At least 52 garment factories, both small and large, have closed in the past six months in Chattogram thanks to a 25 percent drop in work orders amid political instability, according to Industrial Police sources.
For the past two weeks, residents of Chattogram have been grappling with an acute crisis of drinkable water as rising salinity levels in the supply have made it virtually undrinkable.
The popularity of watermelon cultivation has been steadily on the rise in the Chattogram region.
The Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited (KGDCL) has announced plans to disconnect gas connections of consumers who have not yet installed prepaid meters despite applying for those.
Marine fish catches from the Bay of Bengal have been falling consistently over the past two years, raising concerns as sea fish provide roughly 13 percent of the country’s total annual protein production.
The Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) says it cannot encash deposits worth nearly Tk 1,700 crore held with seven private banks, which the government agency blames for causing delays to its development projects and disrupting regular operations.
“I haven’t received my books yet, even though classes are ongoing. Without it, I am falling behind in my studies,” said Mizanur Rahman Jisan, a student at Pashchim Kadhurkhil High School in the Boalkhali upazila, echoing the sentiment of thousands of secondary students across Chattogram.
Men, women, children… even infants.
At least 52 garment factories, both small and large, have closed in the past six months in Chattogram thanks to a 25 percent drop in work orders amid political instability, according to Industrial Police sources.
For the past two weeks, residents of Chattogram have been grappling with an acute crisis of drinkable water as rising salinity levels in the supply have made it virtually undrinkable.
The popularity of watermelon cultivation has been steadily on the rise in the Chattogram region.
The Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited (KGDCL) has announced plans to disconnect gas connections of consumers who have not yet installed prepaid meters despite applying for those.
Marine fish catches from the Bay of Bengal have been falling consistently over the past two years, raising concerns as sea fish provide roughly 13 percent of the country’s total annual protein production.
The Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) says it cannot encash deposits worth nearly Tk 1,700 crore held with seven private banks, which the government agency blames for causing delays to its development projects and disrupting regular operations.
“I haven’t received my books yet, even though classes are ongoing. Without it, I am falling behind in my studies,” said Mizanur Rahman Jisan, a student at Pashchim Kadhurkhil High School in the Boalkhali upazila, echoing the sentiment of thousands of secondary students across Chattogram.
Kitchen markets, including those in the capital Dhaka, are facing a shortage of both branded bottled and non-branded loose soybean oil, prompting prices to spike and causing frustration among consumers already struggling with stubbornly high inflation.
Despite a decision by the interim government to hike soybean oil prices nearly three weeks back, many kitchen markets across Bangladesh, including the capital Dhaka, are missing an adequate supply of the key cooking ingredient.
