If you have had a pineapple recently, there’s a pretty good chance it came from the Chittagong Hill Tracts. That’s because the three districts account for some 60 per cent of the juicy fruit consumed in the country. The same goes for bananas. A wide array of seasonal fruits including …

Two activists of United People’s Democratic Front were shot dead by miscreants at Madhyabanchara in Dighinala upazila on Tuesday morning. The deceased were Sudibya Chakma, 35, son of Birendra Mohon Chakma and Angel Chakma alias Babu, 37, son of Sushil Chakma of the upazila. A group of armed miscreants attacked …

Today is the 49th martyrdom anniversary of Shaheed M Abdul Ali, the organizer of the war of liberation in the Chittagong Hill Tracts. Martyr M Abdul Ali was born in February 1926 in Baliakandi village of Makchedpur police station in Gopalganj subdivision of Faridpur district. He joined as Rangamati sub-divisional …

In Thanchi upazila of Bandarban, more than two hundred shops and a few houses in Thanchi Bazar were burnt. The incident took place on Monday morning. According to the fire brigade and locals, the fire spread from an electric short circuit, in Thanchi upazila, a remote hilly area of ​​the …

At this point, it seems people of all ages are susceptible to infection of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. However, those most at risk of severe cases of the illness are the elderly and people with underlyning health condition (like high blood pressure, heart disease, lung disease, cancer and …

Studies have shown that while some COVID-19 patients get only very mild symptoms or none at all, some can develop severe pneumonia and other health issues. A WHO report from February found that around 80% of patients with laboratory confirmed cases “have mild disease and recover.” Researchers are not certain …

The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) is a distinct region in terms of its ethnic, cultural and environmental diversity to the rest of Bangladesh.Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) the only extensive hilly area in Bangladesh lies in southeastern part of the country (22.20’N to 22.45’N latitude and 92.54’E to 92.65’E longitude) bordering …

Studies have begun to emerge that try to determine how many Americans have been infected by the new coronavirus. But are they accurate? The results depend on where and how the research is done, and it can be difficult to draw firm conclusions from the early findings, experts said. For …

According to the decision of the board meeting of Rotaract Club of Rangamati, Rotaract Kausar Chowdhury Ripon has been elected as the president  and Rotaract Ali Hossain has been elected as the general secretary of the club. Rotaract Oli Ahad, President of the year 2019-20, conducted the board meeting through …

Three activists of the Prasit Bikash Khisha-led United People’s Democratic Front or UPDF have been killed in a “shootout” with the army in Khagrachhari, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate. The gunfight broke out between the UPDF members and an army patrol unit in the district’s Dighinala, the ISPR …