Chittagong

Chattogram Bureau :Dewan Square, a 6-storey commercial building of Sultan Ahmad Dewan Waqf Estate, which falls within the alignment of Patenga Elevated Expressway from Lalkhan Bazar in the Port City, has finally been handed over to the contractor. On Saturday, the Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) raided the building and told the auctioneer to demolish it. However, because a building with six floors was sold for only Tk13 lakh, various departments including ACC have complained. It is said that a syndicate...

Chattogram Bureau :A two-day strike called by Chattogram Customs Agents Association has been suspended after the chairman of the National Board of Revenue assured to discuss the demands of the C&F agents. On Monday, C&F agents started working at Chattogram Custom House, the country’s largest revenue generator. He said, “The Chairman of the National Board of Revenue has written a letter expressing his interest in discussing our demands on February 7. Out of respect to him, we have suspended the...

Chattogram Bureau :Chattogram Customs Agents Association has started a two-day long strike at Chattogram Customs House, the country’s largest revenue generating institution. As a result of the filing of the bill of entry, customs duty is practically stopped. C&F agents are gathering at the gates of the Customs House. Association’s General Secretary Kazi Mahmud Imam (Bilu) said, “We are observing strike from Monday (January 30) morning.” The Federation of Bangladesh Customs Clearing and Forwarding Agents Association has decided to strike...

Chattogram Bureau :Although Bangladesh Railway is a safe and easy public transport, due to the lack of attention of the previous governments on the development of railways, the development and expansion of the railways was not done as it should have been. On the other hand, despite the demand of huge number of passengers, the people of the ministry are not getting time to listen about non-availability of tickets, passenger/ consumer suffering, harassment and irregularities. That is why passenger harassment...

Chattogram Bureau :Under the initiatives of Rezaul Karim Sikder Foundation, a social development of Chattogram, has distributed blankets, winter clothes, medicine and educational materials among the helpless and underprivileged people of Bandarban district in the greater Chattogram. Last Saturday, these materials were distributed door to door in the remote hilly areas of Sadar Union of Alikadam Upazila of Bandarban district. Among these relief items were 150 high quality blankets, fever, cold, pain, diarrhea medicine for 300 people, ointment for cuts...

Chattogram Bureau :The mobile court of the Chattogram district administration demolished the newly built illegal structures in the fishery ghat area of the Karnaphuli river, in Chattogram. The operation was conducted based on secret information.The operation was led by District Administration Executive Magistrate Nu-Mong Marma Mong and Jamiul Hikma. During the campaign, 8 newly built paved structures and two huts were demolished and the river bank was freed from encroachment.The Executive Magistrate warned the illegal encroachers that no concession will...

Chattogram Bureau :Demirel Health Clinic under the Health Department of Chattogram City Corporation has started a new journey in Chawkbazar Kapasgola of the city. The clinic was established in 1996 in the name of Nazmiye Demirel, the wife of the ninth president of Turkey, Suleyman Demirel. In 2020, Turkey started anew to renovate and modernize the hospital. It is funded by the Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TICA), a government department under the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey....