FM Mizanur Rahaman

“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.

The Education ministry yesterday ordered to shut down Al Jameyatul Ahlia Darul Ulum Moinul Islam Madrasa, commonly known as Hathazari madrasa, until further notice citing the madrasa authorities’ disregard to some conditions on which it was permitted to resume academic activities in August.

The family of a 33-year-old man has accused Rab members of torturing him to death in custody in Chattogram city.

The family of a businessman has accused a Rab team of arresting him in a false arms case because of his rivalry with a business partner in Anwara upazila of Chattogram.

Md Jafar, who was killed in a police “shootout” along with two others in Chakaria upazila of Cox’s Bazar on July 31, used to run a drug syndicate in Bandarban, Patiya and Chakaria, intelligence sources say.

The eldest son of a Bangladeshi expatriate in Oman, Md Jafar used to run a human haulier to support his family in Chattogram’s Patiya.

Members of law enforcement agencies in Chattogram have expressed concern over the recent smuggling of a new kind of drug, phenethylamine, a powder like substance similar to cocaine, in the country, after recovery of a consignment.

“I’ve come from the PMO. I am an adviser to the prime minister.”

A large part of a century-old pond has been filled up in Chattogram city’s Halishahar area, ignoring instruction of the Department of Environment (DoE).