Arun Bikash Dey

On January 30, 2020, Chattogram City Corporation inaugurated the port city’s first escalator footbridge, only to shut down its operations indefinitely after the next couple of months following the Covid-19 pandemic.

“I grew up listening to my grandfather’s stories of how tigers ascended down these hills. He even saw one himself while one of his friends even tried to hunt one once using a trap, but failed. It was their reality, but for us and our following generations, it’s only a myth,” said 80-year-old Saleh Ahmed sipping tea at a small stall in the port city’s Tiger Pass area.

There was a time when movie theatres used to multiply Eid joys for most “Chatgaiya” families.

“I thank God for letting me see my son’s body for the last time,” Ali Kawsar, the father of a 12-year old boy, told reporters with  tear-stained eyes, soon after the body of his son Kamal was recovered  from Mirza Khal in Chattogram’s Muradpur area in December 2021, around 68 hours after he fell into a drain on December 7.

From the infectious enthusiasm in the air to the meticulously prepared delicacies and vibrant gatherings, the Chatgaiya way of celebrating Eid-ul-Azha showcases a fusion of prosperity, religious devotion, and cultural heritage.

Once upon a time, egg collectors used conventional earthen wells to hatch spawns after collecting eggs released by broodfish in the Halda.

It rained in Hathazari, and there was turbulence in the Halda. When the clock struck midnight, quite a few boats gently glided down the river.

Although Chattogram City Corporation sought permission to set up 23 temporary cattle markets in the city ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, the district administration allowed them for nine.

Pedestrians are forced to cross the wide intersection of Sholashahar Gate-2 putting their lives at risk in the absence of a foot-over bridge.

With a 65-day government-imposed fishing ban being in action, almost half of Chattogram's fishermen, mostly the unregistered ones, have been pushed towards a serious financial crunch

The historic Laldighi Maidan is poised to reclaim its legacy as a venue for political rallies after a hiatus of approximately four and a half years. The Chattogram city unit of the ruling Awami League has announced that it will organise a rally today on this ground.

Kamal Uddin Sawdagor has been collecting carp eggs in Halda river for around 50 years. However, this season, he has been frustrated as the carps are yet to release their eggs in the water.

This year’s War Graves Week, an annual event organised by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), is being held for the first time in Bangladesh from May 20 to May 28.

Chattogram City Corporation is going to construct a bus-truck terminal, which will be the third of its kind in the city, after 30 years of constructing the second one.   

Most garment manufacturing companies in Chattogram kept their factories closed yesterday following a request of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) centring apprehensions over Cyclone Mocha’s impact. 

Many households in Chattogram have been left without gas in their cooking stoves since yesterday morning as the supply from the two floating LNG terminals at Maheshkhali in Cox’s Bazar has been shutdown as a precautionary measure due to cyclone Mocha.

Many households in Chattogram today couldn't light their stoves since morning as the government suspended gas supply from two floating LNG terminals in Moheshkhali since 11:00pm last night due to Cyclone Mocha

Known as Gumai Beel, this field is one of the largest paddy fields in the country, and its golden aura brings a smile to the face of every farmer who has cultivated it.

Many recreational places in the port city were seen abuzz with visitors of different walks of life on  Eid holidays.

The three-day Boishakhi Mela kicked off along the road of Laldighi Maidan in Chattogram city today on the occasion of Jabbarer Boli Khela