GalleryShips bringing fish from the sea anchor in the Karnaphuli; small boats ferry the catch ashore, where workers weigh it and load it into cold storage and refrigerated trucks. A Prothom Alo photo story.
FisheriesAbout 30,000 tonnes of dried fish change hands each year at Asadganj, the Chattogram wholesale market that traders say meets 30 to 35 percent of national demand.
CUFL restarted on 15 September after six months idle for want of gas, broke down two days later, and returned to urea production on Tuesday afternoon after repairs.
On World Rivers Day, photographs of three rivers in Dhaka and Chattogram show factory effluent, vessel oil, floating plastic and two-coloured water.
Deadly elephant attacks around Deyang Hill have villagers and the Korean EPZ demanding the animals' removal, while forest officials blame hill-cutting and settlement in the elephants' corridor.
