Eid shopping frenzy grips Ctg
5 March 2026, 00:00 AM
With Eid-ul-Fitr drawing closer, Chattogram’s shopping malls and traditional markets are buzzing with eager crowds. From the fancy outlets of Nasirabad to the narrow wholesale lanes of Teri Bazar, shoppers are hunting for the perfect festive clothing.
5 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Malls, markets abuzz with crowds as Eid shopping frenzy grips Ctg
4 March 2026, 20:59 PM
This year, the demand is high for outfits with exotic names and intricate designs
4 March 2026, 20:59 PM
Forced to travel 250km for treatment
28 February 2026, 03:53 AM
Critical burn patients in the port city are being forced to travel over 250km to Dhaka for life-saving treatment due to a severe lack of facilities in Chattogram.
28 February 2026, 03:53 AM
Critical burn patients forced to travel 250km to Dhaka as Ctg lacks ICU facilities
26 February 2026, 12:22 PM
China-aided burn unit still 18 months away
26 February 2026, 12:22 PM
‘Can’t go home empty-handed’
26 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Shefali Akhter (pseudonym), a homemaker and resident of the Jamal Khan area in Chattogram, looked anxious as she clutched her phone, waiting for a call while standing in a long queue on Momin Road on Monday.
26 February 2026, 00:00 AM
Gas blast during sehri leaves family shattered
24 February 2026, 03:12 AM
The dining table of a second-floor flat in Halima Manjil was still set with dishes and leftovers from sehri when a sudden explosion tore through the apartment in Halishahar, Chattogram, early yesterday.
24 February 2026, 03:12 AM
Update / Blast in Ctg's Halishahar kills woman, injures eight family members
23 February 2026, 15:00 PM
Explosion reportedly caused by gas leak
23 February 2026, 15:00 PM
Ctg to have 2.2km cycling track on the Airport Road
20 February 2026, 00:00 AM
In a first for the port city, Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) has initiated construction of a dedicated cycling track along the scenic Airport Road.
20 February 2026, 00:00 AM
AL ‘election’ posters go up violating code
The election to Chattogram City Corporation is scheduled to be held on March 29 with campaigning starting on March 9.
6 March 2020, 18:00 PM
BNP seeks deferral of CCC polls
BNP’s mayoral candidate Shahadat Hossain demanded that the Election Commission change the date of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) elections as many people may leave the city getting a three-day weekend before the polls day.
4 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Terracotta sculpture exhibition organised in Chattogram
An exclusive four-day terracotta sculpture exhibition, Namoniyo O Kothin, organised by Sculpture Centre Chattogram, concluded yesterday at Shilpakala Academy in the port city.
2 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Shahadat facing 48 cases, Rezaul none
Income of BNP mayor candidate for Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) polls Shahadat Hossain is around five times higher than his main opponent, Awami League nominee Rezaul Karim Chowdhury.
28 February 2020, 18:00 PM
CCC Polls: AL focuses on unity
The central Awami League leaders are trying to bring the factions of port city unit AL under the same umbrella in a bid to ensure victory for the party nominated mayor and councillor candidates in the Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) polls.
26 February 2020, 18:00 PM
No plastic posters in Ctg city polls: EC
The Election Commission (EC) has decided that mayoral and councillor candidates will not be able to use plastic-laminated posters for campaigning in Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) polls.
24 February 2020, 18:00 PM
CCC Mayoral Race: BNP to announce nominee on Feb 24
BNP will declare its mayoral candidate for Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) polls on February 24. Party insiders, however, said unlike Awami League, which chose a surprise candidate, their leadership will not make such a move.
20 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Feuding Al Factions in Ctg: ‘Go alone’ policy got Rezaul ticket
There were rumours in political circles over the last week that Mayor AJM Nasir Uddin would not get the Awami League ticket to contest the upcoming Chattogram City Corporation election.
16 February 2020, 18:00 PM
A feast for book lovers
With a huge number of people thronging the Amar Ekushey Boi Mela every day, the MA Aziz stadium in Chattogram continues to wear a festive look.
16 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Dredging Karnaphuli: Work hindered by plastic waste
The capital dredging work in the Karnaphuli has slowed down due to a deep layer of polythene in the riverbed.
15 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Madarbari slum fire leaves 800 without homes in Ctg
Rickshaw-puller Md Abu (55) was wailing as all his belongings were burnt to ashes in a fire at a slum at West Madarbari in the port city yesterday.
3 February 2020, 18:00 PM
800 people homeless as Madarbari slum catches fire in port city
Around 800 people become homeless as 270 shanties are burnt in a fire at a slum at West Madarbari in the port city.
3 February 2020, 14:10 PM
Bangladesh in a short walk
For those who haven’t had the fortune to visit the major landmarks and monuments of Bangladesh, the “Mini Bangladesh” theme park in the port city can serve as something of a snapshot.
2 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Losing everything in fire
Losing all of her belongings to a fire, Lipi Akter was bewailing at the site in Chattogram city’s Mirzar Pool yesterday.
24 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Chattogram’s uncommon tourist attraction: a war cemetery
Graveyards are considered a site of mourning, a place to remember the dead, their many trials and triumphs. But a graveyard can also serve as a historical site, a place to learn not only about the individuals buried there, but also of our collective past.
18 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Govt bus service for school students to be launched in Ctg
Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) is going to launch 10 buses for the students of Chattogram next week.
18 January 2020, 12:21 PM
By-polls to Ctg-8 today
The much-expected by-polls to Chattogram-8 (Boalkhali-Chandgaon) will be held today, with voters casting votes through electronic voting machines (EVM).
12 January 2020, 18:00 PM
By-Polls to Ctg-8 Tomorrow: BNP concerned, AL confident
With the by-polls to Chattogram-8 (Boalkhali-Chandgaon) set to be held tomorrow, BNP is expressing doubts whether the election will be free and fair.
11 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Chattogram-8 By-polls: BNP wants level-playing field, AL seeks media cooperation
With the by-polls of Chattogram-8 (Chandgaon-Boalkhali) constituency coming closer, candidates of both Awami League (AL) and BNP have been giving their best efforts to woo voters.
6 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Tirjak Natyamela 2019 concludes
Marking their 46th anniversary, Tirjak Natyadal, a theatre group of Chattogram, organised a five-day theatre festival, titled Tirjak Natyamela at Theatre Institute Chattogram. Thespians Bivas Chakraborty and Mamunur Rashid jointly inaugurated the event.
1 January 2020, 18:00 PM