The Gumai beel of Chattogram, one of the largest paddy fields in Bangladesh, attracts hundreds of red-breasted parakeets from the mountains annually. These birds feast on the ripe paddy just before the end of the Boro and Aman seasons, when the fields turn golden ahead of harvest.

A century-old ayurvedic psychiatric treatment centre, Damodar Aushadhalaya, in Chattogram, continues to serve patients despite financial challenges and deteriorating infrastructure. Founded by Nishi Chandra Das in 1880, the centre treats patients, often free of cost, but struggles with funding for renovations. On-duty doctor Pijus Sen highlights the need for government support to expand services. Additional district magistrate Sumani Akter has promised to investigate the situation.