Thousands of people living at Muradpur union in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram district have been experiencing untold suffering for 30 years as the 2.4-kilometre road in the village turned unfit for movement. Although structural developments have been seen in some areas in the upazila, no improvements has been brought in the rural roads of the upazila, becoming a curse for the residents in the village. Read: Bhola-Barishal highway in horrible condition The 2.4-kilometre road in the union lies neglected for 30 years and the authorities concerned have not taken any initiative to repair the road. This is despite several hundred people of three-four villages using the roads daily, but the road remains neglected for long due to lack of a guardian. During monsoon, people’s sufferings mount following the worsened condition of the road, as it is the only means of communication for them. Read Padma Bridge: Installation of all roadway slabs completed The road becomes marshy and immersed in the mud during the rainy season and people have to take off their shoes and wade through knee-deep mud. Every monsoon people have to face tremendous sufferings and the communication betweenMuradpur union and other three-four villages remain suspended due to the bad condition of the road. Local people claimed that many young men and girls remained unmarried due to the poor communication system, creating a headache for many parents. Read South Sudan names road after Bangladesh 

The Department of Environment (DoE) fined three shipbreaking yards in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram district Tk 90,000 for flouting conditions and polluting the environment.

A knit factory in Kadam Rasul area of Sitakunda upazila in Chattogram caught fire Saturday noon.

The Sitakunda Upazila administration distributed food supplies among the poor and destitute on Saturday as the government asks people to stay home to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Allegations have been raised against Assistant Commissioner (land) and Executive Magistrate Syed Mahbubul Alam Haque of cutting off the hair of a tourist at Guliakhali Sea Beach in Sitakunda upazila.

A freedom fighter was killed in a road accident at Shitolpur Bogula Bazar in Sitakunda upazila on Saturday.

Four people were killed in a head-on collision between a truck and a pickup van on Dhaka-Chattogram Highway at Banshbaria in Sitakunda upazila early Wednesday.

Police recovered the body of an unidentified woman from Faujdarhat area in Sitakunda upazila on Monday.