FM Mizanur Rahaman

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

3w 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
September 7, 2019
September 7, 2019

Rohingyas’s Bid to Get NID: Ctg UP chairmen giving certificates with fake identities

Union parishad chairmen in several upazilas of Chattogram have allegedly been issuing citizenship certificates to Rohingyas, paving the way for the refugees to eventually obtain Bangladeshi national identity card or passport.

September 7, 2019
September 7, 2019

Syndicate helps Rohingyas get NID, passports

Some Rohingya refugees are making Bangladeshi passports with the help of local and Rohingya brokers, who manage all the required documents in exchange of large amount of money, police and passport officials said.

September 6, 2019
September 6, 2019

Killed in ‘gunfight’ hrs after surrender

An alleged robber was killed in a “gunfight” in the port city’s Jalalabad area early yesterday, hours after he surrendered before police.

September 3, 2019
September 3, 2019

Man jailed over mistaken identity

A Chattogram court yesterday ordered the release of a mentally challenged man who had been languishing in jail for the last 15 days.

August 10, 2019
August 10, 2019

Good times for seasonal butchers

This is butchers’ time. During the three days of Eid-ul-Azha, this group of professionals is poised to make more money than any other ancillary business that benefits from a seasonal boost.

August 8, 2019
August 8, 2019

Charge-sheet against four Ctg road safety activists under Section 57

Chattogram police have submitted a charge-sheet implicating four youths in a case filed with Kotwali Police Station under Section 57 of ICT Act, for instigating students through social media during road safety demonstrations in August last year.

July 22, 2019
July 22, 2019

CMP Stations: Police services taken to the citizens’ doors

Chattogram Metropolitan Police has undertaken a unique initiative to deliver services to peoples’ neighbourhoods.

June 10, 2019
June 10, 2019

DB suspicious over jail authority’s role

Officials of Chattogram Metropolitan Police’s Detective Branch (DB) have termed the role of jail authorities suspicious, in the investigation into the murder of notorious criminal Amit Muhuri inside Chattogram Central Jail (CCJ).

May 23, 2019
May 23, 2019

Probe in limbo as investigators can’t reach ‘ex-wife’ Shimla

The investigation into the much-talked about Biman aircraft hijacking attempt case by one Polash Ahmed on February 24 at Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport has allegedly been hindered due to non-cooperation of Polash’s “former” wife, yesteryear film actress Samsun Nahar Shimla.

May 19, 2019
May 19, 2019

Counterfeiters active ahead of Eid

Around two years ago, Md Joynal Rasel, 27, used to work at an apparel store in port city’s Zahur Hawkers Market.