Jobaer Chowdhury

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Industry

Beza's flagship economic zone faces water uncertainty as Tk10,553cr pipeline plan stalls

Eight days of heavy rain have stripped bitumen, bricks and sand from Chattogram’s roads, leaving 196.79 kilometres riddled with potholes and raising accident risks. The photo shows damage on Bayezid–Hathazari Road. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS
Bangladesh

Eight days of rain damages 197km of Ctg roads, surpassing six years’ monsoon toll

File Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS
Bangladesh

Only Tk85 lakh relief for over 7.5 lakh flood victims in Ctg, 80% yet to receive relief assistance

A CNG-run autorickshaw splashes through water on Dhaka streets on 12 July 2024. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS
Explainer

Measuring rainfall: How the system works

A long tailback on a highway in Chattogram. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS
Bangladesh

Waterlogging in Ctg can't be solved without restoring drains and canals: Experts

Rohinga Camp. Photo: Collected
Environment

Hill deforestation leaves Rohingya camps vulnerable to deadly landslides

Illustration: TBS
Infrastructure

Floating markets, canal walls in Ctg's new Tk3,871cr waterlogging mitigation projects

Bangladesh train service
Bangladesh

Govt revives long-delayed chord line to shorten Dhaka-Ctg rail journey by 90km

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Bangladesh

Six more Eastern railway trains set for private management to boost revenue

Photo: TBS
Economy

Higher auction price fetches Tk562cr more for tea sector in 2 years

File photo. Photo: Mumit M/TBS
Bangladesh

Chattogram port, city locked in standoff over Tk220cr holding tax hike

Illustration: TBS
Industry

Production uncertainty at Mirsarai's Economic Zone as gas pipeline not installed even in 8 years

A report found that no significant initiatives were taken for the DEMU trains’ maintenance, which were introduced in 2013. Photo: Noor A Alam
Bangladesh

New initiative underway to revive grounded DEMU train fleet amid planning failure legacy