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
Flouting recruitment process: Ex-CU VC hired 172 without ads even
Chittagong University recruited 172 employees without any advertisements and recruitment tests during the tenure of immediate past vice chancellor Shireen Akhter.
23 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Yet another park lost to ‘development’
For its lush green ambience, Biplob Udyan used to be a much sought after recreational space for port city dwellers.
19 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Plastic pollution choking Ctg canals
With most canals in Chattogram city choking on non-biodegradable plastic waste, waterlogging is likely to worsen in the coming monsoon, fear experts.
9 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Aquatic species dying in Karnaphuli
Different aquatic species in the Karnaphuli River have been dying after burnt raw sugar from S Alam Refined Sugar Industries Limited contaminated the water, following a fire on Monday
6 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Year-long waterlogging, endless misery
If one visits Government Teachers’ Training College in Chawk Bazar area, they will notice a field inundated by water, entrances and ground floors of male and female hostels submerged, and hyacinths growing everywhere on the waterlogged premises.
27 February 2024, 18:00 PM
A carnival for booklovers
Finding her way amid an excited crowd at the entrance of Ekushey Boi Mela in the port city’s CRB area, Shanta Devnath managed to enter a stall.
17 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Misappropriation of govt land?
Miracle Miles International, a private company, has taken it upon itself to start a project to beautify a prime location beside Chawkbazar-Muradpur Road in Panchlaish area of the port city.
15 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Ctg to get BCL committee after 10 years
Leaders and activists of Chattogram city Chhatra League are excited as they will get a new committee after 10 long years.
13 February 2024, 18:00 PM
A gamechanger for shrimp farming
Dr Aftabuzzaman, a physician by profession, started shrimp farming in Satkhira back in 1968. His farm was doing very well until a deadly infection left most shrimps of his farm dead in 1994. The infection was caused by white spot syndrome virus.
9 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Cold brings misery for the little ones
Nasima Akter was seen anxiously looking for attendants while trying to nebulise her daughter Tasnim Rabbi at paediatric ward of Chattogram Medical College Hospital on Saturday.
1 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Double blow for port city residents
Sunil Barua, a resident of Askar Dighir Par area of Chattogram city, recharged Tk 1,000 to his pre-paid gas meter on Sunday.
30 January 2024, 18:00 PM
New 32-bed unit still not enough
The Chattogram Medical College Hospital inaugurated its second intensive care unit with 32 beds on Saturday, bringing hope for patients requiring ICU facilities.
30 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Gas supply resumes in Ctg, pressure low
A technical glitch at a floating LNG terminal in Moheshkhali was fixed on Friday night, but the gas supply to Chattogram remained spotty until last evening due to low pressure in the pipeline.
20 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Port city reels from abrupt gas outage
Gas supply to Chattogram city remains halted for more than 24 hours from Thursday night due to a technical glitch at a floating LNG terminal in Moheshkhali of Cox’s Bazar, causing profound suffering to the residents, businesses and industries.
19 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Drug theft a growing concern for CMCH
A nexus of staffers at Chittagong Medical College Hospital has long been allegedly involved in stealing government medicine, despite steps taken by the authorities concerned.
8 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Violence casts shadow over Ctg polls
The culmination of campaigning for the upcoming 12th parliamentary polls in Chattogram has been marked by violence, particularly clashes between Awami League candidates and their independent counterparts.
6 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Why quit now?
Bangladesh Tariqat Federation chairman Syed Nazibul Bashar Maizbhandari announced his decision to quit the electoral race yesterday, three days before polls, which has raised eyebrows.
4 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Chattogram-8: A three-way battle on the cards
With the 12th parliamentary election knocking at the door, candidates in Chattogram-8 constituency (Boalkhali-Chandgaon) are busy campaigning till midnight every day
3 January 2024, 16:17 PM
Burners with no flame
Every morning, Shuvechchha Ghosh, a resident of Chattogram city’s Askar Dighir Par area, wakes up being worried for her three-year-old son.
2 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Voters apprehensive amid pre-polls violence
Sixty-year-old Md Ibrahim, a farmer in Dhalghat Camp area under Patiya upazila, witnessed almost all the national elections held in Bangladesh so far.
30 December 2023, 18:00 PM