Arun Bikash Dey

In Ctg, footpaths not for pedestrians only

If one randomly walks through a footpath on any road in Chattogram city, they will almost always find the footpaths not suitable for walking, with those being largely occupied by vendors, hawkers, or even parked vehicles.

1w ago

Fatality rate more than double the national average

Health experts are concerned about the high fatality rate from dengue in Chattogram despite the relatively low number of hospital admissions.

1m ago

257 lives lost in accidents over last 2 decades

Over the past two decades, casualties have become a recurring tragedy at shipbreaking yards in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila.

1m ago

Ctg areas waterlogged as drain cleaning stalls

Multiple areas in Chattogram city have been facing waterlogging as regular drain clearing activities have been suspended for much of the last one month.

2m ago

Deadly Ctg drains get bamboo band-aid

Bamboo fences, that’s all the Chattogram City Corporation could come up with as a temporary solution to the problem of unguarded canals this monsoon, as projects worth crores of taka continue to linger on.

3m ago

MRI machine non-functional for 2yrs

Jahangir Alam, 65, suffered a brain stroke on Friday and was admitted to the Neuro Medicine Ward of Chittagong Medical College Hospital.

3m ago

Jatisangha Park remains off limits

Residents of port city are currently unable to use Jatisangha Park in Panchlaish due to delayed renovation work.

3m ago

Ctg food testing lab: Sitting idle for a bureaucratic tangle

Chattogram’s Modern Food Testing Laboratory, a Tk 34.4 crore project funded by the Asian Development Bank, remains inoperable despite construction being completed in December 2015.

3m ago
October 14, 2024
October 14, 2024

In Ctg, footpaths not for pedestrians only

If one randomly walks through a footpath on any road in Chattogram city, they will almost always find the footpaths not suitable for walking, with those being largely occupied by vendors, hawkers, or even parked vehicles.

September 13, 2024
September 13, 2024

Fatality rate more than double the national average

Health experts are concerned about the high fatality rate from dengue in Chattogram despite the relatively low number of hospital admissions.

September 8, 2024
September 8, 2024

257 lives lost in accidents over last 2 decades

Over the past two decades, casualties have become a recurring tragedy at shipbreaking yards in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila.

August 20, 2024
August 20, 2024

Ctg areas waterlogged as drain cleaning stalls

Multiple areas in Chattogram city have been facing waterlogging as regular drain clearing activities have been suspended for much of the last one month.

July 9, 2024
July 9, 2024

MRI machine non-functional for 2yrs

Jahangir Alam, 65, suffered a brain stroke on Friday and was admitted to the Neuro Medicine Ward of Chittagong Medical College Hospital.

July 9, 2024
July 9, 2024

Deadly Ctg drains get bamboo band-aid

Bamboo fences, that’s all the Chattogram City Corporation could come up with as a temporary solution to the problem of unguarded canals this monsoon, as projects worth crores of taka continue to linger on.

July 6, 2024
July 6, 2024

Jatisangha Park remains off limits

Residents of port city are currently unable to use Jatisangha Park in Panchlaish due to delayed renovation work.

June 30, 2024
June 30, 2024

Ctg food testing lab: Sitting idle for a bureaucratic tangle

Chattogram’s Modern Food Testing Laboratory, a Tk 34.4 crore project funded by the Asian Development Bank, remains inoperable despite construction being completed in December 2015.

June 29, 2024
June 29, 2024

3 die in Ctg market fire

Three people were killed in a fire that broke out at the six-storey Mohammadia Plaza in the port city’s Riaz Uddin Bazar area early yesterday.

June 27, 2024
June 27, 2024

Port city grapples with frequent power cuts

Shuvechha Ghosh, a resident of Askar Dighir Par area in Chattogram city, was finding it hard to put her toddler to sleep on Tuesday night, amid severe heat alongside frequent power cuts.