Chattogram City Corporation
Khorshed Alam appointed as new CCC administrator
Awami League's Chattogram unit vice-president Mohammad Khorshed Alam Sujan has been appointed as the administrator of Chattrogram City Corporation.
Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Md Tajul Islam informed the media about the development at a press briefing at his ministry room in the capital on Tuesday.
Slump in rawhide prices: CCC removes 15000 pieces from roads
Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) authorities have removed 15000 pieces of unsold rawhide of sacrificial animals from streets, said councillor Shoibal Das Sumon, president of Waste Management Committee of CCC.
10 doctors suspended for refusing to provide treatment to Covid-19 patients in Chattogram
Ten physicians of different hospitals under Chattogram City Corporation and a store keeper have been suspended for refusing to provide treatment to Covid-19 patients.
Coronavirus: Expatriate tests positive after death in Chattogram
An expatriate tested positive for coronavirus after his death in Enayet Bazar area in the city on Monday night.
The deceased was identified as Sekander Ali, 45, of the area. He returned from Saudi Arabia in late January this year.
Civil Surgeon Dr Sheikh Fazle Rabbi told UNB that Sekander died with coronavirus symptoms on Monday morning but the test result confirmed at 10pm that he had the virus.
Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) with the help of police buried the deceased, he said adding that so far seven people died from coronavirus in the city.
Mohammad Mohsin, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station, said the house of the deceased on Batali road in the area was put under lockdown.
Meanwhile, the relatives of the deceased alleged that they tried to admit Sekander to a hospital as he had been suffering from fever, breathing complication for the last 15 days but failed.
As the situation worsened in the last few days, his samples were given to Chattogram General Hospital on Thursday, and after his death on Monday morning, they got the report.
Asked about delay in getting coronavirus test report, the Civil Surgeon said, “We had nothing to do. Bangladesh Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases (BITID) takes more than a week to provide report.”
Bangladesh has so far recorded 10,143 coronavirus cases and 182 deaths.
The country reported its highest daily new coronavirus cases on Monday with the detection of 688 patients.
Decision on CCC polls, by-election by 2-3 days: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Tuesday said the commission will take the decision on the upcoming Chattogram City Corporation election and by-polls to five constituencies within a day or two after assessing the impact of coronavirus on the country.
CCC elections: CEC orders ensuring security of all agents
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Saturday directed the authorities concerned to ensure security of all agents of the candidates of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) elections scheduled for March 29.
BNP against EVM use in Cattogram city polls
BNP on Monday opposed the move to use the electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the upcoming elections to Chattogram City Corporation, saying the Election Commission took the decision to rig votes again.
National Athletics Championship dedicates to Bangabandhu
The 43rd National Athletics Championship 2020 scheduled to begin on January 16 at the MA Aziz Stadium in the port city of Chattogram will be dedicated to the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman making his birth centenary.
National Tchoukball: Chattogram District emerge champions
Chattogram District team clinched the 4th National Tchoukball Championship title beating Chapainawabganj District team by 46-33 goals in the final at the Shaheed Captain M Mansur Ali National Handball Stadium here on Wednesday.