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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
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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
Freedom fighter Roma Chowdhury

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
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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

Mastermind still at large

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

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
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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
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
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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
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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
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10 killed in stampede

At least 10 people were killed and 40 others injured in a stampede during the qulkhwani of former Chittagong mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury yesterday.
18 December 2017
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Crippling gas crisis hits Chittagong city

The port city has been experiencing a severe gas crisis for more than a week, leaving its residents to use alternative means to cook or buy prepared food.
17 December 2017
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Staff happy, attendants not so much

The situation of Chittagong Medical College Hospital has significantly changed after the authorities introduced a new system for visitors and attendants of patients last month, CMCH officials said.
15 December 2017

Cultural events capped on DC Hill

The sudden decision of limiting the number of cultural programmes on the DC Hill premises by the Chittagong District Administration will impede smooth cultural practices in the port city, experts and locals opined.
14 December 2017

Of BCL audacity and a teacher's insecurity

It has been more than a month, a Chittagong University teacher could not go to the campus as he still feels insecure after being threatened by a faction of the university unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL).
8 December 2017

Ctg traffic cops to get place to rest

In order to provide a place for the field-level traffic officials where they can take a breather, the Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) has started constructing police boxes in different areas of the port city.
1 December 2017

Extra fare for using toll-free flyover!

A group of transport owners are realising additional fare from commuters for using a flyover, although the government has fixed no toll for that.
30 November 2017
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Graphic art exhibition concludes in port city

A seven-day graphic art exhibition participated by artists from Bangladesh and India drew in visitors at the Artist Rashid Chowdhury Art Gallery of the Institute of Fine Arts of Chittagong University (CU) over the past week.
29 November 2017
Chittagong's Tirjak organises Theatre Fest in Dhaka

Chittagong's Tirjak organises Theatre Fest in Dhaka

To commemorate its 44-year history, Tirjak Natyadal, a noted theatre troupe of Chittagong recently organised the Tirjak Natyamela 2017 at the National Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) in Dhaka from November 17-19.
22 November 2017

Mohiuddin stands by CU teacher

Former Chittagong city mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury has voiced his support for the Chittagong University (CU) teacher, who was recently threatened by a faction of the university uni of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL).
10 November 2017
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Prime accused still at large

Two years have passed by since the murder of Nasim Ahmed Sohel, an MBA student of Premier University Chittagong, but the police
7 November 2017

Pagination

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