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February 12 Election / Asma’s quiet presence on Ctg’s busy roads

30 January 2026, 00:00 AM
At around 11:30am yesterday, a group of five stepped down from a CNG auto-rickshaw at the Badurtala Boro Garage intersection in Chattogram. Two men and three women stood briefly by the roadside. One young man carried a hand microphone and a poster, while the others held leaflets.
30 January 2026, 00:00 AM
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Chattogram-8 (Boalkhali–Chandgaon): Jamaat, NCP tug-of-war leaves voters puzzled

30 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Voters in Chattogram-8 (Boalkhali–Chandgaon) are growing increasingly confused as tensions between Jamaat-e-Islami and its alliance partner National Citizen Party (NCP) intensify, disrupting coordinated campaigning and creating uncertainty at the grassroots ahead of the polls.
30 January 2026, 00:00 AM
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Brick kilns ravage land, waterbodies

10 January 2026, 00:00 AM
A decade ago, travellers on the Dhaka–Chattogram highway could see lush hill forests and fertile fields while passing through Satkania. Today, the landscape is dominated by rows of brick kilns belching smoke and scarring the land.
10 January 2026, 00:00 AM
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Foy’s Lake from railway reservoir to city retreat

10 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Long before Foy’s Lake became a popular destination for leisure and tourism, it was created for a practical purpose.
10 January 2026, 00:00 AM
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Raozan in Chattogram: New market unused as vendors clog highway

25 December 2025, 18:00 PM
A newly constructed kitchen market in the Gohira area of Raozan municipality in Chattogram has remained unused for nearly a year despite shops being handed over to the vendors.
25 December 2025, 18:00 PM
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Cox’s Bazar Rail Station / Tourists frustrated as locker facility still missing

7 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Even after 21 months since the inauguration of Cox’s Bazar railway station, locker service is yet to be made available for passengers, leaving many tourists disappointed.
7 December 2025, 18:00 PM
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Bangladesh Railway: Container revenue falls to 9-year low

6 December 2025, 23:17 PM
Bangladesh Railway’s revenue from container transportation, long regarded as its only reliably profitable operation, has fallen to its lowest level in nine years, raising concern among officials and service users.
6 December 2025, 23:17 PM
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Kalirchhara Canal / CCC-WDB dispute halts excavation

4 December 2025, 18:00 PM
The Chattogram City Corporation and Water Development Board are currently in a dispute over the demarcation of Kalirchhara canal in the port city’s Akbarshah area.
4 December 2025, 18:00 PM
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Sunken pontoon disrupts ferry service

Ferry service on the Banshbaria–Sandwip route has been disrupted for the past six months after one of the two pontoons at Banshbaria ghat sank in the Sandwip Channel.
2 December 2025, 18:00 PM
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Hathazari in Ctg: Fakir Mosque, a living testament of history

Located beside Krishi Farm Road in the heart of Hathazari upazila of Chattogram stands what is arguably one of the oldest surviving mosques in the division, the Fakir Mosque.
30 November 2025, 00:15 AM
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Nashrat Shah Dighi: Once a vast reservoir, now trapped in concrete

The Nashrat Shah Dighi in Chattogram’s Hathazari upazila, a Sultanate-era reservoir dug in 1519, is on the verge of disappearing due to rampant grabbing.
25 November 2025, 22:07 PM
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CWASA water connections: Rusty pipelines, disrupted supply

Md Alamgir Hossain, manager of Morium Bhaban in Chattogram’s densely populated Akbar Shah area, spends three consecutive nights every week waiting by the motor switch for water from Chattogram Wasa.
23 November 2025, 22:37 PM
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DC Park or mangrove forest?

The Forest Department and the Chattogram district administration are at odds over the control of  a forest land in Sitakunda upazila, where a recreational park has been developed after felling hundreds of trees.
19 November 2025, 18:00 PM
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Big investment, little return

As a result, the plant's operational costs fall far short of its expected revenue
15 November 2025, 23:01 PM
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Conserving heritage of Chattogram

With its large green dome and tall minaret atop a square brick structure, the Badr Awliya Shrine, built over 700 years ago during the Sultanate period, is among the oldest sites in Chattogram city.
9 November 2025, 18:00 PM
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RHD razes nine forest reserve hills without approval

Roads and Highways Department (RHD) razes hills in Chattogram's Ramgarh–Sitakunda reserve forest area to expand a road
7 November 2025, 19:49 PM
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Century-old pond being filled up in Ctg

A portion of a century-old pond in the Farider Para area has been illegally filled in violation of existing environmental laws.
26 October 2025, 18:00 PM
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Renovated rail track left unused for 20 months

A renovated railway track at Chattogram’s Soloshohor Junction has remained unused for 20 months since its completion, raising serious questions over planning and accountability.
3 October 2025, 20:29 PM
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No four-lane upgrade for Ctg-Kaptai Road

The longstanding demand for turning the busy Chattogram–Kaptai Road into four lanes has once again been ignored, leaving students of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology and locals frustrated.
27 September 2025, 22:40 PM
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7yrs on, CDA township project yet to take off

The Chattogram Development Authority’s (CDA) residential project in West Chararkul of Fatehabad has seen at least six buildings constructed since its launch in 2016, but none has design approval from the authority.
25 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary elephant crossing endangered by Ctg-Cox’s Bazar highway expansion

Ctg-Cox’s Bazar highway: Expansion to put wildlife in peril

The Roads and Highways Department’s move to expand the Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar highway running through the Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary could spell disaster for wildlife habitats and disrupt several key elephant corridors in the ecologically sensitive area, warn forest officials and environmentalists.
19 September 2025, 18:26 PM
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Makeshift markets put trains at risk

At least nine makeshift markets have been built dangerously close to the tracks along the Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar rail line while the Bangladesh Railway authorities have turned a blind eye to the menace.
18 September 2025, 18:00 PM
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Fear sends off-campus students into CU dorms

A large number of Chittagong University students who had been living in private lodgings in nearby areas have temporarily moved to on-campus dormitories, citing safety concerns following recent back-to-back clashes between students and locals in the adjacent Jobra village.
1 September 2025, 18:32 PM
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117 acres reclaimed, but encroachers creep back in

Just a month after a major eviction drive, land reclaimed by the Water Development Board (WDB) has once again come under fresh encroachment, raising concerns over the sustainability of the operation.
18 August 2025, 18:00 PM
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Narrow roads, illegal parking choke port city

After a long day at the office, Mohammad Masud, a private company employee living in Chattogram city, faces another battle while returning home -- one that makes his days even more exhausting.
17 August 2025, 18:00 PM
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Locomotive crisis derails train schedules in eastern zone

The latest incident occurred on July 21
29 July 2025, 12:28 PM
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Restored canal brings relief to residents in Ctg’s Raozan

There is no waterlogging this year, says an official of the Raozan Municipality
18 July 2025, 18:13 PM
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40 acres of WDB land grabbed in Ctg

An influential group has allegedly occupied around 40 acres of land belonging to the Water Development Board (WDB) in Chattogram’s Kattali and Halishahar areas, constructing various types of structures and disrupting the land’s intended use for forestation.
12 July 2025, 20:33 PM

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