FM Mizanur Rahaman

A prisoner had jumped 60 feet below the four-storeyed under construction building of Chattogram Central Jail on Saturday morning.

Officials and guards at Chattogram Central Jail are desperately looking for the “escape points” and loopholes in the security measures after a murder case accused inmate escaped from the prison on Saturday morning.

Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) has set up a washing plant at the city’s Dampara Police Lines, facilitating the laundry needs of its members.

Department of Explosives in Chattogram division has been reeling from manpower crisis for a long time. At present, only two officials and seven office staffers are running administrative work of 11 districts under the division.

The murder case of Md Alauddin, who was shot dead during violence between two councillor candidates of Chattogram City Corporation polls on January 27, is going to be shifted from Government Railway Police (GRP) Chattogram Station to Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI), “to tackle political pressure”.

Detectives yesterday arrested five people, including two impersonating journalists, in Nasirabad area of Chattogram for attempting to frame a shop owner by planting bullets and yaba pills in his shop early yesterday.

Police officials in Chattogram have expressed their concern as they said Rohingyas have been renting houses in different areas of port city as well as upazilas hiding their identities and getting involved in various criminal activities.

Chattogram district police on Sunday arrested six police constables of the Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) on charge of extortion.

“Why did you cast my vote? It’s my right. Who are you?”

Furious AL activist asks BCL men during brawl at CCC polling centre

Calling upon the law enforcement agencies to act neutrally, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda has asked them not to harass innocent people ahead of Chattogram City Corporation election, scheduled to be held on Wednesday.

The ruling Awami League is likely to face a stiff test in Wednesday’s Chattogram city polls due to a division in the local party unit and presence of a good number of rebel councillor candidates.

Failing to make rebel candidates step down from the Chattogram City Corporation elections despite repeated attempts, the port city Awami League has published an advertisement with the names of its nominated candidates.

Failing to get support from Awami League, the ruling party’s rebel councilor candidates are desperately trying to get the support of BNP-Jamaat to win the election race of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) polls scheduled for January 27, sources in Awami League and an intelligence report of police say.

Akram Hossain, who died in Rab custody in Chattogram on August 16, was hit with blunt objects before his death, according to his postmortem report.

Seven police personnel of different units of Chattogram Metropolitan Police have tested positive in dope tests since the Bangladesh Police ordered all its units to test police personnel to identify members who use drugs.

Family members of a fisherman, who has been missing since the trawler he had boarded from Chattogram’s Patenga Ghat for deep sea returned ashore over two weeks ago, have been denied filing a general diary with police.

Two teenagers, who were arrested by police for their alleged involvement in a murder in the port city’s Halishahar area last year, have been languishing in jail for 17 months without trial.

With the demise of Hefajat-e-Islam chief Shah Ahmad Shafi, several anti-government elements, including the Jamaat-e-Islami, have moved to establish control over the Islamist outfit and its stronghold, Hathazari madrasa, claim several Hefajat leaders.

With the demise of Hefajat-e-Islam chief Shah Ahmad Shafi, several anti-government elements, including the Jamaat-e-Islami, have moved to establish control over the Islamist outfit and its stronghold, Hathazari madrasa, claim several Hefajat leaders.