Arun Bikash Dey

The 21-day long Amar Ekushey Boi Mela Chattogram 2023 kicked off at the MA Aziz Stadium Gymnasium premises of Chattogram  on Wednesday.

After over eight and a half months of the council, the partial committee for Chattogram north district unit Jubo League (JL) was announced on Monday, with SM Rashedul Alam as president and Md Shahjahan as general secretary.

Putting their lives at risk, pedestrians in different intersections of Chattogram city are compelled to cross the road by dodging speedy traffic, as most of these points do not have foot-over bridges.

The Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) will designate 115 specific spots in the port city where people can put up posters for a fee.

The work for renovation project of Jatishangha Park in the port city is finally going to start in this month. One of the very few parks in the port city with public access, the 59-year-old Jatishangha Park, located in Panchlaish Residential Area was left in a sorry state for over six years.

Chattogram’s historic Laldighi Maidan, which had remained closed due to renovation for almost three years, finally welcomed children back on Monday.

Shahnaj Akter, a resident of the port city’s Muradpur area, found it difficult to browse through warm clothes to pick the best match for her son as Zahur Hawkers’ Market was packed with buyers.

Although Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH), the lone tertiary-level hospital in greater Chattogram region, has stepped into its 66th year, it is still afflicted with a lack of workforce and logistics.

Chattogram’s historic Laldighi Maidan, which had remained closed due to renovation for almost three years, finally welcomed children back on Monday.

A project for lighting various roads in the Chattogram City Corporation areas has not seen a single percent of progress in three and a half years.

The month-long “Muktijuddher Bijoy Mela”, which started on December 1 at Outer Stadium in Kazir Dewri in the port city, is now abuzz with visitors.

A visible enthusiasm has been prevailing among the leaders and activists of the Awami League and its associated organisations as the party President Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to address a rally on Polo Ground in Chattogram tomorrow.

There is good news for cinephiles in Chattogram as a new branch of the country's popular multiplex cinema hall, Star Cineplex, was launched in the port city today.

HIV AIDS patients in Chattogram are more willing nowadays to receive treatment, experts said today on the occasion of World AIDS Day.

Taufiq, Minhaj, Ishita and Satyajit, four students of Chittagong University, went to have tea and sweets at Bose Brothers, a historic confectionery located in the port city’s Nandan Kanan area, on a Wednesday afternoon.

A total of 13.5 square kilometre area of the port city is directly at risk of waterlogging, while a total of 52 square kilometre area is vulnerable due to unplanned urbanisation, finds a study.

Enthusiasm prevails among the leaders and activists of Awami League and its associate organisations in Chattogram over the rally of the party president and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, scheduled to be held in the city’s Polo Ground on December 4.

The number of children with cold-related diseases is increasing at hospitals in Chattogram as the season is changing.

Newly married Shraboni Sen, a diehard Brazil supporter, convinced her husband to buy a large LED television to enjoy her favourite team’s matches on the big screen. So, the couple went down to an electronics store at the port city’s Jamal Khan area.

The administrative centre of Chattogram division and Chattogram district stands on the top of a hill with a peculiar name of “Parir Pahar”, which translates to fairy hill.