Arun Bikash Dey

Guava farmers of south Chattogram region are all smiles as they had a bumper production this year and are now busy collecting, packaging and selling the fruits to traders.

Cancer patients in Chattogram have been suffering for over a week as the radiotherapy machine at Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) has gone out of order on August 16.

Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) authorities are going to dedicate specific spots for putting up posters in the port city.   

Many residents in certain areas of the port city have been suffering from diarrhoea for a week. A good number of those affected have been admitted to hospitals due to deteriorating health conditions.

A picnic was organised to boost the morale of a batch of SSC and HSC students, but the smiling faces in the group photo taken yesterday morning will remain a poignant reminder that some of those lives were cruelly cut short mere hours later.

The stealing of medicine from different wards of Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) has not stopped despite the authorities’ initiatives to stop it from occurring.

Owing to the Eid holidays, residents of the port city snagged the opportunity to visit recreational places around Chattogram.

A joint probe committee of Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) and Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) has submitted a report to the mayor with six short- and 11 long-term recommendations to resolve the city’s waterlogging problem.

Cattle sales have started to gain momentum in the port city as Eid-ul-Azha inches closer. Although activities in seven cattle markets managed by Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) began in July 1, traders said sales would reach their peak after July 6.

Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) has been allowed to set up just three temporary markets, although CCC sought permission to set up 10 for Eid-ul-Azha.

Chattogram residents who buy essentials from Trading Corporation Bangladesh (TCB) had to suffer yesterday, as Chattogram District Administration postponed TCB operations, reportedly without notice.

Even though the torrential rain took a break in the port city, the sufferings of residents did not. Many low-lying areas in the city are still under knee-deep water.

A woman gave her life to save her six-month-old twins during a landslide at the Barishal Ghona Jhiler Pahar under the Akbar Shah Police Station in Chattogram early today.

The Laldhighi Park is one of the few parks in the port city that offer visitors free access. The park is located at the centre of the port city, around a kilometre away from the New Market area.

Located in the Agrabad area, the Jamboree Park in Chattogram city has become a sought-after place for residents.

Flapping their colourful wings, they hover from one flower to another. After collecting nectar, they float around to another destination, leaving spectators in awe of their mundane tasks. Indeed, butterflies are graceful creatures.

Of these, the first three are run by Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) while Jamboree Park is run by Public Works Department. Visitors don’t have to pay to access these four parks.

Tofajjal Haque, an IT in-charge of BM Container Depot, was on duty when the depot caught fire on Saturday night. He was around 120 feet away from the explosion spot inside the container but could not save himself from the blaze.

Imrul Kaisar, a constable of Industrial Police at Kumira, was the first to inform firefighters of the BM Depot explosion on Saturday night. Imrul is currently fighting for his life at the Burn and Plastic Surgery Unit of Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH).

A majority of those injured in the Chattogram depot blasts have suffered eye injuries and many are at risk of permanent vision loss.