Chittagong

Chattogram Bureau : Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) Mayor Rezaul Karim Chowdhury said that district administration has been given 18 gandas of khas land to build multi-storied buildings for the people living at risk in different hills of the city. He said that the number of climate refugees is increasing rapidly in Chattogram. To deal with this situation, if a big project like Bangabandhu’s daughter’s asylum project is taken, this problem will be solved. And now CCC and district administration have...

Chattogram Bureau : As the effects of cyclone ‘Mocha’ have passed, regular flights have started at Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport on Monday morning. Airport Manager, Group Captain Taslim Ahmed, said regular flights departed from Shah Amanat International Airport from Monday. Earlier, due to inclement weather caused by cyclone ‘Mocha’, the authority suspended flights at Shah Amanat International Airport from 6:00am on May 13 after Bangladesh Meteorological Department issued the No 8 disaster signal in Chattogram. Meanwhile, all activities of...

Chattogram Bureau : Supply of pure drinking water in the Port City under the initiative of former Mayor Manjur Alam, Alhaj Mostafa Hakim Welfare Foundation and Alhaj Hochne Ara Manzur Welfare Trust established by the former Mayor of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) Mohammad Manzur Alam to meet the needs of the city residents suffering from severe heat and severe drought. Clean water has been provided daily in Ward No 9, 10, 11, 12 and 26 of the Port City for...

Chattogram Bureau : A chemical called ‘odorant’ is used to check for gas leakage. Due to the use of ‘odorant’, some areas of the city smell of gas. Officials of Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited (KGDCL) said that there is nothing to worry about. The operation of two LNG terminals in Maheshkhali was stopped from 11:00pm last Friday to avoid the possible damage of cyclone ‘Mocha’. Due to the closure of the two terminals, the daily average flow of 700...

Chattogram Bureau : To prevent the spread of thalassemia disease in the country, it is imperative that the government takes steps to enact pre-marriage blood test laws. This call was made from the program organised by Thalassemia Service Centre Bangladesh on the occasion of World Thalassemia Day on May 8. Speakers in the event said that Thalassemia is spreading rapidly in the country. The government has taken many steps to improve the health system in the country. It would be...