Shahadat Hossain

A patient with spinal cord injury got hurt when pickets vandalised the vehicle he was in during yesterday's strike called by Chittagong Metropolitan CNG-run Auto-rickshaw Chalok Malik Oikya Parishad, as he was unable to move without anyone's help.

Academic activities at different educational institutions in low-lying areas of Chittagong city are being hampered due to waterlogging, which was triggered by downpour and tidal water between Monday night and yesterday.

Another boy was beaten up after being tied to a tree. Again the reason was pretty much similar -- “punishment for theft”-- but unlike 13-year-old Rajon this boy was lucky to survive.

Chittagong City Corporation is preparing to excavate a new canal to mitigate the city's waterlogging problem.

Around 44,000 motor vehicles out of total 82,406 registered ones are plying the roads and highways in Chittagong district without

For the low-lying parts of Chittagong waterlogging is a serious problem especially during the monsoon, but in the city's Agrabad CDA

Price of vegetables in Chittagong city's kitchen markets have soared in the last few days.

Over 162km of road in Chittagong city have been damaged by the incessant rain and consequent waterlogging.

The government will soon begin cleanup efforts to contain the oil spill by placing an oil-boom in a Boalkhali canal in Chittagong.

Oil from three wagons of a train that plunged into a canal in Boalkhali upazila of Chittagong on Friday afternoon has spread to the adjacent areas and the Karnaphuli river, posing a serious threat to the environment.

A train carrying furnace oil derailed and three of its wagons fell into a canal when a bridge gave way at Khitabchar of Boalkhali upazila yesterday, spilling oil into the water

Accusing the drivers of CNG-run auto-rickshaws of overcharging commuters in defiance of government rules, the Passenger Welfare

Encouraged by friends or acquaintances, they were about to embark on the same illegal sea voyage to Malaysia -- a trip that sent thousands to their deaths in recent years.

More than half of the new councillors, both in general wards and reserved seats for women, in Chittagong city have been elected for

Apart from the two Awami League (AL) and BNP backed mayor candidates of Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) polls, the remaining

Fifty-nine councillor aspirants for Chittagong city have declared themselves "literate and self-educated" in the affidavits submitted to

Selecting a single councillor candidate for each ward has become a tough job for both Awami League and BNP, and the goal is unlikely

Bringing allegations of violating electoral code of conduct against each other, AJM Nasir Uddin and M Manjur Alam Manju, the Awami

Several thousand unregistered CNG-run auto-rickshaws have been operating in Chittagong city for more than one year, with more

At first glance, it may seem unbecoming of a woman because the job involves a substantial amount of physical labour. But with the passage of time, the scenario has changed--women are doing what was considered exclusively the work of men before.