Arun Bikash Dey

The renovation work of historic Laldighi Maidan is going on in full swing with 95 percent of the work already completed.

For over three months, residents of different areas in the port city have been suffering, as the mosquito population has multiplied, reportedly due to authority’s negligence to kill mosquitoes and clean their breeding spots.

Work to build the country’s first underwater expressway tunnel -- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel -- under Karnaphuli River is going on in full swing, with around 62 percent of work already completed, according to officials.

Dumping of domestic waste just outside households in the open is ruining Chattogram’s city’s environment, but it would be unfair to blame residents of the port city alone.

For the last eight years, political activities of BNP in Chattogram have been limited to its Nasiman Bhaban office in port city.

Rezaul Karim Chowdhury, the mayor-elect of Chattogram City Corporation, is set to take oath of office today, after winning last month’s election with ruling Awami League’s symbol “boat” in polls marred by low voter turnout and violence.

A long-time regular at the port city’s Biplab Udyan, former schoolteacher Tarapada Ghosh had been maintaining strict quarantine since the start of the pandemic. What he saw when he finally decided to go to the park on Wednesday astonished him.

A consignment of Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccines have reached Chattogram city yesterday morning, as vaccination in the district is scheduled to start from February 7.

From the very beginning of the campaigns for Chattogram City Corporation polls, the rebel candidates have been a big headache for the Awami League high-ups as a number of party men went against the central decision to run for councillor in the high-voltage local body election.

The Chattogram City Corporation polls yesterday were marred by violence and the capture of scores of polling centres by Awami League men amid a low turnout of voters.

Rezaul Karim Chowdhury, Awami League’s mayoral candidate for the Chattogram city polls, has said intra-party rivalry over councillor posts will not have a damaging impact on his bid as both the party-supported and “rebel” candidates are working for him.

As Chattogram City Corporation holds election tomorrow, both the Awami League and BNP camps ended their 18-day campaign early today.

By nature, a city councillor’s job is not that attractive. On paper, elected councillors may enjoy some local repute but have little power to exercise. All they get to do is sign certificates and monitor civic services like waste management and street light maintenance in wards.

The Covid-19 vaccination campaign is about to kick off in the country, however, training of health officials, workers and volunteers in this regard is yet to start in Chattogram.

Most pledges made by the mayoral aspirants of the two major parties -- Awami League and BNP -- in their manifestos for the January 27 Chattagram City Corporation election are beyond the legal and financial mandates of a mayor, experts said.

Awami League (AL) nominated mayoral candidate for Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) polls Rezaul Karim Chowdhury said he would like to develop the port city to be modern, aesthetic and of international standards, if voted mayor.

With Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) polls knocking at the door, the election campaigns are reaching their peak.

Awami League may take disciplinary actions against party’s “rebel candidates” before the Chattogram City Corporation elections.

With central leaders from both Awami League (AL) and BNP joining electioneering in support of their mayor candidates, campaign for Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) polls has started to gain momentum.

If one visits KB Aman Road’s Phooltola area in the port city, they may come across a garbage dump full of polythene bags. However, this very “dump” is in fact part of the Chaktai canal.