The government today honoured 76 individual highest taxpayers, including Transcom Group Chairman Shahnaz Rahman, The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam, and Prothom Alo Editor Matiur Rahman, for depositing the highest amount of taxes to the state coffer in 2021-22 fiscal year.

The government enacted the Bangladesh Ship Recycling Act in 2018 and asked the authorities concerned to build a Treatment Storage and Disposal Facility (TSDF) within 3 years for the safe disposal of hazardous waste.

The coastal forest department of Chattogram has proposed to establish a special biodiversity area on 6,507 acres of forest land at Sitakunda’s Guliakhali area to save hundreds of species of wildlife and birds.

A project for lighting various roads in the Chattogram City Corporation areas has not seen a single percent of progress in three and a half years.

The elevated expressway project in Chattogram is being delayed as Bangladesh Railway has not yet allotted the required land for the project, resulting in city dwellers suffering.

Chattogram has become a transit route for wildlife trafficking by poachers and smugglers due to the indifference and lack of proper monitoring of the authorities concerned.

A pond near the Jan Ali Hat Railway Station in the port city’s Chandgaon area has been turned into a dumping zone. Consequently, it has also become a safe breeding zone for mosquitoes.

The month-long “Muktijuddher Bijoy Mela”, which started on December 1 at Outer Stadium in Kazir Dewri in the port city, is now abuzz with visitors.

Enthusiasm prevails among the leaders and activists of Awami League and its associate organisations in Chattogram over the rally of the party president and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, scheduled to be held in the city’s Polo Ground on December 4.

Taufiq, Minhaj, Ishita and Satyajit, four students of Chittagong University, went to have tea and sweets at Bose Brothers, a historic confectionery located in the port city’s Nandan Kanan area, on a Wednesday afternoon.

A total of 13.5 square kilometre area of the port city is directly at risk of waterlogging, while a total of 52 square kilometre area is vulnerable due to unplanned urbanisation, finds a study.

One of the main housing projects undertaken by the Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) in 2017 was the Ananya Residential Area (Second Phase) project.

With the beginning of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Chattogram has entered a festive mood with jerseys and flags taking over the markets and footpaths of the port city.

The administrative centre of Chattogram division and Chattogram district stands on the top of a hill with a peculiar name of “Parir Pahar”, which translates to fairy hill.

Due to illegal grabbing and inaction of the concerned authorities, Jolkodor canal in Chattogram’s Banskhali upazila has reduced to be a 30 feet wide stream from its previous width of 150 feet.

Homemakers in Chattogram tend to be suffering from uncontrolled diabetes at a greater rate due to different reasons, including a lack of a balanced diet.

Despite the government’s priority programme to make the best use of every inch of available cultivable land, more than 15 thousand hectares of arable land in Chattogram remain uncultivated.

The cable car service in Sheikh Russel Aviary and Eco Park in the port city’s Rangunia upazila has remained closed since September 2021. The authorities have been working to restart its operations but no progress has been made to that effect in the last year.

On a hilltop adjacent to Government Hazi Muhammad Mohsin College in Chattogram, stands an establishment from the British colonial era.

Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) plans to start the first ever ferry service between Sandwip island and Sitakunda in Chattogram.