Amir Hasan Shahriar

Chandanpura Mosque: A sight to behold

Despite the hustle and bustle of ever-busy Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah Road in port city, a structure with multiple domes and soaring minarets painted in bright colours compels a passer-by to halt and behold its beauty and majesty.

4y ago

Country’s lone Ethnological Museum in a shambles

If a museum is considered to be a window into the rich history of local culture, which plays a crucial role in preserving the past and documenting the present to inspire the future, the country’s lone Ethnological Museum in the port city is failing its purpose.

5y ago

A new breathing space for port city residents

With 3,000 trees of 41 different species, Bayezid Sabuj Udyan in the port city was inaugurated yesterday to provide a new green space to city dwellers.

5y ago

When the elephant is the room!

The houses in fairy tales often came in weird shapes and sizes -- one was shaped like a shoe, some were high up in the trees, and another was made out of chocolate. It’s almost impossible to find such structures in the real world, but there is one house in

5y ago

A glimmer of hope for ‘boon granters’

Finally a ray of hope for the “Bostami turtles”, a species previously declared extinct in the wild by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), as a group of specialists have successfully hatched 36 eggs in an incubator last month.

5y ago

Friends of the neighbourhood

With an aim to help the underprivileged in their respective neighbourhoods cope with difficult situations and overcome crises, a group of students in the port city have been working under the banner of “Rise of Youth Community (RYC) Bangladesh” since 2017.

5y ago

Cattle markets pick up in port city

With Eid-ul-Azha just days away, cattle markets in the port city are seeing impressive turnouts -- with sale of sacrificial animals reaching its peak.

5y ago

Bangladesh Art Week concludes in Chattogram

Bangladesh Art Week 2019 concluded in Chattogram yesterday at Artist Rashid Chowdhury Art Gallery, Institute of Fine Arts, University of Chittagong.

5y ago
November 10, 2019
November 10, 2019

Chandanpura Mosque: A sight to behold

Despite the hustle and bustle of ever-busy Nawab Siraj ud-Daulah Road in port city, a structure with multiple domes and soaring minarets painted in bright colours compels a passer-by to halt and behold its beauty and majesty.

October 26, 2019
October 26, 2019

Country’s lone Ethnological Museum in a shambles

If a museum is considered to be a window into the rich history of local culture, which plays a crucial role in preserving the past and documenting the present to inspire the future, the country’s lone Ethnological Museum in the port city is failing its purpose.

October 9, 2019
October 9, 2019

A new breathing space for port city residents

With 3,000 trees of 41 different species, Bayezid Sabuj Udyan in the port city was inaugurated yesterday to provide a new green space to city dwellers.

September 22, 2019
September 22, 2019

When the elephant is the room!

The houses in fairy tales often came in weird shapes and sizes -- one was shaped like a shoe, some were high up in the trees, and another was made out of chocolate. It’s almost impossible to find such structures in the real world, but there is one house in

September 8, 2019
September 8, 2019

A glimmer of hope for ‘boon granters’

Finally a ray of hope for the “Bostami turtles”, a species previously declared extinct in the wild by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), as a group of specialists have successfully hatched 36 eggs in an incubator last month.

August 19, 2019
August 19, 2019

Friends of the neighbourhood

With an aim to help the underprivileged in their respective neighbourhoods cope with difficult situations and overcome crises, a group of students in the port city have been working under the banner of “Rise of Youth Community (RYC) Bangladesh” since 2017.

August 10, 2019
August 10, 2019

Cattle markets pick up in port city

With Eid-ul-Azha just days away, cattle markets in the port city are seeing impressive turnouts -- with sale of sacrificial animals reaching its peak.

August 4, 2019
August 4, 2019

Bangladesh Art Week concludes in Chattogram

Bangladesh Art Week 2019 concluded in Chattogram yesterday at Artist Rashid Chowdhury Art Gallery, Institute of Fine Arts, University of Chittagong.

July 30, 2019
July 30, 2019

Holidaymakers rush for Eid tickets at Ctg station

On the first day of advance Eid ticket sale yesterday, Chattogram Railway Station was full with hundreds of holidaymakers queuing at the counters since dawn.

July 19, 2019
July 19, 2019

300km of port city roads damaged by waterlogging

At least 25 percent of Chattogram city roads have been damaged due to nine consecutive days of rain and consequent waterlogging, hindering vehicular movement severely and resulting in immense sufferings for city dwellers.