Karnaphuli Tunnel

Karnaphuli Tunnel

A passenger bus that lost control lies inside a roadside shop after crashing into several CNG-run auto-rickshaws and rickshaws near the Anwara end of the Karnaphuli Tunnel in Chattogram on 30 July, leaving two women dead and at least eight people injured. Photo: TBS

2 women killed, 8 injured as bus ploughs into roadside shop near Karnaphuli Tunnel

Several CNG-run autorickshaws and rickshaws were waiting for passengers at the tunnel intersection when the speeding bus veered off the road and crashed into the shop.

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Tk10,689cr Karnaphuli Tunnel struggling to close revenue gap amid thin traffic: IMED

Representational image. Illustration: TBS

Tk1,183cr highway project to create new economic corridor thru Karnaphuli Tunnel

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Karnaphuli Tunnel traffic to be diverted for maintenance

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15 injured as bus overturns in Karnaphuli Tunnel in Ctg

Obaidul Quader. Photo: Facebook

ACC sues Obaidul Quader, 3 others over Karnaphuli Tunnel graft

An idle luxury: Built at a cost of Tk450 crore, this rest house near Parki Beach in Anwara upazila has stood unused for six months. Perched on the southern bank of the Karnaphuli, the facility now awaits a private lease as the Bridge Division seeks to put it to use. Photo: Md Minhaz Uddin

Karnaphuli Tunnel’s service area holds tourism promises, but tall order ahead

A file photo of Jamuna Bridge. Photo: Collected

Govt changes names of Bangabandhu Bridge over Jamuna, tunnel under Karnaphuli

Karnaphuli Tunnel. File Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin/TBS

CA's press secretary slams revenue-losing Karnaphuli Tunnel

The Karnaphuli Tunnel rest house near Parki Beach in Chattogram’s Anowara upazila stands idle since its completion in June. Built, reportedly for Sheikh Hasina to stay there, if she wished at all, the resort features 30 bungalows, including a VVIP facility. The Tk450 crore resort is planned for private sector leasing now. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin

Govt now mulls privatising Tk450cr unused Karnaphuli Tunnel rest house

Muhammad Fauzul Kabir Khan, adviser to the Ministries of Power, Energy, Mineral Resources, Road Transport, Bridges, and Railways, speaks at a views-exchange meeting with divisional and district-level officials and representatives in Chattogram on 15 November. Photo: PID

Karnaphuli Tunnel now burden on Bangladesh, says Adviser Fauzul

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Working to mitigate losses of Karnaphuli Tunnel project: Adviser Fouzul

Karnaphuli Tunnel connects the Patenga and Anwara upazilas with Chattogram city. Despite its completion, the tunnel remains underutilised due to the lack of industrial development in the southern regions, reducing its commercial value. Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin

Karnaphuli Tunnel: A white elephant haemorrhaging money