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Hilsa fishing ban ends: Fishermen in Chandpur set to return to rivers

, Oct. 25 -- day government ban, the Meghna and Padma rivers are set to come alive once again with the sound of boats and nets being cast, as nearly 43,000 fishermen in Chandpur prepare to resume hils... Read More


Tk 50 lakh gone, Chandpur culvert nowhere in sight

Chandpur, Oct. 20 -- A rural infrastructure project meant to ease transportation woes in Shahrasti upazila of Chandpur has become a textbook case of alleged financial irregularities, as Tk 50 lakh was... Read More


Chandpur's century-old municipal clinic closes leaving poor in distress

, Sept. 16 -- old 'Chandpur Pouro Databbo Chikisaloy' (Chandpur Municipal Charitable Clinic), a longstanding symbol of primary healthcare in Chandpur district, has been shut down, leaving the area's m... Read More


Sand lifting from Meghna riverbanks threatens embankment, irrigation project in Chandpur

Chandpur, Aug. 20 -- Unchecked sand extraction from the banks of the Meghna River in Matlab North upazila of Chandpur is putting the 64-kilometre embankment under the Meghna-Dhanagoda flood control pr... Read More