FM Mizanur Rahaman

Investigators are keeping a close eye on several senior officials of Election Commission (EC) at its Dhaka headquarters and Chattogram regional office, whose names came up in confessional statements of three people, in connection with a case filed with Kotwali Police Station in the port city, over National Identity Card (NID) forgery for Rohingya refugees.

Md Shah Nur Mia, ringleader of a syndicate which handed forged national identity cards to Rohingyas, has been arrested, CMP investigators said yesterday.

Some 50 staffers, mostly data entry operators, of different projects of the Election Commission’s Chattogram office are under the scanner, after investigators found their involvement in making Bangladeshi National Identity (NID) cards for the Rohingya people, police said.

Members of a syndicate were using a house in Chittagong’s Hamzarbagh to make forged national identity cards for Rohingyas, police said yesterday.

Two syndicates providing forged national identity cards to Rohingyas are mainly run by two families, and their members hold different posts at the Election Commission offices in Dhaka, Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar, said ACC investigators.

A nexus of brokers and some dishonest staffers of the Election Commission’s Chattogram office provides forged national identity cards to Rohingyas, an EC investigation team has found.

A special laptop for inputting NID information into the Election Commission’s server has been missing from the Chattogram District Election Office since 2015 and investigators believe it was used for making over 2,000 dubious entries.

Investigators yesterday quizzed film actress Shimla in connection with the sensational case of Biman Bangladesh aircraft hijacking bid at Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport earlier this year, by her former husband Polash Ahmed. Talking to reporters, Shimla

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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).

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.

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

Although six months have passed since two suspected militants were killed during a drive by Rapid Action Battalion (Rab-7) at a hideout in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram, investigators are yet to ascertain whether they belonged to a faction of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB)

The Counter Terrorism (CT) unit of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) is failing to act promptly during emergencies due to shortage of vehicles.