Chittagong

Chattogram Bureau :Fishing in the Halda river does not stop. Halda becomes reckless as a class of unscrupulous fish hunters. Even after destroying various equipment including illegal nets and fishing boats in day and night administration operations, their mischief cannot be suppressed. However, those associated with Halda say that besides identifying and punishing those involved in illegal net seizure and fishing, incentives to fishermen are also necessary. According to sources, besides the government’s ban on fishing in Halda, no nets...

Chattogram Bureau :The port authority is introducing 100 per cent online delivery order (DO) system for releasing goods from Chittagong port. The system was piloted by six shipping lines last December; After that, it was opened for everyone, but from November 1, the system was made mandatory and launched in full swing. Before this, in case of clearance of goods from the port, the traditional method had to go directly with documents and take application and permission. The port authorities...

Chattogram Bureau :Out of the three thousand tons of waste produced daily in the port city, Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) collects two thousand tons. The remaining 1,000 tonnes fell into the Karnaphuli river through the drains and canals. According to the data of the 10-year master plan prepared for the protection of Karnaphuli, about 22 thousand metric tonnes of waste is falling into Karnaphuli daily through 23 canals of the city and surrounding upazilas. Out of the seven canals that...

Chattogram Bureau :After the corona epidemic, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has taken the target of collecting a large amount of income tax amid the unstable situation due to the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war. The target of income tax collection of Tk 6 thousand 303 crore from the four tax zones of Chattogram has been fixed by next November. Income Tax Department officials are working to collect tax as per target by November 30. The concerned officials said...

Chattogram Bureau :World Stroke Day was celebrated by the Neurology Department of Chattogram Medical College (CMC) Hospital. The scientific seminar was held at Shaheed Shah Alam Bir Uttam Auditorium, CMC. Organised under the slogan ‘Saving precious time,’ the main scientific article titled ‘What is innovation in stroke management’ was presented by the head professor of neurology department Md Hasanuzzaman. He said, “In case of stroke, patients must go to the stroke centre for treatment without delay because 1.9 million brain...

Chattogram Bureau : World Freshwater Dolphin Day was observed in the country recently. The day was celebrated in different countries of the world including Bangladesh. Freshwater dolphins are critically endangered animals. In English, it is called ‘Ganges River Dolphin.’ Its scientific name is ‘Platanista gangetica’. These dolphins have been listed on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) since 1996. Bangabandhu Heritage Halda River, Chattogram one of the country’s natural breeding grounds for freshwater tidal...

 Chattogram Bureau : Muktijoddha Sangsad Sontan Command surrounded (gheraoed) the house of Salahuddin Quader Chowdhury, who was hanged for crimes against humanity in 1971, at Goods Hill in Chattogram city on Saturday morning. On Saturday, around 10:30am they surrounded his house in the port city. Earlier, the organisation had announced this programme in protest against the speech of Hummam Quader Chowdhury, son of Salahuddin Quader, in Chattogram during BNP’s divisional rally at Polo Ground recently. The programme of ‘gherao’ was...

Chattogram Bureau : The main stage programme was shown on the projector at the Chattogram Buddhist Temple where hundreds of Buddhists including young people attended. Deshana listened to the speeches of the guests and speakers in a religious atmosphere. Image of Chattogram Chibor donate festival in Chattogram Buddha Vihara in Nandankanan on Friday. Lands Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Jabed was present as the chief guest in the festival. He said that Bangladesh is a non-sectarian country. A group is active in...

Chattogram Bureau : In the name of new house tax revaluation in city corporation area, the house tax amount has been increased from Tk80 thousand to Tk 1 lakh eighty thousand, due to the process of determining house tax on the basis of rent collection, the holding tax of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) is now a cause of fear for the house owner. Consumer Association of Bangladesh (CAB) made this claim in a statement said that various irregularities have been...

Chattogram Bureau :A dredger capsized off the coast adjacent to the Mirsarai Economic Zone eight workers are missing in this incident. Fire service divers are working to rescue them. Dredger sinking happened on Tuesday morning. A diving team of fire service from Agrabad reached the spot at 9:00am on receiving the information. Eight workers of the dredger are feared dead after it overturned in the Bay of Bengal in Mirsharai area of Chattogram coast during the cyclone Sitrang. On Monday,...