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CCC Mayor urges hill residents to move to safer places

Bangladesh, July 9 -- Chattogram City Corporation Mayor Dr Shahadat Hossain urged people living in landslide-prone hill areas to move to safer places as continuous rainfall increased the risk of slope... Read More


Flood rescuers carry child in cooking pot as 13 trapped people saved in Banshkhali

Bangladesh, July 9 -- A child, a pregnant woman, an elderly woman and 10 others have been rescued from a flood-hit shack in Chattogram's Banshkhali Upazila after rising water left them stranded. On W... Read More


Man sentenced to death for murdering 8-year-old in Sitakunda

Bangladesh, July 9 -- A court has sentenced a man to death for murdering an 8-year-old girl in Chattogram's Sitakunda Upazila, four months after the killing. Judge Jannatul Ferdous of the Chattogram ... Read More


After a day's wait amid heavy rain in Chattogram, Parjatak Express cancels trip

Bangladesh, July 8 -- After being stranded in Chattogram for a day in the face of heavy rain and waterlogging, the Bangladesh Railway has cancelled the Parjatak Express train bound for Cox's Bazar Th... Read More


NCP leader dies in Chattogram road crash

Bangladesh, July 8 -- A National Citizen Party (NCP) leader has been killed in a road accident in Chattogram. The accident occurred on the Muradpur-Lalkhan Bazar Flyover's GEC section. The deceased ... Read More


Heavy rain disrupts cargo unloading at Chittagong Port's Outer Anchorage

Bangladesh, July 8 -- Heavy rain is disrupting cargo unloading at the Chittagong Port's Outer Anchorage. The rain has continued to pour down in Chattogram on Wednesday morning. The port city had rec... Read More


Heavy rain continues in Chattogram, many areas still waterlogged

Bangladesh, July 8 -- Heavy rains have continued for a third consecutive day in Chattogram, leaving various areas of the city waterlogged. The Patenga Centre of the Bangladesh Meteorological Departme... Read More


State minister says 47km of Ctg-Cox's Bazar rail line will be raised by 5ft

Bangladesh, July 8 -- The government has drawn up a plan to elevate a 47km stretch of the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar railway line by 5ft to stop water from submerging the tracks. State Minister for Railw... Read More


Ctg shipbreaking industry under threat

Bangladesh, July 8 -- The shipbreaking industry is under threat. Concerns have been expressed about the billions of taka invested in this industry in the crisis. Although green yards have been built ... Read More


Landslide triggers evacuation drive in Chattogram

Bangladesh, July 7 -- Intermittent moderate to heavy rainfall has been lashing Chattogram under the influence of a low-pressure system, prompting the district administration to launch a miking campaig... Read More