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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

Rabies vaccines scarce for Ctg division poor

Poor dog bite victims in rural areas of Chittagong division have to travel all the way to the port city because only two hospitals there
26 August 2015

Economic zone for Chinese investors gets 291 acres

The government allocated about 291 acres of land to Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority or Beza to develop a special economic zone for Chinese investors in Chittagong.
18 August 2015

Police yet to trace whereabouts

Over a month has passed since a newborn was stolen from Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH), but police are yet to trace its whereabouts.
17 August 2015
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Justice arrives yet they are in fear

Salauddin Quader Chowdhury is incarcerated awaiting execution. Yet, the places he terrorised 44 years ago turned into ghost towns yesterday with villagers fearing retribution from his men.
29 July 2015
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Newly elected Chittagong Mayor Nasir Uddin faces major challenges

Newly elected Chittagong Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin faces major challenges as he takes office today, around three months after the city polls. He will have to keep Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) free from partisanship, address the perennial waterlogging problem, avoid conflict of interest and regain the city's image as a clean and green city.
25 July 2015

CMCH staff beat up patient's three sons

They first termed the three brothers miscreants, then gave them a good beating, and finally handed them over to police.
23 July 2015

Radiographer suspended

The Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) authorities yesterday suspended a radiographer and recommended that actions should
14 July 2015
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Markets for poor still quiet in Ctg

When Chand Raat, the night to spot the new moon, would add to the Eid celebrations of the affluent people, the poor of Chittagong city would most
11 July 2015

Eyebrows raised in both parties

Raozan BNP leader Salamat Ali joining the Awami League a few hours after his release from police custody surprised leaders of both
7 July 2015
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Commuters facing triple blow on Ctg road

Travelling on the 1.5-kilometre KB Aman Ali Road, from Chawk Bazar kitchen market to Rahattar Pool in Chittagong city, has become a
26 June 2015

CMCH interns abstain from work over scuffle with patient's attendant

Patients of different wards of Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) suffered over 13 hours as interns of the hospital observed
16 June 2015
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Heavy rain brings blessing, curse for Ctg city residents

Heavy rain in Chittagong city yesterday afternoon was a welcome relief for the residents who saw no rain for almost two months. However, the rain also brought misery as
11 June 2015
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Gas crisis halts Ctg city

Residents of Chittagong city have been suffering from a severe gas crisis for three days. Households have been hit hard and people in most affected areas have been relying
8 June 2015

Double blow for CMCH patients

Patients of Chittagong Medical College Hospital have been suffering for two days due to a power outage at the hospital. The hospital's
5 June 2015

Ctg hospital injects elderly woman in wrong eye

A specialist doctor in Chittagong city mistakenly administered an injection directly into the right eye of a woman in her eighties
25 May 2015

Half of councillors freshers in Chittagong city

More than half of the new councillors, both in general wards and reserved seats for women, in Chittagong city have been elected for
30 April 2015

Brave officer foils BCL bid to capture polling centre in Chittagong city elections

“You can kill me but I can't comply with your illegal demand,” was the response of a presiding officer of a polling centre in Chittagong City Corporation polls when ruling party men stormed the centre and demanded they be allowed to stuff the ballot boxes.
28 April 2015

AL, BNP weighing fears, weaknesses

With the deadline for campaigns expiring tomorrow, both Awami League and BNP camps in Chittagong are weighing their fears and
24 April 2015
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Chittagong city polls: Doctors leave patients, go for campaign

Health care services at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) were disrupted for a few hours yesterday as doctors attended a
16 April 2015
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Militants planned to launch new outfit

Militants have chosen Chittagong as a safe haven for training to launch a new outfit and fight against what they say is a “worldwide oppression against the Muslims”.
13 April 2015

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