Cumilla saw an alarming number of sexual assaults on women, children to the elderly last year. A total of 367 victims put a strain on the locals of Cumilla. 

Two people were killed and five others injured in a collision among three vehicles on Dhaka-Chattogram highway at Korpai in Burichang upazila on Saturday.

Three people were infected by coronavirus and seven others suffering from cold and fever died in last 24 hours on Tuesday in Cumilla.

Cumilla Medical College Hospital (CMCH) is unable to provide necessary medical services to its patients for lack of manpower and equipment, causing sufferings to low-income people who largely depend on this public hospital.   Residents of 17 upazilas of the district and that of Chandpur and Brahmanbaria come to the hospital to avail of basic medicare at a lower cost.   During a recent visit to the hospital, the UNB correspondent found two warmers out of three lying out of order for long while the authorities concerned are struggling to provide services with two phototherapy machines at its pediatric department.   There are four Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) at the hospital but all of those are out of service.   Shahnaz Begum, in-charge of the Pediatric Department, said premature babies, low-birth weight infants and babies with respiratory problems are admitted to the pediatric department of the hospital.