Arun Bikash Dey

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.

Explosion reportedly caused by gas leak

In a first for the port city, Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) has initiated construction of a dedicated cycling track along the scenic Airport Road.

In a major electoral shift following the February 12 polls, the BNP has emerged as the dominant force in the port city and its surrounding upazilas, securing 12 out of the 16 seats in Chattogram district.

They express satisfaction with polling environment

Sayeed strives to surpass family legacy, while Helaly pledges ‘insaf-based society’

With less than a week to go before polling, electioneering has intensified in Chattogram-9 (Kotwali), as candidates from the BNP and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and stepped up mass contacts in the port city.

Massive preparations underway at Railway Polo Ground

Excavation work on a local canal for its expansion and renovation has caused waterlogging in the Katalganj and Panchlaish areas of Chattogram city, adding to the suffering of residents and commuters.

Medical wastes from different hospitals and diagnostic centres across Chattogram city are being routinely collected and disposed of without proper segregation, raising serious public health risks, including the spread of infectious diseases.

With the winter chill biting hard, Chattogram’s footpaths have transformed into bustling hubs for winter commerce.

Affordable sweaters and blankets draw crowds to street stalls

Gas supply suspended after line inadvertently severed during excavation work

A series of arson attacks on four houses belonging to minority communities in three areas of Raozan in Chattogram in five days has spread fear among residents of the upazila.

Walking on footpaths in the port city has become increasingly dangerous as widespread illegal occupation and stalled development works force pedestrians onto busy roads, exposing them to serious risks.

The body of a dead dolphin, weighing 73.3kg and measuring 196cm, was recovered by Naval Police yesterday morning after it was found floating in the Halda river, Chattogram’s natural fish breeding ground, in the Barighona area of Hathazari upazila.

Open garbage sheds and bins along busy thoroughfares in Chattogram city have remained a persistent public nuisance for years, despite the Chattogram City Corporation’s door-to-door waste collection initiative launched nearly eight years ago.

The residence of Deshpriya Jatindra Mohan Sengupta, a historic British-era landmark in Chattogram’s Rahmatganj area, now lies in neglect.

In Chattogram city, medical emergencies often force families into desperate searches for blood for life-saving transfusions.

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.