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Freed ship Abdullah may reach Dubai on Apr 19

Bangladeshi ship MV Abdullah, which was freed by Somali pirates at 3:08 am (BST) on Sunday, will arrive in Dubai either on April 19 or April 20.State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury said on Monday that it has not been decided yet whether the sailors of the hijacked vessel will return t...

City

Sudden gas supply disruption brings acute suffering in port city

The people of the port city have suffering a lot after the  sudden suspension in gas supply since early Friday.Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited (KGDCL) officials claimed that the crisis  was  created due to a technical glitch at the LNG terminal in Moheshkhali.However, &nbs...

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Flood wreaks havoc on Ctg-Cox’s Bazar rail line project

The Chittagong-Cox's Bazar railway project has suffered extensive damage due to waterlogging and flooding triggered by torrential rain for the last few days. The railway line is broken in many places and the water is flowing under it.  Soil and stones have moved, railway lines have bee...

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No respite in sight for waterlogged Chittagong

Low-lying areas in Chattogram city remained under waist-deep water for the third consecutive day on Sunday due to heavy rain and the tidal surge, causing sufferings to people.The areas that were under water included Agrabad CDA residential area, Shantibag, Beparipara, Halishahar,  DT Road, Comm...

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Ctg city dwellers suffer from waterlogging for 2nd straight day

The dwellers of low-lying areas of Chattogram city have been facing waterlogging for the second consecutive day today as the heavy rain continued due to the active presence of monsoon in the region.City dwellers are angry that four projects worth Tk 11,000 crore are underway in the city to resolve t...

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New era of fuel oil release thru pipeline

Bangladesh has entered the era of pipeline oil release from the deep Bay of Bengal by starting the trial release programme of 82 thousand metric tons of crude oil brought from Saudi Arabia.The process of releasing oil from the pipeline began on Monday morning.Chairman of Chattogram Port Authority, R...

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CCC plans to launch metro rail in port city

Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) plans to launch Metro Rail Transport (MRT) on three routes in Chattogram city. These are from Kalurghat to the airport 26.5 km (km), 13.5 km from City Gate to Shah Amanat Bridge and 14.5 km to Oxygen more to AK Khan bus stoppage.The announcement comes out while...

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Railway East Zone to add 60 new coaches during Eid

With a view to ease the sufferings of passengers during upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr, a total of 60 coaches will be added to different trains in the Railway’s East Zone.For this, they are being repaired at the railway's Pahartali workshop in Chattgram. The repairing work is going on in full swing ...

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Ctg port reduces cost of doing business

Following government directive, the Chattogram Port Authority is working sincerely to reduce the cost and time of doing business, executing a number of initiatives whose benefits are becoming visible in recent days, said port sources. As an outcome of some effective initiatives taken up and implemen...