Develop a master plan, prioritise neighbourhoods without WASA lines

Another death-by-fall in a Chattogram drain highlights the urgency

Over the years, the port city has earned quite a bit of notoriety for its poor drainage system

City authorities must prevent waterlogging and associated risks

Chattogram city authorities cannot shirk their responsibility for persistent waterlogging

Poor planning and wasteful execution of projects must be stopped

A street lighting project that has been in limbo for years shows how ill-prepared CCC is

Chattogram City Corporation, considered to be a lifeline of the country’s economy also happens to be the third largest among 12 city corporations in the country in terms of voters. Dubbed as the commercial capital of Bangladesh, the port city has more than 19 lakh voters.

A Chattogram court today issued a show cause notice to Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) administrator Khursed Alam Sujan asking him to explain why an injunction should not be imposed on his move to pull down structures leased by previous mayor AJM Nasir Uddin.