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Arun Bikash Dey

Chattogram Waterlogging

Chattogram under water, again

18 August 2026
Downpours coupled with tidal surges inundated vast stretches of Chattogram city yesterday, crippling transport and causing severe public suffering.
18 August 2026
Chattogram Waterlogging

Heavy rain, high tides leave Chattogram under water again

17 August 2026
With key canal development works still unfinished, 189mm of rain inundates large parts of port city
17 August 2026
Bangladesh shipbreaking accident

Shipbreaking yards: ‘Green’ on paper, deadly on ground

16 August 2026
Though many of Bangladesh’s shipbreaking yards have gone green on paper, workers continue to face deadly safety hazards, with at least 84 accidents recorded since the Hong Kong Convention came into force last year.
16 August 2026
Dengue Cases In Bangladesh Latest Update

Dengue cases surge in Chattogram

15 August 2026
Dengue cases in Chattogram district are surging rapidly in August, triggering concern among residents.
15 August 2026
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Dengue cases surge in Chattogram as 361 infections recorded in 11 days

14 August 2026
The district has reported 1,195 dengue cases and three deaths this year, while a DGHS survey identified 8 city wards as high-risk for Aedes mosquito breeding
14 August 2026
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Gas crisis hits Chattogram again as LNG vessel unable to berth due to rough sea

13 August 2026
Supply fell to around half of the city’s daily requirement as LNG operations disrupted at Maheshkhali
13 August 2026
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Chattogram gas crisis leaves households without cooking fuel

2 August 2026
Thousands struggle to cook as supply shortfall following Maheshkhali LNG terminal fire hits households, factories and transport
2 August 2026
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Waterborne diseases surge in flood-hit Ctg region

18 July 2026
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
crossfire

A lucky escape?

Police allegedly implicated a 60-year man, Samar Krishna Chowdhury, in two cases related to narcotics and arms recovery, after being influenced by a local expatriate man.
30 May 2018
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Street food, including iftar items, poses health risks

The health department in Chittagong seems oblivious to the unhygienic conditions under which iftar items such as chhola, piyaju, beguni, alur chop etc. are produced and sold, causing foodborne diseases.
24 May 2018
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Ctg hospital disposes body of newborn in dumpster

A private hospital in the port city dumped the body of a newborn "without consent of the guardians" yesterday morning, in an instance of grave professional misconduct.
22 May 2018

No respite from mosquitos

Residents of the port city are still struggling with the nuisance of mosquitos, even after Chittagong City Corporation's (CCC) recent month-long anti-mosquito drive.
19 May 2018
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Home of hope

It was the year 2010. After the demise of her parents, six-year-old Nargis Akter found shelter in one of her relatives' house. Yet, 'shelter' was the least of what she had gotten. The ill-fated little girl was compelled to do laborious household work, and often faced physical abuse from those she was living with.
18 May 2018

Horror far from over for Satkania stampede survivors

Eleven-year-old Fatema Akter is still in disbelief that her mother is no more, despite watching helplessly as her mother was engulfed by a stampede on Monday.
16 May 2018

'Negligence' turns newborn motherless

It was a boy for Suparna Dey.
26 April 2018

Careless Childcare: Probe body recommends punitive action against clinic

The probe body formed to investigate the incident in which a baby girl was exchanged with the body of a baby-boy by a Chittagong clinic recommended punitive action against the clinic authorities.
23 April 2018
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Careless Childcare: Family members receive threat

Family members, who were given a body of a baby by a hospital because of an alleged mix-up, said they were threatened to keep
19 April 2018
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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

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
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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
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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
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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
Ship Breaking

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
Rohingya Kutupalong refugee camp

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
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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
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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
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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

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

Pagination

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