Holiday trip turns tragic
Lying on a hospital bed at Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH), seven-year-old Araddhya was looking for her parents.
2 April 2025, 19:08 PM
Ctg double murder: 13 took part in the mission, no arrests yet
"We have collected CCTV footage and found some leads. The investigation is ongoing," said police
2 April 2025, 15:56 PM
Breaking fast, building bonds
At first glance, one might mistake it for a grand event -- rows of plates, glasses, water jugs, and an array of mouth-watering iftar items neatly arranged.
22 March 2025, 00:28 AM
Dev projects worsen Ctg traffic woes
The residents of Chattogram have been enduring severe traffic congestion due to ongoing development projects by various organisations, including Chattogram Wasa and the Chattogram Development Authority (CDA).
8 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Mugging, robbery: Insecurity grips port city residents
Residents of Chattogram city are living amid fear and insecurity as incidents of mugging and robbery have been on the rise over the past few months
28 February 2025, 16:48 PM
Housing dept hit by staff shortage
The Directorate of Government Accommodation in Chattogram is facing a severe manpower shortage, leaving officials and employees struggling to ensure proper facilities for the residents of more than 4,000 government flats, houses, and apartments in the port city.
13 February 2025, 18:00 PM
Five years on, probe still incomplete
Police have yet to conclude their investigation and submit a charge sheet to the court in the case filed over the Bangladeshi NID scam for Rohingyas, even after five years.
7 February 2025, 21:23 PM
SC lawyers’ team to seek Chinmoy’s bail today
A team of 11 Supreme Court lawyers will take part in today’s bail hearing for former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari.
1 January 2025, 20:16 PM
3 Bangladeshis held hostage in Libya
Three Bangladeshi young men from Chattogram’s Anwara upazila have been held hostage by suspected traffickers in an unknown location in Libya for about six days.
28 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Is a government official above the law?
Despite being caught red-handed with gold bars at the airport, the authorities concerned are dilly-dallying in taking any legal action against a physician of Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport.
22 March 2024, 18:00 PM
23 Bangladeshis held hostage by ‘Somali’ pirates
Suspected Somali pirates yesterday hijacked a Bangladesh-flagged cargo ship with 23 crew members in the Indian ocean, according to the company that owns the vessel.
12 March 2024, 18:00 PM
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