With an aim to provide the best cardiac care facilities to people from all walks of life, a specialised heart hospital under the Heart Foundation is going to start its journey in Chattogram by September.

Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (Cuet) students have shined yet again in the annual international students’ concrete project competition of the American Concrete Institute, by bagging the second runners-up position.

Illegal structures are springing up along the port city’s Patenga sea beach ignoring the directive of Chattogram Development Authority (CDA).

Mohammed Saikat (16), a survivor of the recent Mirsharai tragedy, is undergoing treatment at Chattogram Medical College Hospital. His pain is yet to recede, while the trauma lingers on.

With 24 selected images, Anurup Kanti Das’ maiden solo exhibition titled “Whiteness of the North” was recently held at Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin Gallery of Zilla Shilpakala Academy, Chattogram, for the visual art lovers of the port city.

Chattogram Zoo has been graced with the birth of four white tiger cubs, born to tiger couple Raj and Pori.

Pintu Das (41), a labourer in the port city’s Aturar Dipu area, was killed by a speeding train while crossing the railway tracks near Pahartoli Railway Station on July 29.

Chittagong University’s (CU) main means of transport for thousands of students, the shuttle train -- gets a fresh coat of paint in the form of graffiti. 

Once upon a time, Chattogram’s cinema halls used to buzz with audience. The Eids were the most festive seasons for film lovers across all classes of the port city, which had as many as 35 cinemas that used to release Bangla films regularly.

A dolphin was found dead in the Halda river in Chattogram on July 21.

Chattogram residents will have to wait further for the port city’s first elevated expressway as Chattogram Development Authority (CDA), the project’s implementing agency, sought a two-year extension due to a lack of coordination with other government agencies.

Many areas of Chaktai-Khatunganj, the wholesale essential commodities market in Chattogram, were flooded with tidal water as Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) could not complete the dredging works of the canals and construction works of the sluice gates on time.

The stealing of medicine from different wards of Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) has not stopped despite the authorities’ initiatives to stop it from occurring.

With an aim to provide safety and security to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel under Karnaphuli River, Chattogram Airport and different economic zones in Anwara upazila, Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) placed a proposal to form new police lines in Karnaphuli area.

Prices of several spices have gone down in the port city’s wholesale and retail markets, due to increased supply ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. 

The blacksmiths in the port city have been passing busy days ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, making and sharpening tools for sacrificial animals.

Rawhide traders are facing a tough time with their business as 21 out of 22 tanneries in Chattogram have been shut down. They are now forced to sell hides at a cheaper rate due to the absence of a competitive market in the port city.

Cattle sales have started to gain momentum in the port city as Eid-ul-Azha inches closer. Although activities in seven cattle markets managed by Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) began in July 1, traders said sales would reach their peak after July 6.

Eid is a celebration for Muslims across the world, a celebration that brings people together. However, different countries have different customs and cultures of celebrations, and even within the same countries, the celebrations take different faces in different regions.

A 2006 model Range Rover attracted the highest bid of Tk 53 lakh at the Chattogram Custom House’s attempt to auction off 108 cars.