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Eid shopping frenzy grips Ctg

5 March 2026, 00:00 AM
With Eid-ul-Fitr drawing closer, Chattogram’s shopping malls and traditional markets are buzzing with eager crowds. From the fancy outlets of Nasirabad to the narrow wholesale lanes of Teri Bazar, shoppers are hunting for the perfect festive clothing.
5 March 2026, 00:00 AM
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Malls, markets abuzz with crowds as Eid shopping frenzy grips Ctg

4 March 2026, 20:59 PM
This year, the demand is high for outfits with exotic names and intricate designs
4 March 2026, 20:59 PM
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Forced to travel 250km for treatment

28 February 2026, 03:53 AM
Critical burn patients in the port city are being forced to travel over 250km to Dhaka for life-saving treatment due to a severe lack of facilities in Chattogram.
28 February 2026, 03:53 AM
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Critical burn patients forced to travel 250km to Dhaka as Ctg lacks ICU facilities

26 February 2026, 12:22 PM
China-aided burn unit still 18 months away
26 February 2026, 12:22 PM
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‘Can’t go home empty-handed’

26 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Shefali Akhter (pseudonym), a homemaker and resident of the Jamal Khan area in Chattogram, looked anxious as she clutched her phone, waiting for a call while standing in a long queue on Momin Road on Monday.
26 February 2026, 00:00 AM
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Gas blast during sehri leaves family shattered

24 February 2026, 03:12 AM
The dining table of a second-floor flat in Halima Manjil was still set with dishes and leftovers from sehri when a sudden explosion tore through the apartment in Halishahar, Chattogram, early yesterday.
24 February 2026, 03:12 AM
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Update / Blast in Ctg's Halishahar kills woman, injures eight family members

23 February 2026, 15:00 PM
Explosion reportedly caused by gas leak
23 February 2026, 15:00 PM
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Ctg to have 2.2km cycling track on the Airport Road

20 February 2026, 00:00 AM
In a first for the port city, Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) has initiated construction of a dedicated cycling track along the scenic Airport Road.
20 February 2026, 00:00 AM
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Vaccine shortage leaves Ctg vulnerable to rabies threat

Experts suggest urgent Catch-Neuter-Vaccinate-Release method
21 May 2025, 15:35 PM
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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
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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
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Boishakhi Mela in Ctg: Traders complain of restrictions

'Jabbarer Boli Khela' to take place today
25 April 2025, 07:31 AM
6-year-old becomes fourth victim of Bhasan Char gas cylinder blast

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Eid sales gaining momentum in Chattogram

Shopping malls, footpaths abuzz with shoppers
19 March 2025, 07:08 AM
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Lack of molecular lab hampers cancer treatment

Says Prof Sazzad Yusuf, head of radiotherapy at CMCH
3 February 2025, 16:44 PM
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Rising pet bites strain rabies vaccine supply in Chattogram

Authorities attribute supply issues to the end of a government programme last July
28 January 2025, 12:57 PM
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41 wards, 13 officials: CCC struggles to provide services to residents

Service seekers across Chattogram City Corporation are facing mounting difficulties obtaining essential services from councillor offices
25 January 2025, 16:21 PM
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Winter Diseases: Hospitals grapple with influx of child patients

Hospitals in Chattogram are struggling to handle a sharp increase in child patients suffering from cold-related complications during the winter.
24 January 2025, 18:00 PM
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Ctg hospitals grapple with influx of child patients

During visits to various hospitals in the port city, pediatric wards were found filled beyond capacity. Many children were admitted with conditions such as pneumonia, bronchitis, and diarrhoea
24 January 2025, 13:28 PM

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