Ctg's open drains: Temporary fixes after tragedies fail to address persistent danger
Following the death of a six-month-old baby who fell into an open canal at Kapasgola on April 18, authorities in Chattogram have erected a temporary barrier at that specific location. .However, this reactive measure highlights a larger, persistent problem: numerous open and unprotected dra
15 May 2025, 11:40 AM
Boishakhi Mela in Ctg: Traders complain of restrictions
'Jabbarer Boli Khela' to take place today
25 April 2025, 07:31 AM
3 years without MRI service
Mithun Barua from Muradpur visited Chattogram Medical College Hospital last week with leg pain.
15 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Ctg-Cox’s bazar highway: Finally patched after spate of fatal crashes
Following three major accidents at the same location between Monday and Wednesday, authorities in Chattogram’s Lohagara sub-district have implemented urgent measures to prevent further incidents on the Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar highway.
3 April 2025, 18:15 PM
Authorities act after accidents kill dozens in a fatal stretch on Ctg-Cox’s Bazar highway
Two-feet lane expansion undertaken to prevent further losses
3 April 2025, 09:39 AM
The rise and fall of Chattogram’s single-screen cinema halls
Eid holidays in Chattogram city were once synonymous with a cherished tradition: families and friends gathering to enjoy movies in single-screen cinema halls scattered across the city. However, the golden days of cinema halls are long gone.
1 April 2025, 12:16 PM
Ctg's natural spaces, tourist spots abuzz with crowds
With pleasant weather and no rain, parks, the sea beach, Naval Academy Road, the banks of the Karnaphuli River, and Chattogram Zoo witnessed a massive turnout
31 March 2025, 12:12 PM
Eid sales gaining momentum in Chattogram
Shopping malls, footpaths abuzz with shoppers
19 March 2025, 07:08 AM
Ctg grapples with frequent power cuts
Frequent power cuts over the last week have left residents of Chattogram suffering.
1 November 2024, 19:00 PM
In Ctg, footpaths not for pedestrians only
If one randomly walks through a footpath on any road in Chattogram city, they will almost always find the footpaths not suitable for walking, with those being largely occupied by vendors, hawkers, or even parked vehicles.
13 October 2024, 19:53 PM
Fatality rate more than double the national average
Health experts are concerned about the high fatality rate from dengue in Chattogram despite the relatively low number of hospital admissions.
12 September 2024, 18:00 PM
257 lives lost in accidents over last 2 decades
Over the past two decades, casualties have become a recurring tragedy at shipbreaking yards in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila.
7 September 2024, 21:30 PM
Ctg areas waterlogged as drain cleaning stalls
Multiple areas in Chattogram city have been facing waterlogging as regular drain clearing activities have been suspended for much of the last one month.
19 August 2024, 18:00 PM
MRI machine non-functional for 2yrs
Jahangir Alam, 65, suffered a brain stroke on Friday and was admitted to the Neuro Medicine Ward of Chittagong Medical College Hospital.
8 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Deadly Ctg drains get bamboo band-aid
Bamboo fences, that’s all the Chattogram City Corporation could come up with as a temporary solution to the problem of unguarded canals this monsoon, as projects worth crores of taka continue to linger on.
8 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Jatisangha Park remains off limits
Residents of port city are currently unable to use Jatisangha Park in Panchlaish due to delayed renovation work.
5 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Ctg food testing lab: Sitting idle for a bureaucratic tangle
Chattogram’s Modern Food Testing Laboratory, a Tk 34.4 crore project funded by the Asian Development Bank, remains inoperable despite construction being completed in December 2015.
29 June 2024, 18:00 PM
3 die in Ctg market fire
Three people were killed in a fire that broke out at the six-storey Mohammadia Plaza in the port city’s Riaz Uddin Bazar area early yesterday.
28 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Port city grapples with frequent power cuts
Shuvechha Ghosh, a resident of Askar Dighir Par area in Chattogram city, was finding it hard to put her toddler to sleep on Tuesday night, amid severe heat alongside frequent power cuts.
26 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Debunking tales of the Russell’s viper
Amid this mass panic, many “facts” being circulated about the snake fall in the realm of misinformation.
23 June 2024, 10:15 AM
Deadline extends, cost goes up but suffering lingers on
Every year, Chattogram sinks following rain, which washes away the tall claims of monsoon preparedness by the city corporation and Chattogram Development Authority.
21 May 2024, 18:00 PM
EPI vaccination resumes in Ctg after 5 months
The Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) for newborns resumed in Chattogram yesterday after remaining halted for almost five months amid a shortage of vaccines.
4 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Patients suffer as services remain halted
Medical service seekers in Chattogram suffered yesterday as doctors at private hospitals, clinics, and diagnostic centres enforced a 24-hour strike.
23 April 2024, 18:00 PM
A nuisance that makes no sense
Classmates Trisha Biswas and Salma Akter, both ninth graders, always return from school together to their homes in Katalganj Residential Area of Chattogram city.
23 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Patients with heat-related diseases on the rise in Ctg
A mild heat wave across Chattogram and adjoining districts has left people in the region suffering from various ailments including fever, cough, heat stroke, diarrhoea, headache and dizziness. Frequent power outages have added to the woes.
15 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Deaths in unprotected Ctg drains: Who is next?
In 2021, it was 10-year-old Kamal Uddin, 19-year-old Sheherin Mahmud Sadia, and 55-year-old vegetable vendor Saleh Ahmed.
2 April 2024, 18:00 PM
‘Mr UNO, is my message clear to you?’
Awami League lawmaker from Chattogram-13 (Anwara) constituency and former minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury has asked the local administration not to permit any rallies in his constituency unless applied at least a week in advance.
30 March 2024, 18:00 PM
‘Mr UNO, is my message clear to you?’
Ctg-13 lawmaker instructs govt official not to permit rallies unless applied a week in advance
30 March 2024, 13:36 PM