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
Patients suffer as services remain halted
Medical service seekers in Chattogram suffered yesterday as doctors at private hospitals, clinics, and diagnostic centres enforced a 24-hour strike.
23 April 2024, 18:00 PM
A nuisance that makes no sense
Classmates Trisha Biswas and Salma Akter, both ninth graders, always return from school together to their homes in Katalganj Residential Area of Chattogram city.
23 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Patients with heat-related diseases on the rise in Ctg
A mild heat wave across Chattogram and adjoining districts has left people in the region suffering from various ailments including fever, cough, heat stroke, diarrhoea, headache and dizziness. Frequent power outages have added to the woes.
15 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Deaths in unprotected Ctg drains: Who is next?
In 2021, it was 10-year-old Kamal Uddin, 19-year-old Sheherin Mahmud Sadia, and 55-year-old vegetable vendor Saleh Ahmed.
2 April 2024, 18:00 PM
‘Mr UNO, is my message clear to you?’
Awami League lawmaker from Chattogram-13 (Anwara) constituency and former minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury has asked the local administration not to permit any rallies in his constituency unless applied at least a week in advance.
30 March 2024, 18:00 PM
‘Mr UNO, is my message clear to you?’
Ctg-13 lawmaker instructs govt official not to permit rallies unless applied a week in advance
30 March 2024, 13:36 PM
Flouting recruitment process: Ex-CU VC hired 172 without ads even
Chittagong University recruited 172 employees without any advertisements and recruitment tests during the tenure of immediate past vice chancellor Shireen Akhter.
23 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Yet another park lost to ‘development’
For its lush green ambience, Biplob Udyan used to be a much sought after recreational space for port city dwellers.
19 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Plastic pollution choking Ctg canals
With most canals in Chattogram city choking on non-biodegradable plastic waste, waterlogging is likely to worsen in the coming monsoon, fear experts.
9 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Aquatic species dying in Karnaphuli
Different aquatic species in the Karnaphuli River have been dying after burnt raw sugar from S Alam Refined Sugar Industries Limited contaminated the water, following a fire on Monday
6 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Year-long waterlogging, endless misery
If one visits Government Teachers’ Training College in Chawk Bazar area, they will notice a field inundated by water, entrances and ground floors of male and female hostels submerged, and hyacinths growing everywhere on the waterlogged premises.
27 February 2024, 18:00 PM
A carnival for booklovers
Finding her way amid an excited crowd at the entrance of Ekushey Boi Mela in the port city’s CRB area, Shanta Devnath managed to enter a stall.
17 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Misappropriation of govt land?
Miracle Miles International, a private company, has taken it upon itself to start a project to beautify a prime location beside Chawkbazar-Muradpur Road in Panchlaish area of the port city.
15 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Ctg to get BCL committee after 10 years
Leaders and activists of Chattogram city Chhatra League are excited as they will get a new committee after 10 long years.
13 February 2024, 18:00 PM
A gamechanger for shrimp farming
Dr Aftabuzzaman, a physician by profession, started shrimp farming in Satkhira back in 1968. His farm was doing very well until a deadly infection left most shrimps of his farm dead in 1994. The infection was caused by white spot syndrome virus.
9 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Cold brings misery for the little ones
Nasima Akter was seen anxiously looking for attendants while trying to nebulise her daughter Tasnim Rabbi at paediatric ward of Chattogram Medical College Hospital on Saturday.
1 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Double blow for port city residents
Sunil Barua, a resident of Askar Dighir Par area of Chattogram city, recharged Tk 1,000 to his pre-paid gas meter on Sunday.
30 January 2024, 18:00 PM
New 32-bed unit still not enough
The Chattogram Medical College Hospital inaugurated its second intensive care unit with 32 beds on Saturday, bringing hope for patients requiring ICU facilities.
30 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Gas supply resumes in Ctg, pressure low
A technical glitch at a floating LNG terminal in Moheshkhali was fixed on Friday night, but the gas supply to Chattogram remained spotty until last evening due to low pressure in the pipeline.
20 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Port city reels from abrupt gas outage
Gas supply to Chattogram city remains halted for more than 24 hours from Thursday night due to a technical glitch at a floating LNG terminal in Moheshkhali of Cox’s Bazar, causing profound suffering to the residents, businesses and industries.
19 January 2024, 18:00 PM