Rangamati Hill District

The Rangamati district administration has temporarily closed the Sajek Valley tourist center from this evening until further notice. Sajek Valley closed to tourists until further notice

A pineapple chips processing facility in Naniarchar upazila of Rangamati has remained shut since 2021, a year after it was launched ... Show more

Pineapple chips plant shut for five years

Troman died while on duty on September 20. He was the younger son of Subimol Khisa and Ganga Debi Chakma of Ramhari Para in Burighat union under Naniarchar ... Show more

He was due home in December. His family now awaits his body.

All 16 spillway gates of the Kaptai Dam have been opened by 3 feet each to reduce water pressure in Kaptai Lake. Kaptai Dam spillway gates opened by 3 feet

The hanging bridge on Kaptai Lake in Rangamati was submerged today as water levels rose following two days of rain. Rangamati hanging bridge submerged as Kaptai Lake rises

The government has reconstituted the interim council of the Rangamati Hill District Council, appointing Dipan Talukdar as chairman of the 15-member body. Rangamati Hill District Council reconstituted; Dipan Talukdar appointed chairman

The High Court today directed the government to conduct a survey of the boundaries of Kaptai Lake in Rangamati and submit a report identifying the owners of ... Show more

HC orders survey of Kaptai Lake boundary, seeks list of illegal occupants

A Heron waits patiently in the bushes along the shore of Kaptai Lake. Brahmantila, Rangamati, 2 August.

The three-month fishing ban in Kaptai Lake has been extended by another 10 days to ensure the proper breeding and growth of fish and maintain the lake's ... Show more

Fishing ban extended by 10 days

The body of a local BNP leader was recovered from Kaptai Lake in Rangamati today, days after he went missing while traveling by boat. Body of local BNP leader recovered from Kaptai Lake

Continuous heavy rainfall and hill runoff have caused fresh flooding, submerging over a hundred homes, farmlands, markets ... Show more

Fresh flooding strands 20,000 in Rangamati's Barkal

Fourteen families have taken shelter at Sapchari Union Parishad office in Rangamati Sadar upazila. While many of them have seen their homes submerged by ... Show more

Rangamati's road link with Khagrachhari severed, low-lying areas flooded

The Rangamati district administration has issued landslide warnings and urged residents living in high-risk hillside areas to move to safe shelters following ... Show more

Landslide warning issued in Rangamati as rain continues

Power generation at the Karnaphuli Hydropower Station in Rangamati has been significantly disrupted due to a sharp drop in the water level of Kaptai Lake ... Show more

Falling Kaptai Lake water level sparks dual crisis in power generation and transport

The Rangamati district administration has issued a landslide warning for residents living at the foot of vulnerable hills following intermittent rainfall since ... Show more

Rangamati issues landslide warning amid continued rainfall

The Brazil Bridge in Rangamati's Assambasti area is always busy. Every day, more than 200 vehicles cross it to reach Rangamati University of Science and ... Show more

Football rivalry divides fans across Rangamati's twin bridges

A 22-year-old Chittagong University student died after drowning in Kaptai Lake in Rangamati this evening. CU student drowns in Kaptai Lake

Start your morning with a Nature Quest Perched face-to-face on a sunlit branch in Rangamati's Kaptai upazila, two Asian glossy starlings are locked in what ... Show more

Head-to-head

District authorities in Rangamati bring forward the annual restriction to support fish breeding and growth. Three-month fishing ban in Kaptai Lake begins from April 25

The crisis is not limited to one area. Remote upazilas such as Baghaichari, Barkal, Juraichari, Belaichari and Kaptai are also facing shortages. A daily struggle for water in the hills

Speedboat services on Kaptai Lake in Rangamati have been suspended since this morning due to a fuel shortage, leaving commuters stranded across the district ... Show more

Speedboat services on Kaptai Lake suspended due to fuel shortage

Hundreds of residents in Chattogram are struggling to get enough water as saltwater intrusion in the Halda River and reduced releases from Kaptai Lake have ... Show more

Water crisis deepens in Ctg as salinity spikes

In Rangamati town, residents from over 300 families in villages like Alutila, Uluchhara, and Vedvedi used a bamboo-wooden bridge built with their own funds to ... Show more

SQUIRRELING ABOUT... An orange-bellied Himalayan squirrel spotted while tree-hopping in the Rangamati's Kaptai National Park ... Show more