Sifayet Ullah

Six people were killed and at least 30 others injured in an explosion at an industrial oxygen plant in Sitakunda, Chattogram, yesterday afternoon.

Sixty-year-old Shamsul Alam was at a firewood shop in Kadamarsul Bazar near his home in Sitakunda, Chattogram. 

"I still cannot believe that I am alive. I no longer want to continue my job at the oxygen plant. I want to go to my village home," said survivor Ripon

A man was killed after a metal object from the explosion at an oxygen plant hit him nearly a kilometre away at Kadamrusul Bazar in Chattogram's Sitakunda upazila today

Asks Rashida, wife of Farid who died in an explosion at an oxygen plant in Sitakunda this afternoon.

The much-awaited project to buy tourist coaches taken up four years ago for under construction Dhaka-Cox’s Bazar rail route is still in limbo, as the project is stuck in a row over a feasibility study.

The authorities of Build-Aid Readymix Concrete Limited have ravaged several hills in Chattogram to build a factory, that too without getting permission from the environment ministry. Suffice to say, this may lead to serious environmental harm.

When a garbage dumping station is comes at the expense of destroying hills and  jeopardising the environment, the act becomes highly contentious.

RF Builders, a real-estate firm appointed by a group called Prabartak Sangha, is constructing a boundary wall in a disputed land in Prabartak area under Panchalaish of Chattogram, despite a stay order issued by the High Court.

After seven years, Bangladesh Railways is planning to launch a new intercity train on the Dhaka-Chattogram route, aiming to provide a quick and hassle-free journey to passengers on this busy route.

Thirty-five hectares of mangrove forest in Eastern Char Dhurung village under Cox’s Bazar’s Kutubdia upazila have been turned into salt fields. Thousands of trees were felled in the process, at a cost of the area’s biodiversity and environmental balance.

The 1.5-kilometre-long Mariamnagar canal in Rangunia upazila is a hub for bamboo trade. Besides, locals use this canal -- which originates from the Karnaphuli river -- for household chores and farmers use it for irrigation.

Scrap vessel imports by Bangladesh hit a four-year low in 2022 as banks in the country have become reluctant to open letters of credit amid the ongoing US dollar shortage, according to industry people.

Seventy-year-old Akbar Ali was born on the bank of the Ichamati. In his childhood, many boats used to ply the river, while fishers could also make a living out of it.

A tea company is digging a lake in the middle of a reserve forest in Fatikchhari, Chattogram, in what environmentalists say is a crime that’s causing irreparable damage to the environment.

Bangladesh Water Development Board’s project to save the Karnaphuli has been in limbo as the water resources ministry is yet to review the estimated cost in line with the government’s cost containment policy.

Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) will implement a new housing project in the port city to fulfil the rising demand for homes amid a rapidly expanding urban population.

The Roads and Highway Department is planning to start a ferry service through the  Karnaphuli river between Boalkhali and the port city, making communication between the southern Chattogram and port city smoother.

With almost no obstructions, influential people are illegally lifting sand from the seabed along Chattogram’s Sitakunda coast, increasing the risk of coastline erosion, endangering surrounding croplands and depleting soil fertility of the area.

The number of date palm trees fell to 2,270 from 3,719 in Chattogram’s coastal areas in the last 10 years -- a decline of 39 percent, according to data obtained from the forest department.