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86pc construction work on Bangabandhu tunnel done

Construction of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel is progressing at a fast pace.  This tunnel of dreams of millions of people in Chattogram region is almost ready.  Construction of infrastructure including tubes or tunnels, connecting roads is completed.  Work is now underway t...

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Exporters incur huge losses in Sitakunda blast

The country's exporters have suffered huge losses due to fire and explosion at BM container depot in Sitakunda, Chattogram.  Most of the products in the depot were export oriented.  There were various types of export products including readymade garments and fruits.In such a situation,...

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‘Kumira can be alternative to CRB for hospital construction’

An alternative place in the movement against the construction of a hospital at the Central Railway Building (CRB) in Chattogram has been discussed in the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Railways. There is no hospital in CRB.  There is an opinion that the hospital may be...

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‘Kumira can be alternative to CRB for hospital construction’

An alternative place in the movement against the construction of a hospital at the Central Railway Building (CRB) in Chattogram has been discussed in the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Railways. There is no hospital in CRB.  There is an opinion that the hospital may be...

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Construction of modern 12- storey POCL building begins

Under the project titled "Construction of 12 (G + 11) Stored Modern Residential cum Commercial Office Building with 2 Basements of Padma Oil Company Limited at 6 Paribagh, Dhaka-1000". Padma Oil Company Limited signed an agreement on Sunday with NDE-TEAL JV, the selected contractor fo...

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75pc Covid patients in Ctg have Omicron too

Researchers have found the presence of African variant Omicron in 75 percent of Covid-19 patients in Chattogram.This matter was unveiled in the genome sequencing of samples of corona positive patients coming to Chittagong General Hospital and Agrabad Mother and Child Hospital.Genome sequencing was e...

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CCC uses high-tech vehicles in road repairs

High-tech vehicles have been added to the CCC's fleet to speed up Chattogram city's road repair work.Chattogram City Corporation Mayor Md Rezaul Karim Chowdhury inaugurated the road repair work with a new maintenance truck at the intersection of seven roads in the city's CRB on Sunday.Ma...

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Construction of modern Ctg Zilla Parishad bldg begins

The Chattogram Zilla Parishad building alike all other Zila Parishad buildings of the country will be turned into a completely modern building.  However, leaving behind other Zilla Parishad's of the country, a modern high-rise Chattogram Zilla Parishad building is being built with its own f...

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Price hike of rods affect housing sector in Ctg

Prices of MS (Mild Steel) rods have risen abnormally on the pretext of syndicate as well as increase in fuel prices and transport fares.  In the current market, the price of MS rod has increased by 32 percent in the last 5 months.  This has hampered the infrastructural construction sector ...

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Strike withdrawn in Ctg

Chattogram Metropolitan Transport Owners Group has called off the public transport strike in the port city.  Public transport will run in Chattogram city from Sunday morning.Belayet Hossain Belal, president of Chattogram Metropolitan Transport Owners Group, announced the decision after a meetin...

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Containers unloading speed increases at Ctg port

The main economic hub of the country is Chittagong port.  Around this major seaport of the country, there has been a great deal of activity since then. The container yard of the port has been completely cleared while import-export activities increased.  Besides, foreign ships carrying impo...

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CCC starts mosquito killing prog

Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) has started a special 30-day 'crush program' for mosquito eradication.  Under the programme, 166 workers in four wards are spraying mosquito larvae-destroying pesticides 'larvicide' and 'adulticide' every day.Chattogram City Corporation ...

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KSRM Group supplying oxygen to health centres for free

KSRM, country’s one of the top steel-making industries, has been supplying free oxygen to corona medical centres in the country.The company has provided free oxygen to Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH) from the beginning.  Oxygen was then supplied to Chittagong General Hospital. ...

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CPA’s 7 proposals to avert corona impact on import-export trade

Chittagong Port Authority has issued seven special proposals stating that there is no complication in the transportation, delivery and shipping of imported and exported goods through Chittagong Port.  If these seven proposals are followed and properly coordinated, the global crisis will not hav...

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Bay-terminal gets 803 acres of land overcoming complexity

Land acquisition was a major obstacle in the construction of the Bay-terminal at Chittagong Port.  About 3.5 years ago, 68 acres of land was purchased with the port's own funds.  2.5 years ago, the Central Land Allocation Committee approved the acquisition of 803 acres of Khas land pro...

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Water logging thwarts CCC mosquito eradication prog

Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) Mayor Md Rezaul Karim Chowdhury said that the accumulated water has become a breeding ground for mosquitoes due to dumping of garbage and construction of dams in different parts of the canal to implement CDA waterlogging project.He made the remarks while exchanging ...

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Banshkhali incident was premeditated

“The Banshkhali incident was originally a premeditated plan of an insidious group,” said ABM Azad, Chattogram divisional commissioner.He said they had used ordinary workers as shields to obstruct the government's development activities.  Even after accepting all the demands of t...

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Abul Khair Group steps in to tackle oxygen crisis

AbulKhair Group, a leading business conglomerate of the country,  has come forward to tackle the life-saving oxygen crisis during the second wave of Corona.  The group has intensified its supply of liquid oxygen to government hospitals. A function was organized at the AKS plant in Chi...

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CMP-Bidyanondo Field Hospital reopened for corona treatment

CMP-Bidyanondo Field Hospital has been set up at Bitak Junction under Pahartali Police Station in the port city of Chittagong under the initiative of Chittagong Metropolitan Police and Bidyanondo Foundation to combat the second stage of corona virus infection.  The hospital was inaugurated on W...

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Roads empty for lockdown, office-goers in distress

The weeklong ‘lockdown’ to deal with Chattogram city’s fast-growing corona virus infection began a on Monday. However, even during the lockdown, the main roads of the city are a bit empty, but many people have been seen hanging out in the alleys of the neighborhood.  Besides, ...