Flood damages crops worth Tk 1,844.66cr in Ctg region
Crops worth an estimated Tk 1,844.66 crore have been damaged in the recent flash flood in Chattogram region.
2w ago
Chattogram airport losing business from foreign airlines
In the last 11 months, four foreign airline companies have halted their operations at Chattogram airport, leaving only two still operating
2w ago
‘We want to know if they are alive’
In Chattogram, families of two individuals, who were allegedly picked up by law enforcers years ago, are still desperately seeking answers.
1m ago
Flood water recedes, traffic resumes
Vehicular movement on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway, often referred to as the lifeline of the country, fully resumed on Sunday night after floodwaters receded from various sections in Feni and Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram.
1m ago
Flood causes 50km jam on Dhaka-Ctg highway
The economic lifeline of the country, the Dhaka-Chattogram highway, remains flooded in Feni.
1m ago
Attacks on Ctg police establishments: Damages worth Tk 23cr, 500 firearms looted
The spree of attacks on numerous police establishments in Chattogram district following the resignation of the Awami League-led government on August 5, caused infrastructural damages worth around Tk 23 crore, said police officials.
1m ago
Innocent people get caught up in violence
Mohammed Ashik, 23, who works at a mobile repairing shop in Chattogram city’s Reazuddin Bazar, was going to his workplace around 11:20am when he found himself in the line of fire as activists of Jubo League and Chhatra League were shooting at protesters yesterday.
1m ago
Over 126 students arrested in a week
On Sunday, Rezaul Karim Kusum Chowdhury was waiting at Chattogram’s 6th Metropolitan Magistrate Court for a bail petition hearing for his nephew Talha Mahmood Chowdhury, who was arrested in a violence case over the quota reform protests.
2m ago
July 24, 2022
Sexual assault at CU: 4 BCL men among 5 held
Four Chhatra League men were among the five arrested by Rab yesterday on charges of sexually assaulting a female student on Chittagong University campus last week.
July 22, 2022
CU sexual assault: Fingers pointed at BCL men
Those who sexually assaulted a female student on Chittagong University campus on July 17 night are members of Bangladesh Chhatra League, said police sources and CU BCL insiders.
July 20, 2022
CMP proposes new police lines
With an aim to provide safety and security to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel under Karnaphuli River, Chattogram Airport and different economic zones in Anwara upazila, Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) placed a proposal to form new police lines in Karnaphuli area.
July 14, 2022
Key infrastructures around Karnaphuli tunnel yet to be completed
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel under the Karnaphuli river is scheduled to officially open to traffic by the end of this year.
July 7, 2022
Ctg Container Depot Fire: Owners’ negligence, lax monitoring to blame
Sheer negligence of the owners of BM Container Depot Ltd and lax monitoring and enforcement of laws by the government authorities concerned led to the fatal blast at the Sitakunda depot on June 4, a probe has found.
July 6, 2022
Blacksmiths: men of the hour
The blacksmiths in the port city have been passing busy days ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, making and sharpening tools for sacrificial animals.
July 3, 2022
Woman gang-raped on launch
Three men gangraped the mother of a four-month-old baby in the cabin of a launch heading towards Dhaka from Barishal at night on June 23.
June 29, 2022
A legacy of 105 years
At first glance from the outside, it seems like a typical tin-shed school house set in a village. This seemingly common setup hides the history and legacy of more than a hundred years inside it, which is pretty much evident in its architecture once one steps inside.
June 22, 2022
A well-oiled syndicate
A strong, well-organised syndicate has been reportedly smuggling unrefined edible oil from mother vessels stationed at the outer anchorage of Chattogram port.
June 15, 2022
BM depot fire hazards: Alerted, but to no avail
Six months before the deadly fire at Sitakunda’s BM Container Depot on June 4, a team of Bangladesh Investment Development Authority visited the depot and found fire hazards like combustible materials kept near electronic machines and absence of a fire hydrant system.
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