Arun Bikash Dey

The family that lost five siblings after a pickup truck ran them over was hoping against hope that another member would survive the accident, but it proved to be in vain yesterday.

Pedestrians in the port city cannot walk on footpaths for more than 200 yards at a stretch uninterruptedly. The reason: illegal occupation by vendors, hawkers and shopkeepers.

Roktim Shil, one of seven victims in the tragic road accident in Chakaria that saw death of five brothers, is now fighting for life at Intensive Care Unit of Chattogram General Hospital (CGH).

The peak season for dried fish has kept producers in Chattogram busy at work, with collection, sorting, drying, piling, warming, packing and storing going on in full swing.

The Covid-19 positivity rate in the port city has been showing a downward trend for four consecutive days now.

Kidney patients suffered badly as dialysis services remained halted for seven hours at two public hospitals in the capital and Chattogram yesterday.

The open market sale (OMS) service of Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) had brought much relief to the low- and lower-middle income groups in Chattogram district recently, as prices of daily essentials shot up in retail markets.

While going for a morning walk in port city’s Central Railway Building (CRB) area on Thursday, Abdul Aziz, a resident of Kazir Dewri, was taken aback after seeing a notice that read “This road has been closed permanently for public use; kindly use an alternative road”.

Researchers in Chattogram have found that around 75 percent of Covid-19 patients at two major port city hospitals were infected by the Omicron variant.

Most intersections on the streets of Chattogram do not have any footbridge. Hence, pedestrians at these intersections are compelled to cross the roads, putting their lives at risk.

Six Awami League leaders have been entrusted to resolve intra-party feud in AL’s Chattogram city unit.

Covid-19 positivity rate reached 28 percent from 12.29 percent in Chattogram yesterday, doubling in only 24 hours.

Increasing by double in the span of 24 hours, Covid-19 positivity rate has hit around 28% in Chattogram today.

On the second day of the new 11-point health guidelines, people were seen roaming port city roads and riding public vehicles without adhering to the new regulations.

Researchers in Chattogram have found harmful bacterial and fungal presence in various brands of buffalo yoghurt in different districts of the country. Most cow yoghurt from popular brands, however, have been found to be safe with the expected nutrition level.

The Covid-19 infection rate in Chattogram hit almost 13 percent yesterday, the first time after four months.

Prof Dr Manzoorul Kibria is the chairperson of Chittagong University’s zoology department. Born and brought up in a village that borders the banks of Halda river, he grew up with a great passion for rivers.

Located in Panchlaish residential area, the 55-year-old park has a long history and bears memories of residents’ childhood and adolescence.

While authorities have taken an initiative to inoculate students of Chattogram, health guidelines are barely being followed during the vaccination campaign. Students and their guardians crowded the inoculation centres yesterday, with no social distancing in sight.

Patients of Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) are gravely worried about whether they would be able to avail of dialysis service from next week.