One killed in Ctg fire

A man was killed when a fire swept through a part of Kalshi Dighirpar area in the port city's EPZ area yesterday. The deceased was identified as Abdul Karim (103), said Faruk Hossen Sikder, deputy assistant director, fire service. The fire started from a house in the area around 11:00am. Eleven firefighting

Coal-fired power plants can ruin Ctg

Chattogram division is at high risk of being one of the world's largest carbon catastrophes, said speakers at the launch of a study yesterday. Once all the coal-fired power plants come into operation in the division, they will have disastrous consequences for the local ecology and waterways, communities and livelihoods, health

BNP moves to strengthen party at Ctg grassroots

To strengthen the party ahead of the next parliamentary election, BNP has focused on strengthening the grassroots in Chattogram by forming new committees in various organisational units. According to sources, the party high command was not happy with the organisational activities of the Chattogram city unit. BNP sources said there has been

Dhaka’s rail links with Ctg, Sylhet restored after 10 hrs

Dhaka’s train communications with Chattogram and Sylhet were restored Monday afternoon after 10 hours of suspension following derailment of three bogies of a Dhaka-bound freight. Railway sources said a container train was going to Dhaka from port city Chattogram and when it reached Rajapur railway station three bogies veered off the

Tourism fair in Chattogram from Thursday

With a view to revive and mobilize the country’s tourism industry devastated by the corona pandemic, premier travel trade publication The Bangladesh Monitor will hold the 12th edition of Chittagong Travel Mart (CTM) in the port city Chattogram from January 6 to 8, 2022, said a press release. The three-day long

CMCH made Covid only hospital

Amid an alarming surge in coronavirus cases in the district, authorities at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) have decided to turn it into a "Covid facility". In a notification on Monday, the authorities said that the hospital will not admit patients other than those infected with Covid. And all minor or