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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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Whimper in the end

The newborn baby who was pronounced dead at a private hospital in Chittagong city on Tuesday, even though it was alive, has finally lost her battle for life.
5 October 2016
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'Dead' newborn found alive, again

A newborn girl was found to be alive after she had been declared dead by doctors at a private hospital in Chittagong city early
4 October 2016

Ctg city to get 281 Puja mandaps

With the Sharadiya Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of Bangalee Hindus, knocking at the door, leaders of
3 October 2016

CMCH still operating with 1969 workforce size

Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH), the lone tertiary level hospital in the district, will be celebrating 60
19 September 2016
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Flower farming commercially viable

When Sher Ali, a farmer of Panisara village in Jhikargachha upazila of Jessore, started commercial cultivation of tuberose (rajanigandha) on just 30 decimals of land in 1983, none could imagine that flower farming could be profitable.
22 August 2016
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From passion to profession: 30 years with magic

Chittagong-born Rajib Basak, a leading magician, likes to introduce himself as a magic entertainer.
18 August 2016

Ctg PDB hit by crisis of metre-readers

Meter reading, bill preparing and distributing activities of power development board (PDB), Chittagong zone have long been going on
13 August 2016
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Ustad Chakraborty and Pandit Saha sway the audience

Classical music aficionados in Chittagong city enjoyed an outstanding first of its kind performance by Ustad Swarnamoy
25 July 2016
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A marine engr, he 'left for Iraq to join IS'

Marine Engineer Najibullah Ansari, who was working on a foreign flag carrier, had been missing for around one and a half
20 July 2016
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Port city rejoices in BPL's grand opening

Football aficionados in the port city of Chittagong were full of enthusiasm as they came to the MA Aziz Stadium to watch the
20 July 2016
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CWasa digs freshly paved road

Just when the KB Aman Ali road is getting renovated to mitigate the water-logging crisis in Chittagong city's West Bakalia, Chittagong Water and Sewerage Authority (Wasa) has started digging it up to install water pipelines.
29 June 2016
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Motif artisans in Ctg busy ahead of Eid

Motif artisans at the port city's Bihari Colony are busy trying to keep up with demand from boutiques and individuals ahead of Eid-ul-
23 June 2016
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Iftar got pricier in port city

Chittagong city's iftar market has gained momentum since the beginning of Ramadan and most of the shops and makeshift stalls are wearing a festive look to attract customers.
14 June 2016
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Heat wave taking toll on port city babies

With a severe heat wave sweeping across the country for the last two months taking its toll on the people, children in many areas are
29 May 2016

Business leaders demand special budgetary allocation for Ctg city

Business leaders in Chittagong have urged the government to pay special attention to infrastructural development of the port city in the
26 May 2016
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CCC move to lease out UN Park commercially faces resistance

People of Chittagong city are deprived of parks and planned recreational places although it is a city to which nature has endowed all its
21 May 2016
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Prime accused still at large

More than one month has passed since Nasim Ahmed Sohel, an MBA student of Premier University Chittagong, was stabbed to death on the university campus, but no visible headway has been made in the investigation and the arrest of the prime accused, Md Ibrahim Sohan, alleged the victim's family.
19 May 2016
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Poor catches disappoint fishermen

Several hundred fishermen yesterday went back home with poor catches of eggs from the Halda river, the largest and lone natural spawning ground for carp fish in the country.
19 May 2016

‘Artificial crisis’ of buses holds Ctg-Patiya commuters hostage

Julekha Begum along with her five-year-old son came to the temporary bus terminal in Karnaphuli Shah Amanat Bridge area of the city
13 May 2016

Frequent power cuts make summer unbearable in Ctg

Konka Chowdhury of Teri Bazar is one of the worst sufferers of the soaring temperature this summer as Chittagong city has been
6 May 2016

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