Chattogram
Chattogram city: Multidrug-resistant organisms found in drinking water
A recent study has confirmed the presence of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO) in the drinking water at various restaurants, tea stalls, food carts, and diagnostic centres across Chattogram city, posing serious public health concerns.
Grieving family dealt double blow by barbaric viral video
A crowd of young men were seen singing a local song and dancing around the victim, seemingly taking pleasure in a life slipping away before their eyes
Will dengue be even more fatal this year?
Alarm over dengue outbreak must be taken seriously
Two security personnel stabbed dead at S Alam Coal Power Plant
The deceased were identified as Sarwar Alam and Rashed Jawardar.
Tales of the revolution from Chattogram
Throughout the days of fear, uncertainty and lack of security during the revolution, the students of Chattogram remained united and steadfast while after the revolution, they took it upon themselves to help out the community. The change, brought forward by the students, can now be felt throughout the city.
Give us back the old Chattogram
Chattogram city has thousands of years of political and cultural heritage. But there are essentially no measures in place to preserve heritage.
Sri Lanka sweep series with 192-run win in 2nd Test
Mehedi Hasan Miraz was stranded at 81 as Bangladesh lost their last three wickets in around 75 minutes of play on the final day of Chattogram Test, which Sri Lanka won by 192 runs to clinch the two-match series 2-0.
Strategic Sri Lanka make Tigers look out of depth
Relentless pressure, meticulous planning and near-perfect execution from the bowlers have put Sri Lanka in the driving seat against Bangladesh three days into the ongoing Chattogram Test, making the hosts look completely out of depth in comparison.
Butterfingered fielders worsen Tigers’ plight
In modern cricket, two fielders working in tandem to complete a catch, with one parrying the ball from the edge of the ropes and the other fielder grabbing the ball, is a fairly common scenario.
Foreman seriously injured at unauthorised shipbreaking yard
A foreman’s leg is severely injured after a hatch cover fell on him while working at a shipbreaking yard at Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram.
Coronavirus shutdown: Shipbreaking yards reopening, forcing many to rejoin work
Despite the ongoing nationwide shutdown to contain the spread of coronavirus, dozens of shipbreaking yards have started to reopen at Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila today, compelling workers to rejoin work.
Ctg UP chairman’s relief operation turns into ‘photoshoot’
The marginalised, the informal sector workers and those who depend on daily income for their livelihood are among the worst-affected by the ongoing shutdown enforced to stop the spread of coronavirus.
Son of Chattogram’s first coronavirus patient also tests positive
A 25-year-old man, whose father is the first confirmed coronavirus patient in Chattogram, also tests positive -- making him the second case in the port city.
Villagers bar outsiders from entering their locality in Chattogram
Locals at different parts of Hathazari upazila are placing logs and placards with warning messages, and digging holes in the middle of the roads so that outsiders are unable to enter their villages, in an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus.
2 workers die after being exposed to toxic gas in Sitakunda shipyard
Two shipyard workers die after being exposed to toxic gas while dismantling an old ship at Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram this afternoon.
Ak-22 recovered from ex-Shibir activist’s home in Ctg: police
Police recover an Ak-22 rifle and ammunition from the residence of a former activist of Islami Chhatra Shibir in Chattogram city today, a day after his arrest in Dhaka.
Bank robbery attempted at UCB Chattogram branch
Miscreants tried to rob a branch of United Commercial Bank (UCB) Limited in Chattogram early yesterday by drugging the security guard, but they apparently failed to break the bank vault.
Daraz hosts seller summit in Chattogram
After successful completion of seller summits in Rajshahi, Sylhet, Khulna, and Dhaka, Daraz, the largest e-commerce of Bangladesh, hosts a seller summit in Chattogram for the second consecutive time.
When the elephant is the room!
The houses in fairy tales often came in weird shapes and sizes -- one was shaped like a shoe, some were high up in the trees, and another was made out of chocolate. It’s almost impossible to find such structures in the real world, but there is one house in