Oil smuggling from mother vessels goes on unabated
Some businessmen and shipbreaking yard owners have long been involved in smuggling fuel from mother vessels at Chattogram Port, due to poor monitoring by the authorities concerned.
10 March 2024, 18:00 PM
165 BCL clashes at CU in 5yrs
The Chittagong University campus has been in a state of unrest for the past few days as a result of back-to-back clashes between leaders and activists from the ruling party’s student wing -- the Bangladesh Chhatra League.
19 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Theft Incidents: Security beefed up at Ctg airport
The authorities of Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram have tightened its security measures following several incidents of theft inside the airport in November and December last year.
11 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Man dies in jail custody
A 38-year-old man died under unusual circumstances in jail custody yesterday. He had injury marks on his body.
5 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Helping friends, one meal at a time
The Covid-19 pandemic was a life changing event for people from all walks of life.
23 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Security challenges still unaddressed
The rail service connecting Cox’s Bazar is facing some major security challenges regarding the newly-laid rail track on Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar route.
23 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Low turnout of female voters in Ctg
The January 7 national elections saw a frustratingly low turnout of female voters in most constituencies of Chattogram district.
18 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Demand for locally-made firearms on rise: police
The demand for locally-made firearms has risen in Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar ahead of the upcoming national election slated for January 7 next year, according to the law enforcers.
20 December 2023, 18:00 PM
No expat voter from Ctg appeals for postal ballot
No expatriate voter from Chattogram’s different constituencies has appealed for postal ballot to cast their franchise in the upcoming election slated for January 7 next year.
8 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Preventing snatching of militants: Measures not fully implemented yet
The Police Headquarters in August asked all its units to implement a set of measures by September 15 to prevent recurrence of militants or criminals getting snatched away.
11 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Serving others' jail term for just Tk 3,000
Ctg jail finds 13 such cases this year
8 November 2023, 19:23 PM
Serving time in others’ stead
When “Senuwara Begum” of Cox’s Bazar surrendered to a court and eventually landed in prison in connection with a narcotics case, there was no reason for suspicion.
8 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Jubo Dal leader shown arrested after 3 days: family
A local Jubo Dal leader, who was picked up from near his village house in Raozan upazila of Chattogram on October 16, was shown arrested by police on October 19 for an alleged “robbery attempt carrying firearms”, family members alleged today
22 October 2023, 16:20 PM
BNP leader accused of crimes here while in KSA
A BNP leader, who has been in Saudi Arabia for performing Umrah since October 4, has been suedby police over attempted robbery in Chattogram’s Raozan upazila.
20 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Sitakunda Plant Blast: Fate of case now depends on tech report
The fate of a case filed over the deadly blast inside Sheema Oxygen Limited in Keshabpur area of Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila now depends on the final technical report by experts, said investigators.
5 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Where history comes alive
Walking down the aisles at Chittagong University Museum, a treasure trove of priceless antiquities and archaeological knowledge, it would seem as if history has come alive there.
26 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Some gold traders in Ctg, Dhaka involved with smuggling racket
Several gold traders of Hazari Lane and New Market areas of Chattogram city, and Tanti Bazar in Dhaka are directly involved with a racket that smuggles gold from Myanmar to India via Bangladesh.
23 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Once a dream, soon to be reality
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to inaugurate Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel beneath the Karnaphuli River on October 28 during her visit to the port city.
12 September 2023, 18:00 PM
3 cops killed as train hits police car
Three police constables were killed and two others injured as a train hit a police car at an unmanned level crossing in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila yesterday.
27 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Historical Kadam Mobarak Mosque
Most of the Muslim devotees of the port city are unaware of a hidden gem of Islamic heritage in the heart of the city. The Kadam Mubarak Mosque, located in Jamal Khan in port city has been carrying the history of the Mughal era. But the most unique and interesting thing about it is that the mosque is believed to have a footprint of the beloved prophet Muhammad (pbuh) for the last 350 years.
22 August 2023, 18:00 PM