an economic zone emerges
The Daborkhali Canal in Chattogram’s Ichakhali union is at the risk of dying after Bangladesh Export Processing Zone Authority (Bepza) has filled up around a two-km stretch of the critical water body to set up an economic zone.
18 February 2022, 18:00 PM
An international bamboo garden!
It’s about 10 feet tall in height. At first sight, it may look like a wooden pitcher, but it’s actually bamboo that came to Bangladesh’s soil from Vietnam. This particular species of bamboo is called “Ghoti”.
15 February 2022, 18:00 PM
11 days under the open sky
At least 22 families, who lost almost everything to a devastating fire in Sonaichhari Jelepara in Sitakunda upazila, have been living under the open sky for the last eleven days in the chilling winter cold.
8 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Guliakhali beach to get a makeover
To preserve these natural bounty, the government has chalked up a special plan for the beach, which falls under Sitakunda upazila, by declaring it a protected area.
1 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Ctg WASA managing director wants basic salary hiked to Tk 4.50 lakh
The managing director of Chattogram Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (CWASA), AKM Fazlullah, wants his basic salary to be increased 2.5 times -- from Tk 1.80 lakh to Tk 4.50 lakh -- and has sent a letter to the CWASA board in this regard.
24 January 2022, 12:12 PM
Port City finally getting central sewerage system, 59 years after CWASA formed
Fifty-nine years after Chittagong Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (CWASA) was formed, Port City residents are finally getting a central sewerage system.
22 January 2022, 13:37 PM