Travelling is always a delight, but what makes it even more enjoyable is the various kinds of ride you get to take through the journey.

Not so long ago, Sonaichhari canal, which is linked directly to the Bay of Bengal, used to be a vibrant 50-feet wide water body.

If one takes a right turn from Bahaddarhat intersection in the port city, they’ll find Khaza Road, and after walking further down the road they would reach Bolir Haat, one of the largest furniture hubs in the country.

Be it a weekend or work day, readers from all age groups are rushing to the Amar Ekushey Book Fair, at the MA Aziz Stadium Gymnasium premises in the port city, since its inauguration on February 20.

Spotting used, red lifeboats parked on the canal banks beside Dhaka-Chattogram Highway at Sitakunda upazila, one might scratch their heads and ask why they’re kept there. But these boats are in fact of great value, being displayed for sale.

Arun Bikash DeyAmong the many problems that consume a metro, the one that has become a headache for port city dwellers is poor waste management.

The back-strap handloom, popularly known as “Bain” loom, is a centuries-old textiles craft of the indigenous people of Khagrachhari district.

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.

Vehicles seized by Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) are now left under the open sky in Mansurabad police line and Sadarghat.

Defying all odds, a century-old ayurvedic psychiatric treatment centre in Chattogram is proudly operational, serving patients, especially insolvent ones, with love and care.

The Chattogram University campus is already blessed with natural aesthetics. From its greenery to its water bodies, CU is known to bring serenity to those who visit it.

Pitambar Shah, a Chattogram based herbal medicine and spice shop, has survived with its old business model, despite the huge changes in technology and pharmaceutical industry in the last 180 years.

Thanks to the authorities’ conservation initiatives, the population of the endangered Bostami turtle has been increasing.

“A boat in harbour is safe, but that’s not what boats are built for” -- John Shedd’s famous quote paints a picture of the life of those who make a living out of making or sailing boats. It is, indeed, a life that demands constant movement.

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”.

At only 18, Aiman Sadat journeyed all the way from Chattogram to Dubai, to participate in the NGK UAE Pro-Cup Championship held in Dubai Autodrome, a fully integrated and FIA sanctioned sports venue in United Arab Emirates.

Pedestrians in the port city cannot walk on footpaths for more than 200 yards at a stretch uninterruptedly. The reason: illegal occupation by vendors, hawkers and shopkeepers.

The peak season for dried fish has kept producers in Chattogram busy at work, with collection, sorting, drying, piling, warming, packing and storing going on in full swing.

Rangamati’s Samata Ghat is more than just a ghat. Situated right beside the Banarupa Bazar, it is a go-to place for people of the hill tracts, who use it to trade and transport their daily essentials.

When Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) constructed two swimming pools in 2015, it was hailed by the residents. They were constructed at a portion of the city’s Jatisangha Park area.