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
Chattogram: Private clinics hiring unregistered nurses
Many private clinics and diagnostic centres in Chattogram have been hiring unregistered nurses, disregarding The Medical Practice and Private Clinics and Laboratories (Regulation) Ordinance, 1982.
15 November 2024, 20:59 PM
Dengue turns deadlier for Ctg in Nov
So far, 35 dengue patients died in Chattogram this year, including 10 in just the first two weeks of this month alone. The death toll is likely to rise further by the end of the month
15 November 2024, 14:15 PM
World Pneumonia Day: Chattogram hospitals see surge in bronchopneumonia cases
Experts stress that children under five are particularly vulnerable to pneumonia
12 November 2024, 10:23 AM
Dengue in Ctg: Female fatalities twice as high as male
Experts attribute this disparity to factors such as delayed hospitalisation, anaemia, low blood pressure, and comorbidities
9 November 2024, 14:33 PM
Challenges await new Ctg mayor Shahadat
Challenges await new Chattogram City Corporation mayor Shahadat Hossain with restoring discipline in the corporation will be his most challenging task
9 November 2024, 14:33 PM
Port city needs foot-over bridges
Every day, Laila Begum, a resident of High Level Road in the Lalkhan Bazar area, takes her daughter, an eighth grader, to school in the Jamal Khan area.
8 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Ctg grapples with frequent power cuts
Frequent power cuts over the last week have left residents of Chattogram suffering.
1 November 2024, 19:00 PM
In Ctg, footpaths not for pedestrians only
If one randomly walks through a footpath on any road in Chattogram city, they will almost always find the footpaths not suitable for walking, with those being largely occupied by vendors, hawkers, or even parked vehicles.
13 October 2024, 19:53 PM
Fatality rate more than double the national average
Health experts are concerned about the high fatality rate from dengue in Chattogram despite the relatively low number of hospital admissions.
12 September 2024, 18:00 PM
257 lives lost in accidents over last 2 decades
Over the past two decades, casualties have become a recurring tragedy at shipbreaking yards in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila.
7 September 2024, 21:30 PM
Ctg areas waterlogged as drain cleaning stalls
Multiple areas in Chattogram city have been facing waterlogging as regular drain clearing activities have been suspended for much of the last one month.
19 August 2024, 18:00 PM
MRI machine non-functional for 2yrs
Jahangir Alam, 65, suffered a brain stroke on Friday and was admitted to the Neuro Medicine Ward of Chittagong Medical College Hospital.
8 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Deadly Ctg drains get bamboo band-aid
Bamboo fences, that’s all the Chattogram City Corporation could come up with as a temporary solution to the problem of unguarded canals this monsoon, as projects worth crores of taka continue to linger on.
8 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Jatisangha Park remains off limits
Residents of port city are currently unable to use Jatisangha Park in Panchlaish due to delayed renovation work.
5 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Ctg food testing lab: Sitting idle for a bureaucratic tangle
Chattogram’s Modern Food Testing Laboratory, a Tk 34.4 crore project funded by the Asian Development Bank, remains inoperable despite construction being completed in December 2015.
29 June 2024, 18:00 PM
3 die in Ctg market fire
Three people were killed in a fire that broke out at the six-storey Mohammadia Plaza in the port city’s Riaz Uddin Bazar area early yesterday.
28 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Port city grapples with frequent power cuts
Shuvechha Ghosh, a resident of Askar Dighir Par area in Chattogram city, was finding it hard to put her toddler to sleep on Tuesday night, amid severe heat alongside frequent power cuts.
26 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Debunking tales of the Russell’s viper
Amid this mass panic, many “facts” being circulated about the snake fall in the realm of misinformation.
23 June 2024, 10:15 AM
Deadline extends, cost goes up but suffering lingers on
Every year, Chattogram sinks following rain, which washes away the tall claims of monsoon preparedness by the city corporation and Chattogram Development Authority.
21 May 2024, 18:00 PM
EPI vaccination resumes in Ctg after 5 months
The Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) for newborns resumed in Chattogram yesterday after remaining halted for almost five months amid a shortage of vaccines.
4 May 2024, 18:00 PM