Chittagong City Corporation
Work on one road ruining others in Ctg
Chittagong City Corporation's yearlong development work on Port Connecting Road (PC road) is taking its toll on Dhaka Trunk Road (DT road), another major route used by the commuters, leading to its miserable state.
CCC office moving to building for poor
The Chittagong City Corporation took Tk 10,000 each from 33 families of a landslide-prone slum five years ago promising to relocate them to an apartment building. The construction of the seven-storey building was completed in 2016, but the flats have yet to be handed over to the families. Instead, the city corporation now wants to move its office to the block.
Holding Tax: CCC puts hike plan on hold
The Chittagong City Corporation on Monday postponed the holding-tax reassessment programme. The city dwellers, including leaders of different political parties, hailed the decision as they had long been demanding cancellation of the reassessment.
CCC mayor's comment on bribe demands further investigation
Recently, the Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) mayor AJM Nasir Uddin's comment on some ministry officials demanding bribe raised quite a stir.
Sujan for reforming Election Commission
Sushashoner Jonno Nagorik (Sujan), a civil society platform for good governance, urges the government for reforms to the Election Commission in view of the recent city polls to Dhaka and Chittagong.
‘None killed, so it’s fair,’ Raushan says on city polls
Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Raushan Ershad terms the recently held Dhaka and Chittagong city elections “fair” tas no killing took place during the race.
PLEASURE IS ALL MINE / Puppeteers go in different directions
Overwhelmed by the vociferous postmortem of the city corporation polls, two footfalls on the cityscape have gone unnoticed, unappreciated, as though coming and going on stealth.
3 city mayors-elect to be sworn-in Wednesday
Newly elected mayors and councillors of three city corporations in Dhaka and Chittagong will be sworn-in on Wednesday morning.
Fulfill your pledges, people tell new mayors (video)
Though not happy with the irregularities and vote rigging during the just held city corporation elections, commoners in Dhaka city want to see their city clean, free of traffic-jam and developed.
All BNP-backed mayoral candidates pull out of race
All the three BNP-endorsed mayoral candidates for DNCC, DSCC and CCC boycott election alleging massive vote rigging by whom they identified as pro-ruling Awami League men.
Dhaka, Ctg city polls begin
Voting begins in Dhaka and Chittagong city corporations this morning amid fear of violence. Starting from 8:00am, the voting will continue till 4:00pm without any break in between.
Ctg polls: Nasir pledges green megacity
Awami League-backed mayoral candidate in the Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) AJM Nasir Uddin unveils 36-point manifesto with promises to upgrade it as a green megacity.
What you can expect from your city's mayor
FOR ordinary people living in Bangladesh, the process preceding the city corporation elections is not merely limited to listening to long, never-ending speeches about what the aspiring mayoral candidate can do for your city.
244 councillor aspirants’ nominations cancelled
A total of 244 nominations of councillor aspirants in Dhaka and Chittagong city corporation elections has been cancelled by the returning officers after scrutiny.
City polls: Apr 26-28 HSC exams postponed
HSC and its equivalent examinations of all boards scheduled for April 26-28 have been postponed due to Dhaka, Chittagong city corporations polls.
Manju quits as Chittagong mayor to run for it again
Incumbent BNP backed Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) Mayor M Manjur Alam Manju resigns and joins the next mayoral race for the port city
Ensure level-playing field, groups tell EC
Election Working Group (EWG) urges the Election Commission (EC) to take measures for ensuring a level-playing field for candidates in Dhaka and Chittagong city polls
CCC polls: Mohiuddin withdraws candidacy
Former Chittagong mayor ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury has withdrawn his mayoral candidature for the upcoming Chittagong City Corporation polls and expressed support to AJM Nasir, a candidate from his party, Awami League
AL backs Nasir for Ctg mayor
Awami League unanimously decides to back AJM Nasir, Chittagong city general secretary of the ruling party, as a mayoral candidate in the April 28 elections to Chittagong City Corporation
