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

2w ago

Covid-19 testing resumes at govt hospitals in Ctg

However, mass testing is yet to start

2w 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.

4w 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
May 5, 2024
May 5, 2024

EPI vaccination resumes in Ctg after 5 months

The Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) for newborns resumed in Chattogram yesterday after remaining halted for almost five months amid a shortage of vaccines.

April 24, 2024
April 24, 2024

Patients suffer as services remain halted

Medical service seekers in Chattogram suffered yesterday as doctors at private hospitals, clinics, and diagnostic centres enforced a 24-hour strike.

April 24, 2024
April 24, 2024

A nuisance that makes no sense

Classmates Trisha Biswas and Salma Akter, both ninth graders, always return from school together to their homes in Katalganj Residential Area of Chattogram city.

April 16, 2024
April 16, 2024

Patients with heat-related diseases on the rise in Ctg

A mild heat wave across Chattogram and adjoining districts has left people in the region suffering from various ailments including fever, cough, heat stroke, diarrhoea, headache and dizziness. Frequent power outages have added to the woes.

April 3, 2024
April 3, 2024

Deaths in unprotected Ctg drains: Who is next?

In 2021, it was 10-year-old Kamal Uddin, 19-year-old Sheherin Mahmud Sadia, and 55-year-old vegetable vendor Saleh Ahmed.

March 31, 2024
March 31, 2024

‘Mr UNO, is my message clear to you?’

Awami League lawmaker from Chattogram-13 (Anwara) constituency and former minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury has asked the local administration not to permit any rallies in his constituency unless applied at least a week in advance.

March 30, 2024
March 30, 2024

‘Mr UNO, is my message clear to you?’

Ctg-13 lawmaker instructs govt official not to permit rallies unless applied a week in advance

March 24, 2024
March 24, 2024

Flouting recruitment process: Ex-CU VC hired 172 without ads even

Chittagong University recruited 172 employees without any advertisements and recruitment tests during the tenure of immediate past vice chancellor Shireen Akhter.

March 20, 2024
March 20, 2024

Yet another park lost to ‘development’

For its lush green ambience, Biplob Udyan used to be a much sought after recreational space for port city dwellers.

March 10, 2024
March 10, 2024

Plastic pollution choking Ctg canals

With most canals in Chattogram city choking on non-biodegradable plastic waste, waterlogging is likely to worsen in the coming monsoon, fear experts.