Chittagong

Give us back the old Chattogram

Chattogram city has thousands of years of political and cultural heritage. But there are essentially no measures in place to preserve heritage.

Why is Chattogram drowning?

End the blame game and address the port city's chronic waterlogging problem

Taxpayers’ money isn’t for squandering

Poor planning and wasteful execution of projects must be stopped

Alarming lack of greenery in a Chattogram park shows we’ve learned nothing

The University Press Limited heads to Chittagong

On Saturday, March 18, UPL will inaugurate its new sales centre in Chittagong at Jamal Khan Road’s Sanmar Spring Garden.

Institutionalised mismanagement in CPA

The port authorities must answer for the misallocation of funds

I am focusing on quality rather than quantity: Aparna Ghose on her absence from TV dramas

The actress received two National Film Awards for her performance in the films “Mrittika Maya” and “Gondi”. Her latest film, "Made in Chittagong", will be released today, in two of Chattogram's theatres.  In the film, Aparna will be sharing the screen with noted singer Partha Barua. Directed by Imraul Rafat, the movie has been made in the regional language of Chattogram.

OPINION / Ctg depot fire: How certain people’s actions are discouraging future frontliners

Firefighters are some of the many frontliners who sign up for their jobs knowing the risks.

Offshore Smart City: Can a parliamentary committee recommend a project to PM without due diligence?

Can a parliamentary standing committee recommend a project directly to the prime minister without any due diligence? The law explicitly does not permit it.

June 8, 2016
June 8, 2016

‘Ex-Shibir man’ held over SP’s wife killing

Police claim that they detained a former activist of Islami Chhatra Shibir for his alleged link with the murder of the wife of Superintendent of Police Babul Akter in Chittagong.

June 8, 2016
June 8, 2016

No mercy for killers of SP's wife

Terming the murder of a police official's wife in Chittagong a cowardly act, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has vowed to bring the perpetrators of the killing to justice.

June 7, 2016
June 7, 2016

Luxury car bought ‘dodging tax’ seized in Ctg

Customs Intelligence seizes a luxury car worth Tk 3 crore, which was allegedly brought into the country by dodging tax, from Nasirabad area in Chittagong.

June 6, 2016
June 6, 2016

Case filed, ‘4 detained’ over Ctg cop wife murder

Four persons were detained in connection with the gruesome killing of a police officer’s wife in Chittagong, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said today.

June 5, 2016
June 5, 2016

‘Killers’ of cop wife seen on camera footage

CCTV footage shows three suspected killers fleeing after the murder of Mahmuda Khanam Mitu, wife of a top police official in Chittagong. One of them had a pistol in his hand.

June 5, 2016
June 5, 2016

Militant link suspected in murder of SP’s wife: CMP

Hours into the killing of a police official’s wife in Chittagong city, police say they suspect militant link to the murder. Motorbike riding assailants reportedly stabbed and shot dead Mahmuda Khanam Mitu near to her residence.

June 5, 2016
June 5, 2016

Wife of police super shot dead in Ctg

Motorbike riding assailants reportedly stab and shoot dead wife of a police officer in Chittagong city, police say. Law enforcers are probing link of militants with the murder.

June 5, 2016
June 5, 2016

One mill killing Karnaphuli

With hills and trees on both sides, the view of the Karnaphuli from Rangunia upazila's Lichu Bagan Mason Ghat is breathtaking. But that's where the good things end.

June 3, 2016
June 3, 2016

Man killed in Ctg pre-election violence

A man is killed and at least seven others injured in a pre-election violence between supporters of two member candidates in Anwara upazila of Chittagong.

June 3, 2016
June 3, 2016

Ctg AL MP sued over assaulting polls officer

A case is filed against Chittagong Awami League Lawmaker Mustafizur Rahman Chowdhury for allegedly assaulting an upazila election officer last Wednesday.