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.
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May 13, 2021
Babul mastermind behind Mitu murder: PBI report
Soon after the murder of his wife Mahmuda Khanam Mitu, former Superintendent of Police (SP) Babul Akter sent Tk three lakh to prime accused Kamrul Islam Sikdar Musa via his business partner, Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) said in its final reports submitted to Chattogram Court on Wednesday.
May 8, 2021
Ctg Hefajat leader sued over rape
A rape case has been filed against Jakaria Noman Fayezi, publicity secretary of the recently dissolved Hefajat-e-Islam central committee, in Chattogram, said police.
May 3, 2021
Clash, case, counter- case over land in Ctg
A dispute over land has heated up between son of a former minister and a former Chhatra League activist, in the port city.
April 30, 2021
Mayhem During Modi Visit: Hefajat hardliner Harun arrested
Mufti Harun Izhar, education and cultural affairs secretary of the now-dissolved central committee of Hefazat-e-Islam, has been arrested over the violence during the Indian prime minister’s visit last month.
April 25, 2021
Banshkhali Shooting: Statements, FIR mismatch worrying
Rights activists have expressed concern about a fair investigation into the case filed over police firing during demonstrations by workers of SS Power I Plant project in Chattogram’s Banshkhali upazila eight days ago.
April 22, 2021
70,000kg govt rice recovered from pvt warehouse in Ctg
Tonnes of rice get imported by the government from different countries to keep prices stable in Bangladesh’s market, but syndicates of unscrupulous Chattogram food officials, transport contractors, and local rice traders misappropriate the rice in different ways to later sell it at higher prices.
April 20, 2021
Banshkhali Power Plant: Questions over rationality of police firing
Police had fired 332 shots and four teargas shells during demonstrations by agitating workers of SS Power I Plant in Gandamara area of Chattogram’s Banshkhali upazila on Saturday, which left five workers dead and at least 21 people injured.
April 19, 2021
Police Firing at Protesters: Quest for better conditions met with bullets
Workers of SS Power I Plant in Chattogram said long-simmering discontent over hygienic and accommodation conditions, lack of pay hikes and payment of arrears led to Saturday’s protests which left five people killed and dozens of workers with bullet injuries.
April 18, 2021
Banshkhali Power Plant Site: 5 workers killed as cops open fire
Five workers of an under-construction coal-fired power plant were killed and at least 21 others injured during a clash with police in Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram yesterday morning.
April 16, 2021
‘Using expats as gold carriers’
With the help of Bangladeshi carriers, who worked in Dubai, an international gold smuggling syndicate has been smuggling gold bars to Bangladesh, found a recent investigation by Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
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