Munshi Pukur at risk as grabbers eye exposed bank
The 94-year-old Munshi Pukur in the Shulak Bahor area of Chattogram city is facing an imminent threat of occupation due to prolonged negligence by the authorities, despite a High Court order mandating its conservation.
2 December 2025, 20:08 PM
World Aids Day: HIV cases, deaths rising in Ctg
Lack of awareness and social stigma continue to keep many patients from seeking early screening and treatment for HIV/AIDS, making the situation vulnerable in Chattogram, experts have warned.
1 December 2025, 20:25 PM
Ctg faces rabies vaccine shortage
Stock of government-allocated rabies vaccine is running out across Chattogram.
25 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Chattogram roads to get smart traffic system
City corporation forms 4-member committee to reduce gridlock, develop modern transport network
24 November 2025, 09:34 AM
Chattogram City: Quake risk looms amid building code violations
Experts said at least 70 percent of the port city's multi-storey buildings are at risk of collapse in the event of a major earthquake of magnitude 7 or higher.
23 November 2025, 00:45 AM
More than just a graveyard
Chattogram war cemetery stands as a place of reflection, history
18 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Mammography machine at CMCH out of order for 3yrs
Crucial breast cancer screening at Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) has remained unavailable for nearly three years after the hospital’s lone mammography machine went out of order in 2022.
16 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Cold brings misery for the little ones in Ctg
Shubhechcha Ghosh, from the Askar Dighir Par area of Chattogram city, brought her five-year-old son, who had a fever and cough, to a doctor, who prescribed a course of antibiotics after examination. The worried mother said her child had caught a cold even though winter had not yet set in.
12 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Gas crisis deepens in port city as Maheshkhali LNG supply disrupted
The situation, triggered by bad weather and rough seas caused by a depression in the Bay of Bengal, has left households struggling with daily chores
19 June 2025, 07:38 AM
One in three factories in Ctg BSCIC estates stands idle
Degrading infrastructure cripples Chattogram's BSCIC estates, leaving a third of factories idle
16 June 2025, 18:00 PM
Covid-19 testing resumes at govt hospitals in Ctg
However, mass testing is yet to start
16 June 2025, 14:07 PM
No working ventilators at ICU for 3 months
The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Chattogram General Hospital (CGH) has been running without a single ventilator for over three months, failing to provide full-fledged services to critical patients.
1 June 2025, 18:00 PM
Vaccine shortage leaves Ctg vulnerable to rabies threat
Experts suggest urgent Catch-Neuter-Vaccinate-Release method
21 May 2025, 15:35 PM
Spike in scabies cases raises concern in Ctg
Turna Dasgupta took her four-year-old son to the outdoor department of Chattogram Medical College Hospital recently, as he has been suffering from scabies, a kind of skin disease, for around a week
17 May 2025, 13:30 PM
Ctg open drains, canals: Patchwork protections fail to save lives
The authorities concerned have erected a temporary barrier along an open canal in Kapasgola area of Chattogram city, days after a six-month-old baby fell into the canal on April 18 and died.
15 May 2025, 18:40 PM
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
Locals in Ctg demand urgent conservation effort for Munshi Pukur
The pond was dug by the ancestors of Abdus Sobhan Sawdagor in 1931
12 March 2025, 15:33 PM
A struggle for space and resources
Kamal Uddin, 58, a kidney patient from Chandanish upazila of Chattogram, who was recently admitted to the Nephrology Ward at Chattogram Medical College Hospital for a critical blood transfusion, found himself relegated to the floor after failing to manage a bed due to overcrowding.
25 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Port city residents to pay tribute at Central Shaheed Minar after 4 years
During a visit on Wednesday, it was observed that the beautification work in the Shaheed Minar compound was ongoing
19 February 2025, 17:42 PM
Jamal Khan Canal in CTG: Dredging work adds to waterlogging woes
After a nine-month hiatus, the dredging work of Jamal Khan Canal in Chattogram city resumed in the end of January.
15 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Jamal Khan canal excavation: Earth dam triggers flooding, traps residents
The area has turned into a waterlogged zone, forcing residents to wade through dirty water
13 February 2025, 06:07 AM
Lack of molecular lab hampers cancer treatment
Says Prof Sazzad Yusuf, head of radiotherapy at CMCH
3 February 2025, 16:44 PM