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ICU at CMCH overwhelmed with measles patients

20 May 2026, 00:00 AM
A heavy, grief-stricken silence was witnessed outside the Paediatric Ward and Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) yesterday afternoon.
20 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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Chattogram shooting: 6 arrested as girl hit by stray bullet fights for life

12 May 2026, 19:25 PM
Police says murder linked to turf dispute
12 May 2026, 19:25 PM
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Ctg shooting: 11-year-old Reshmi battles for life with a bullet to head

9 May 2026, 21:47 PM
Medical board at CMCH decides against surgery
9 May 2026, 21:47 PM
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No room to walk on Ctg footpaths

9 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Footpaths across key commercial areas in Chattogram have become increasingly inaccessible, forcing pedestrians onto busy roads and raising serious safety concerns.
9 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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Waterlogging returns to Chattogram

1 May 2026, 12:59 PM
Project delays and design flaws blamed as first heavy rains of the season inundates port city's low-lying areas
1 May 2026, 12:59 PM
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Dhaka, Ctg reel under heavy rains / Torrential rain submerges port city

30 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Torrential rain, triggered by a steep pressure gradient over the North Bay, submerged low-lying areas of Chattogram for the second consecutive day yesterday, causing immense suffering to residents.
30 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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Bagha Sharif continues supremacy in Jabbarer Boli Khela

25 April 2026, 21:30 PM
Bagha Sharif from Cumilla’s Homna clinched the title of the 117th edition of the historic Abdul Jabbar-er Bolikhela, defeating Rashed Boli from Cumilla Sadar in a gruelling 40-minute encounter at Laldighi Maidan on Saturday.
25 April 2026, 21:30 PM
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Garbage piles up as CCC’s centralised plan ‘stalls’

25 April 2026, 00:00 AM
The Chattogram City Corporation’s (CCC) move to centralise door-to-door waste collection has faltered, leaving large swathes of the port city grappling with uncollected garbage and a resurgence of unauthorised fee collection.
25 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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Port city welcomes 1425

With Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bangla New Year, being celebrated today, different parts of the country are busy spreading colour and the spirit of newness.
13 April 2018, 18:00 PM

When BCL leader takes matters into own hands

The general secretary of Chattogram city unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) has assaulted a college principal on the campus on
3 April 2018, 18:00 PM
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A ward stands out

Jamal Khan Ward has regained its beauty, thanks to its councillor who took a spontaneous initiative to renovate the ward and keep
31 March 2018, 18:00 PM
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Patients overrun CMCH cardiology ward

The cardiology ward at the Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) is facing difficulties in coping with the number of patients due to a shortage of beds, equipment and staff.
31 March 2018, 18:00 PM
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Ship Breaking Yards: Six killed in 3 months

Experts have blamed the lack of safety measures for the frequent casualties at the ship breaking yards in Chittagong's Sitakunda.
28 March 2018, 18:00 PM
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Invisible, only to police

It has been two years since Nasim Ahmed Sohel, an MBA student of Premier University, Chittagong, was stabbed to death on the
28 March 2018, 18:00 PM
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Relocation of 1 Lakh Rohingyas: Preparations on in Bhasanchar

Around one lakh Rohingya refugees are going to be relocated to Bhasanchar of Hatiya upazila in Noakhali as works of building shelters and housing are in progress.
19 March 2018, 18:00 PM
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BCL threat keeps CU teacher off campus

It all started in early November last year when the movement organised by Chattagram Kordata Surokkha Parishad (CKSP) reached its peak.
23 February 2018, 18:00 PM
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Doctors turn a blind eye to BMDC instructions

Physicians are not using the registration numbers provided by the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BMDC) on their visiting cards, signboards or prescription pads, defying the instruction of the regulatory body of physicians.
13 February 2018, 18:00 PM
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Hazardous waste heaped in open bins

Hospitals and diagnostic centres in Chittagong are disposing medical waste in open bins, posing serious health hazards.
3 February 2018, 18:00 PM

The lure of gangs

Singing a chant, playing the guitar, or browsing through social media by using free WiFi hotspots are just some of the frivolities that teens engage in with friends.
3 February 2018, 18:00 PM
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Ctg residents choked by untended roads

The bus has just got onto Muradpur-Oxygen road and most of the passengers suddenly started to wear face masks, startling Anindyo
26 January 2018, 18:00 PM
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Too little done for a freedom fighter

In 1971, when the war broke out, Roma refused to leave her motherland. And she paid a price for that -- the
3 January 2018, 18:00 PM
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An undue favour!

A private organisation has set up its temporary office at a government building in the port city's Nandan Kanan area, apparently without any official permission.
3 January 2018, 18:00 PM

Mastermind still at large

Around three months have passed since Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader of Chittagong city unit Sudipto
1 January 2018, 18:00 PM

A fatal birth defect

A mother gave birth to a baby boy without the front portion of his skull in Banshkhali Upazila Health Complex of Chittagong on the morning of December 23.
28 December 2017, 18:00 PM
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Tirjak Natyamela concludes in port city

Tirjak Natyadal, a theatre group of Chittagong, organised a four-day theatre festival on the occasion of its 44-year anniversary at Theatre
27 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Shipbreaking continues to pollute

15 workers killed this year

At least 15 workers were killed and more than a hundred injured in accidents at different shipbreaking yards in Chittagong this year
26 December 2017, 18:00 PM
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Cops blamed for refusing to record case

The officer-in-charge of Karnaphuli Police Station allegedly refused to record a case against suspects of raping four women.
22 December 2017, 18:00 PM
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Double blow to a family

Nirapada Das and his three brothers -- Haridhan, Krishnapada and Binay -- used to fish all day and return to their loving home in Chittagong city's North Kattali.
19 December 2017, 18:00 PM

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