Chattogram

Direct shipping service from Ctg to Barcelona, Rotterdam soon

Another direct container shipping service between Chattogram and two European ports is going to be introduced next month.
25 April 2022, 13:11 PM

Youth claiming to have a bomb arrested from Chattogram EPZ bank

A youth, who claimed to have a bomb on him, was arrested today from Trust Bank premises at the BNS Isha Khan of Chattogram EPZ.
31 March 2021, 12:49 PM

2 workers die after falling sick in shipbreaking yards in Chattogram

Two workers died in two separate incidents at two shipbreaking yards in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila today.
14 December 2020, 12:25 PM

40 robbers to surrender in Chattogram tomorrow

Around 40 robbers with weapons are expected to surrender to Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Chattogram tomorrow.
11 November 2020, 12:50 PM

Murder suspect killed in ‘gunfight’ with Chattogram police

A man has been killed in a “gunfight” with police in Jor Debar Par area under Double Mooring Police Station of Chattogram, hours after he murdered his three-year-old nephew.
8 July 2020, 04:44 AM

9 Ctg upazilas categorised as Covid-19 red zones

Chattogram district’s Civil Surgeon’s Office has categorised nine upazilas as red zones for Covid-19 infection.
15 June 2020, 15:01 PM

1,000 litres of adulterated hand sanitiser seized in Chattogram city

Local administration seizes around 1,000 litres of adulterated hand sanitiser and fined tradersTk 75,000 for running their businesses illegally at different parts of Chattogram city.
15 June 2020, 14:13 PM

11 red zones declared in Chattogram city

Authorities have categorised 11 areas under Chattogram City Corporation as red zones for Covid-19 infection.
14 June 2020, 15:23 PM

2 held as Rab busts firearms factory in Chattogram

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-7) claims to have busted a firearms making factory at a remote hilly area between Rangunia and Paitya upazilas of Chattogram, and arrested two persons including a firearms maker in this connection.
14 May 2020, 13:21 PM

Over 400 workers stage demo in Chattogram demanding salaries

Hundreds of workers of a factory in Chattogram city stage a demonstration, demanding their due salaries for last two months.
11 May 2020, 10:23 AM

Foreman seriously injured at unauthorised shipbreaking yard

A foreman’s leg is severely injured after a hatch cover fell on him while working at a shipbreaking yard at Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram.
28 April 2020, 13:26 PM

Coronavirus shutdown: Shipbreaking yards reopening, forcing many to rejoin work

Despite the ongoing nationwide shutdown to contain the spread of coronavirus, dozens of shipbreaking yards have started to reopen at Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila today, compelling workers to rejoin work.
16 April 2020, 13:13 PM

Ctg UP chairman’s relief operation turns into ‘photoshoot’

The marginalised, the informal sector workers and those who depend on daily income for their livelihood are among the worst-affected by the ongoing shutdown enforced to stop the spread of coronavirus.
7 April 2020, 14:35 PM

Son of Chattogram’s first coronavirus patient also tests positive

A 25-year-old man, whose father is the first confirmed coronavirus patient in Chattogram, also tests positive -- making him the second case in the port city.
5 April 2020, 15:51 PM

Villagers bar outsiders from entering their locality in Chattogram

Locals at different parts of Hathazari upazila are placing logs and placards with warning messages, and digging holes in the middle of the roads so that outsiders are unable to enter their villages, in an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus.
28 March 2020, 10:06 AM

2 workers die after being exposed to toxic gas in Sitakunda shipyard

Two shipyard workers die after being exposed to toxic gas while dismantling an old ship at Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram this afternoon.
24 March 2020, 10:34 AM

Ak-22 recovered from ex-Shibir activist’s home in Ctg: police

Police recover an Ak-22 rifle and ammunition from the residence of a former activist of Islami Chhatra Shibir in Chattogram city today, a day after his arrest in Dhaka.
9 February 2020, 13:51 PM

Bank robbery attempted at UCB Chattogram branch

Miscreants tried to rob a branch of United Commercial Bank (UCB) Limited in Chattogram early yesterday by drugging the security guard, but they apparently failed to break the bank vault.
8 February 2020, 16:10 PM

Daraz hosts seller summit in Chattogram

After successful completion of seller summits in Rajshahi, Sylhet, Khulna, and Dhaka, Daraz, the largest e-commerce of Bangladesh, hosts a seller summit in Chattogram for the second consecutive time.
16 October 2019, 10:44 AM

When the elephant is the room!

The houses in fairy tales often came in weird shapes and sizes -- one was shaped like a shoe, some were high up in the trees, and another was made out of chocolate. It’s almost impossible to find such structures in the real world, but there is one house in
21 September 2019, 18:00 PM