Arun Bikash Dey

Negligence of train driver, assistant led to train accident on Kalurghat Bridge

The train disregarded crucial safety signals and exceeded the speed limit, leading to the horrific collision

1w ago

Gas crisis deepens in port city as Maheshkhali LNG supply disrupted

The situation, triggered by bad weather and rough seas caused by a depression in the Bay of Bengal, has left households struggling with daily chores

1w ago

One in three factories in Ctg BSCIC estates stands idle

Degrading infrastructure cripples Chattogram's BSCIC estates, leaving a third of factories idle

1w ago

Covid-19 testing resumes at govt hospitals in Ctg

However, mass testing is yet to start

1w ago

No working ventilators at ICU for 3 months

The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Chattogram General Hospital (CGH) has been running without a single ventilator for over three months, failing to provide full-fledged services to critical patients.

3w ago

Vaccine shortage leaves Ctg vulnerable to rabies threat

Experts suggest urgent Catch-Neuter-Vaccinate-Release method

1m ago

Spike in scabies cases raises concern in Ctg

Turna Dasgupta took her four-year-old son to the outdoor department of Chattogram Medical College Hospital recently, as he has been suffering from scabies, a kind of skin disease, for around a week

1m ago

Ctg open drains, canals: Patchwork protections fail to save lives

The authorities concerned have erected a temporary barrier along an open canal in Kapasgola area of Chattogram city, days after a six-month-old baby fell into the canal on April 18 and died.

1m ago
November 21, 2024
November 21, 2024

Middle-class also joins long queues

Sumaiya Akter [pseudonym], wife of a college teacher, was spotted standing in the middle of a queue of over a hundred people in front of a truck sale of Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) at Jamal Khan Intersection last week.

November 16, 2024
November 16, 2024

Chattogram: Private clinics hiring unregistered nurses

Many private clinics and diagnostic centres in Chattogram have been hiring unregistered nurses, disregarding The Medical Practice and Private Clinics and Laboratories (Regulation) Ordinance, 1982.

November 15, 2024
November 15, 2024

Dengue turns deadlier for Ctg in Nov

So far, 35 dengue patients died in Chattogram this year, including 10 in just the first two weeks of this month alone. The death toll is likely to rise further by the end of the month

November 12, 2024
November 12, 2024

World Pneumonia Day: Chattogram hospitals see surge in bronchopneumonia cases

Experts stress that children under five are particularly vulnerable to pneumonia

November 9, 2024
November 9, 2024

Dengue in Ctg: Female fatalities twice as high as male

Experts attribute this disparity to factors such as delayed hospitalisation, anaemia, low blood pressure, and comorbidities

November 9, 2024
November 9, 2024

Challenges await new Ctg mayor Shahadat

Challenges await new Chattogram City Corporation mayor Shahadat Hossain with restoring discipline in the corporation will be his most challenging task

November 9, 2024
November 9, 2024

Port city needs foot-over bridges

Every day, Laila Begum, a resident of High Level Road in the Lalkhan Bazar area, takes her daughter, an eighth grader, to school in the Jamal Khan area.

November 2, 2024
November 2, 2024

Ctg grapples with frequent power cuts

Frequent power cuts over the last week have left residents of Chattogram suffering.

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.