70 lakh people, only 9 parks
Of these, the first three are run by Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) while Jamboree Park is run by Public Works Department. Visitors don’t have to pay to access these four parks.
14 June 2022, 18:00 PM
‘No one came to see us’
Tofajjal Haque, an IT in-charge of BM Container Depot, was on duty when the depot caught fire on Saturday night. He was around 120 feet away from the explosion spot inside the container but could not save himself from the blaze.
7 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Going beyond the call of duty
Imrul Kaisar, a constable of Industrial Police at Kumira, was the first to inform firefighters of the BM Depot explosion on Saturday night. Imrul is currently fighting for his life at the Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit of Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH).
7 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Ctg depot fire: Many victims risk losing eyesight
A majority of those injured in the Chattogram depot blasts have suffered eye injuries and many are at risk of permanent vision loss.
7 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Goodwill bounded by limitations
Never has the burn and plastic surgery unit of Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) faced the rush of so many patients with burn injuries at the same time.
7 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Together in crisis
Right after the news of the deadly explosion at Sitakunda BM Depot broke, around 200 students of Chattogram University head out in two buses, in the middle of the night.
5 June 2022, 18:00 PM
3 Ctg Jubo League units yet to get committees
The committees of three units of Chattogram Jubo League are yet to be declared, even a month after their councils, frustrating its leaders and activists.
1 June 2022, 18:00 PM
First endoscopic brain-tumour surgery performed in Ctg
For the first time in Chattogram, a patient’s brain tumour has been removed using endoscopic procedure, a minimally invasive method.
31 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Connecting farmers with consumers
Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU) researchers have developed a distribution model of pure cow-milk that would benefit both consumers and dairy farmers.
31 May 2022, 18:00 PM
‘My men will press EVM button for you’
Awami League chairman candidate for Banshkhali’s Chambol Union Parishad said he would keep his men at polling booths to press EVM buttons if voters failed to do so.
31 May 2022, 04:00 AM
Patients suffer as MRI service halted in CMCH for 2 weeks
Sujit Dey, a patient hailing from Patiya upzila in Chattogram, came to Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of his legs as he suffers from an arterial disease.
29 May 2022, 18:00 PM
JL to hold council after over a decade
Enthusiasm has grown among the leaders and activists of Jubo League in Chattogram over the long-expected council scheduled to start from today.
27 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Port city drowns after drizzle
A drizzle in the morning was all it took to submerge Chattogram city’s low-lying areas yesterday, resulting in residents, commuters and pedestrians having to deal with muddy and waterlogged roads.
21 May 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Rain or shine, our woes linger on’
Residents of West Bakalia (ward 17) in the port city are the worst sufferers of waterlogging during monsoon every year.
17 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Risks increase, initiatives don’t
Accidents and casualties caused by open canals and drains are still fresh in the memories of port city residents. Yet the
17 May 2022, 18:00 PM
BNP moves to strengthen party at Ctg grassroots
To strengthen the party ahead of the next parliamentary election, BNP has focused on strengthening the grassroots in Chattogram by forming new committees in various organisational units.
13 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Country’s first research centre to study rivers
The journey of Halda River Research Laboratory started on August 20, 2017 in two abandoned rooms at the Department of Zoology at Chittagong University (CU).
10 May 2022, 18:00 PM
23.5mm rainfall submerges port city
Residents of Chattogram city, especially office-goers, had to endure flooded streets yesterday, on the first working day after Eid-ul-Fitr, following torrential rain in Chattogram city since morning.
5 May 2022, 18:00 PM
23.5mm rainfall triggers waterlogging in Chattogram city streets
Office-goers had to endure flooded streets on the first working day after Eid-ul-Fitr holiday today (May 5, 2022)following torrential rain in Chattogram city since morning.
5 May 2022, 10:32 AM
Commuters forced to pay extra fare
Nahida Khanam, along with her seven-year-old son, came to a makeshift bus terminal at Karnaphuli Shah Amanat Bridge area in the port city on Wednesday afternoon. The plan was to go to her village home in Patiya upazila.
29 April 2022, 18:00 PM