Arun Bikash Dey

Transport owners in Chattogram city have accepted the demand of introducing half bus fares for students in principle.

“We started swimming in the calm waters of the river. I was moving fast and reached the jetty, where I found the big barge. The jetty was dazzling with lights, but no guard was in sight.”

A Sambar foal was born in Chattogram Zoo on Sunday afternoon, bringing the population of the vulnerable species of deer in the zoo up to six.

For three days straight, Ujir Ali Shah Lane at the port city’s Rahattar Pool area has been submerged, causing immense suffering to residents. But the question is, why would the road be waterlogged, that too in the dry season?

Residents of Chattogram are still dealing with the dengue menace even in November. This is not a regular occurrence, as the Aedes mosquito population starts to decline during the dry season.

Law enforcers stood mum as the marauders conducted their mayhem at the puja mandaps during Durga Puja, several of the victims told the hearing while giving their deposition to it.

The union parishad (UP) polls in Chattogram’s Raozan upazila is going to create a history in the electoral culture of the country as all the chairmen and members of 14 unions are going to be elected uncontested.

The government’s move to hike the bus fares appears to have spawned a free-for-all: many operators were charging as much as 50 percent higher fares, while the CNG-run buses were also collecting fares at the new rate that does not apply to them.

Effective from January next year, residential and commercial subscribers of the port city will have to pay an extra five percent on their water bills, according to a Chattogram Water and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) decision.

Mahadi J Aqib, one of those injured during Saturday’s Chhatra League infighting on the Chittagong Medical College campus, is fighting for his life at the Chittagong Medical College Hospital.

At least 50 percent people in Chattogram have developed antibodies naturally against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes Covid-19, according to a study conducted by One Health Institute of Chattogram Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (CVASU).

A week ago, when his father had a stroke, Md Rafiq was frantically looking for a healthcare facility to admit him, as he had no idea where to go.

Chattogram Medical College Hospital today launched its specialised unit for stroke patients at its Neurology Ward, aiming to provide comprehensive treatment to patients.

On October 4, a dead dolphin washed up on the shores of Hathazari upazila’s North Madarshah Ramdas Munshirhat area.

The attacks on religious minorities, their temples, houses and businesses are parts of a blueprint to force them to leave the country, said Rana Dasgupta, general secretary of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Oikya Parishad.

With prices of daily essentials rapidly increasing, even people from the middle-income group in the port city can now be seen standing in front of Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) trucks to buy daily essentials at cheaper rates.

Chattogram is all set to celebrate Durga Puja starting from today, following the Covid-19 health guidelines.

For more than five years, a bunch of young volunteers  in the port city have been hard at work, all for the welfare of strays. Wherever there’s an animal in need -- on the streets, at residential  areas, or even in jungles -- the team gets ready for a rescue  mission.

A section of transport workers of the port city suddenly went on a strike yesterday, making commuters endlessly wait for vehicles. The worker leaders said they were compelled to do so to protest “Police harassment”.

Commuters suffered as a section of transport workers in Chattogram city went for strike today without any prior announcement.