Four plays staged in 3-day fest Chittagong based troupe Anadikalpa had organised a three-day theatre festival at Chittagong Shilpakala Academy to celebrate its fifth founding anniversary. Local vernacular daily Azadi editor MA Malek inaugurated the festival as the chief guest on April 18. The festival ended on April 20. Dwelling on the journey of Anadikalpa,
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Two people die from electrocution in Ctg
Two men died form electrocution on Thursday in separate incidents in Chittagong. In the city’s Chakbazar area under Bakalia police station, a PDB man was electrocuted while he was working at an electric pole. The deceased was identified as Habibur Rahaman,
Water processing plants sued in Ctg
Seven drinking water processing plants were sued by a court in Chittagong for using the BSTI seal without obtaining licence and supplying unsafe drinking water. The accused companies are Messrs Oasis Drinking Water, Messrs Times Foods and Beverage Industries BD Limited, Messrs Ravina Limited, Messrs Asian Foods
Port city turns vibrant
The first day of Bangla New Year 1420 was celebrated in different parts of Chittagong amid traditional fanfare and festivities. The programme at Nazrul Square of DC Hill organised by Sammilita Pahela Baishakh Udjapon Parishad began at 6:15am on Sunday with a raga song. On the same day, in CRB, the Baishakh special show commenced ... Read more
Karnaphuli dredging, bank protection scheme to be completed by June
The project of the dredging and bank protection of the Karnaphuli river, undertaken by the Chittagong Port Authority (CPA), will be completed by June this year. This was disclosed by the CPA through a statement by project director Khademul Basher. The much-talked-about project, named ‘Capital dredging and bank protection with jetty
Residential building catches fire in Ctg
A residential building on Jubilee Road in the Chittagong city caught fire Tuesday afternoon. Sources in the Chittagong fire service said the fire originated from a leakage in the gas line at the building under the Kotwali police station. On information, the fire fighters put out the fire.
REHAB fair begins Feb 13 in Ctg
The ‘REHAB Fair Chittagong-2013’ will begin on Wednesday at Chittagong Zila Krira Sangstha gymnasium in the city. Real Estate and Housing Association, Chittagong zone is organising the four-day fair. A total of 64 stalls of different housing companies including nine co-sponsors are participating in the fair, said the organisers at a news briefing at the Chittagong Club ... Read more
Google to launch street view for Dhaka, Ctg
People around the globe will soon see online the streets of Dhaka and Chittagong, and all the establishments — including restaurants, offices and beautiful places — on both sides of the streets. And this is going to happen due to Google Inc as the search engine giant through its “street view” will explore places in ... Read more
Expert calls for saving Halda
Odommo Chattagram Expert calls for saving Halda The country’s largest fish spawning ground, the Halda river, is being destroyed for construction of unplanned structures and brick kilns on the banks and discharges from adjacent power plants, Halda expert Manzoorul Kibria said yesterday. “The Halda is not only a river, it is a heritage,” he said, ... Read more
Cultural soiree, book exhibit thrill enthusiasts
Chittagong residents were treated to a book exhibition and a concert yesterday as part of the “Boat technology and culture in Chittagong and Bengal” festival. Jointly hosted by The Daily Star and Alliance Française de Chittagong, the event is a sequel to The Daily Star-Odommo Chattagram festival, organised last year
Biochemistry, molecular biology confce begins
A two-day international conference on biochemistry and molecular biology began at Chittagong University on Saturday. The minister for environment and forest, Hasan Mahmud, inaugurated the programme at the auditorium of BBA Faculty. Pran Gopal Datta, vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University,
Air monitoring station opened
Continuous Air Monitoring Station was inaugurated in Agrabad area in the Chittagong city on Friday. The forest and environment minister, Hasan Mahmud, formally inaugurated the CAMS in the morning. Addressing the inaugural ceremony, the minister said that conservation of environment was a big challenge. ‘Air is the most important element of environment and maintaining its ... Read more
Port city faces gas crisis
Chittagong city dwellers witness an unhappy beginning to a new year as they suffer from severe gas crisis for more than four days now. Most of the city’s households and gas refuelling stations has been experiencing low or frequently disrupted gas supply while many areas suffered from low gas
Muggers kill Ctg student
A student of Chittagong Polytechnic Institute was stabbed to death allegedly by muggers in Mehedibagh area of the port city early yesterday. Following a wave of protest triggered by the killing, the Chittagong Metropolitan Police suspended assistant sub-inspector Tarikul Islam, team leader of a patrol team deployed in the
Bodhon celebrates silver jubilee in Chittagong
Bodhon Abritti Parishad, a renowned poetry society association of the port city recently celebrated its silver jubilee under the theme “Andhar bhenge alor bunon” (Escape from darkness to the world of light). Marking the special occasion, it organised a four-day festival which started at District Shilpakala Academy premises featuring discussions, performances of solo and group ... Read more
Unauthorised battery-run vehicles flood Ctg city
Hundreds of unauthorised commercially run electric three-wheelers have flooded Chittagong city, consuming a substantial amount of electricity daily from the national grid. Mainly two types of electric vehicles, motor-rickshaws and easy-bikes, ply the city roads. The motor-rickshaws are similar to ordinary paddle rickshaws but with a battery-run motor set under the body and are powered by ... Read more
Downpour disrupts life in Ctg, Sylhet
Heavy rainfall in different parts of the country strained people’s life, with people of Chittagong and Sylhet facing severe water stagnation on Thursday. The Met Office in Sylhet recorded 233.2mm of rainfall in 24 hours till Tuesday evening, the highest in the region in 42 years. The downpour
Pedestrians suffer without footpath in Patiya
The absence of a footpath along a one kilometre stretch of road from Thanar Mor to Primary Training Institute (PTI) of Chittagong’s Patiya upazila is causing immense suffering to pedestrians. Hundreds of public and private vehicles ply on the road from dawn to midnight as it is a part of the Chittagong-Cox’s Bazar Highway
Abducted schoolgirl rescued in Chittagong
The police rescued an abducted schoolgirl and arrested five kidnappers from Madam Bibir Hat area under Sitakunda upazila in Chittagong on Wednesday. The arrested were identified as Anwar Hosen, 22, Mohammad Hanif, 20, Nur Alam, 22, Abu Bakkar Siddique, 22, and Mumin Ullah, 20
Pritilata’s bronze sculpture to be installed in port city
A new bronze sculpture of Pritilata Waddedar, an associate of Master-da Surja Sen and the first Bengali woman to embrace martyrdom for freedom from British colonial rule, will be installed in front of Pahartali Railway School, adjacent to the then European Club, in the port city. As a tribute to her martyrdom in 1932, the ... Read more