Waterborne diseases surge in flood-hit Ctg region
18 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Waterborne diseases are spreading rapidly across the flood-hit districts of Chattogram division amid an acute shortage of safe drinking water and the collapse of sanitation systems.
18 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Disease, snakebite fears grip flood-hit Ctg
17 July 2026, 16:27 PM
Contaminated water, damaged sanitation systems could trigger wider public health emergency, health experts warn
17 July 2026, 16:27 PM
Traders, farmers, fish growers hit by mounting debts after Ctg floods
15 July 2026, 22:05 PM
Thousands of chickens, fish fry and paddy fields washed away
15 July 2026, 22:05 PM
Academic future in limbo as flood in Chattogram batters schools, damages textbooks
15 July 2026, 15:08 PM
At least 569 educational institutions damaged by week-long flood cross Chattogram division
15 July 2026, 15:08 PM
Disease outbreak, relief shortage haunt flood‑hit southern Ctg
13 July 2026, 20:06 PM
Death toll climbs to 50 across five districts as of today
13 July 2026, 20:06 PM
Nearly a million marooned
12 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Flash floods triggered by relentless monsoon rains and hill torrents have unleashed a deadly humanitarian crisis across Chattogram and its adjoining districts, leaving so far 43 dead, hundreds of thousands stranded, and vast swathes of homes and cropland under water.
12 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Southern Chattogram reels under catastrophic floods
10 July 2026, 14:28 PM
Satkania worst hit as 3.5 lakh residents marooned
10 July 2026, 14:28 PM
Floodwaters recede, but disruptions persist in Chattogram
9 July 2026, 13:15 PM
Train services to Cox's Bazar remain suspended, over 33,000 people remain affected after three days of heavy rain
9 July 2026, 13:15 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
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