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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
Saifuzzaman Chowdhury

‘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
Saifuzzaman Chowdhury

‘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
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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
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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
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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
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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
Ctg Govt Teachers’ Training College Year-long waterlogging, endless misery

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
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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
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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
Casting fake votes

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
6-year-old becomes fourth victim of Bhasan Char gas cylinder blast

Drug theft a growing concern for CMCH

A nexus of staffers at Chittagong Medical College Hospital has long been allegedly involved in stealing government medicine, despite steps taken by the authorities concerned.
8 January 2024, 18:00 PM
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Violence casts shadow over Ctg polls

The culmination of campaigning for the upcoming 12th parliamentary polls in Chattogram has been marked by violence, particularly clashes between Awami League candidates and their independent counterparts.
6 January 2024, 18:00 PM
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Why quit now?

Bangladesh Tariqat Federation chairman Syed Nazibul Bashar Maizbhandari announced his decision to quit the electoral race yesterday, three days before polls, which has raised eyebrows.
4 January 2024, 18:00 PM
 Russian observers to monitor polls

Chattogram-8: A three-way battle on the cards

With the 12th parliamentary election knocking at the door, candidates in Chattogram-8 constituency (Boalkhali-Chandgaon) are busy campaigning till midnight every day
3 January 2024, 16:17 PM

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