Bangladesh News » Chittagong News Bangladesh » Chittagong » History: In a corner of Bangladesh, I encountered the aspirations of a Japanese monk that have lasted for 50 years
Meeting the predecessors who created the Mahamuni Mother and Child Home, and what I can do for them now—I heard there is an orphanage built by a Japanese monkI have been involved in hospital projects ...
News Bangladesh » Chittagong » History: Why Chittagong never became a maritime city
Many know of the term ‘maritime city’, coined by the late historian Ashin Das Gupta, but as he saw it as a mercurial and ephemeral phenomenon, few know what it is. It had few striking edifices. Its ...
News Bangladesh » Chittagong » History: Metering the measure of exploitation - auto rickshaw drivers' wildcat strike in Chittagong, Bangladesh
Cycle and auto rickshaws are an essential part of the Asian urban transport infrastructure. The modern motorised auto rickshaw has evolved from the old traditional rickshaw propelled by human muscle ...
News Bangladesh » Chittagong » History: Three New Chittagong Hill Tracts Committees: Why Indigenous Communities Are Concerned – OpEd
For many readers outside Bangladesh, the Chittagong Hill Tracts, or CHT, may be unfamiliar. This mountainous region in the country’s southeast consists of Rangamati, Khagrachhari and Bandarban and is ...