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CCC Mayor distributes relief among flood-affected families

Bangladesh, July 14 -- Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) Mayor and Chairman of the Chattogram City Red Crescent Society, Dr. Shahadat Hossain, distributed relief among thousands of people affected by ... Read More


Chittagong Port sees 'record' 208 appointments, 1,464 promotions since July Uprising

Bangladesh, July 13 -- Chittagong Port has employed 208 people and promoted 1,464 staff members since the July Uprising. The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) revealed the figures on Sunday, describing... Read More


Former state minister Nazrul Islam Chowdhury dies after battle with cancer

Bangladesh, July 13 -- Former state minister for labour and employment and three-time lawmaker Nazrul Islam Chowdhury has died has died after a battle with cancer. He was receiving treatment at a pri... Read More


15-month-old child recovered after woman posing as family friend abducts toddler from Chattogram Medical College Hospital

Bangladesh, July 11 -- Police have rescued a 15-month-old child abducted from Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) and arrested a couple after an overnight drive. The child, only known as Najeh... Read More


Train services on Chattogram-Cox's Bazar route may resume Sunday: Bangladesh Railway

Bangladesh, July 11 -- Bangladesh Railway has said train services on the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar route may resume Sunday once the rail track damaged by continued downpour and landslides is repaired. F... Read More


Chattogram board postpones Saturday's HSC ICT exam over worsening floods

Bangladesh, July 10 -- Education authorities have postponed Saturday's Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent exams under the Chattogram education board. The affected exams will be resched... Read More


Mayor claims 80% of Chattogram city cleared of waterlogging

Bangladesh, July 10 -- Floodwater has receded from around 80 percent of Chattogram city, Mayor Shahadat Hossain said, though some low-lying areas remain inundated. After inspecting several flood-hit ... Read More


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