Chittagong

Lone arrestee's family alleges frame-up

Family members of Abu Nosor Gunnu, arrested in connection with the killing of SP Babul Akhter's wife, yesterday claimed that he was framed for the murder because of his rivalry with another woman over a shrine in Hathazari.
9 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Ex-Shibir man held in Ctg

Detectives in Chittagong yesterday seized a black microbus and detained its driver in connection with Sunday's killing of Mahmuda Khanam Mitu, wife of Superintendent of Police Babul Akter.
8 June 2016, 18:00 PM

‘Ex-Shibir man’ held over SP’s wife killing

Police claim that they detained a former activist of Islami Chhatra Shibir for his alleged link with the murder of the wife of Superintendent of Police Babul Akter in Chittagong.
8 June 2016, 06:34 AM

No mercy for killers of SP's wife

Terming the murder of a police official's wife in Chittagong a cowardly act, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has vowed to bring the perpetrators of the killing to justice.
7 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Luxury car bought ‘dodging tax’ seized in Ctg

Customs Intelligence seizes a luxury car worth Tk 3 crore, which was allegedly brought into the country by dodging tax, from Nasirabad area in Chittagong.
7 June 2016, 14:54 PM

Case filed, ‘4 detained’ over Ctg cop wife murder

Four persons were detained in connection with the gruesome killing of a police officer’s wife in Chittagong, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said today.
6 June 2016, 09:20 AM

‘Killers’ of cop wife seen on camera footage

CCTV footage shows three suspected killers fleeing after the murder of Mahmuda Khanam Mitu, wife of a top police official in Chittagong. One of them had a pistol in his hand.
5 June 2016, 11:30 AM

Militant link suspected in murder of SP’s wife: CMP

Hours into the killing of a police official’s wife in Chittagong city, police say they suspect militant link to the murder. Motorbike riding assailants reportedly stabbed and shot dead Mahmuda Khanam Mitu near to her residence.
5 June 2016, 06:11 AM

Wife of police super shot dead in Ctg

Motorbike riding assailants reportedly stab and shoot dead wife of a police officer in Chittagong city, police say. Law enforcers are probing link of militants with the murder.
5 June 2016, 02:26 AM

One mill killing Karnaphuli

With hills and trees on both sides, the view of the Karnaphuli from Rangunia upazila's Lichu Bagan Mason Ghat is breathtaking. But that's where the good things end.
4 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Man killed in Ctg pre-election violence

A man is killed and at least seven others injured in a pre-election violence between supporters of two member candidates in Anwara upazila of Chittagong.
3 June 2016, 16:06 PM

Ctg AL MP sued over assaulting polls officer

A case is filed against Chittagong Awami League Lawmaker Mustafizur Rahman Chowdhury for allegedly assaulting an upazila election officer last Wednesday.
3 June 2016, 08:33 AM

MP assaults polls official

The Election Commission has decided to file a case against ruling Awami League lawmaker Mustafizur Rahman Chowdhury for allegedly assaulting an upazila election officer in Chittagong yesterday.
1 June 2016, 18:00 PM

‘Assault’ of polls officials: EC to file case against AL MP

EC to file case against AL lawmaker of Chittagong-16 constituency for allegedly beating an upazila election officer in Chittagong.
1 June 2016, 14:57 PM

Worker killed at shipbreaking yard

A worker was killed and four others were injured as an iron plate fell on them while they were working at a shipbreaking yard in Chittagong's Sitakunda upazila on Sunday.
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Man killed in Munshiganj pre-polls violence

A ruling-party supporter is gunned down in Munshiganj’s Gazaria upazila last night ahead of the union parishad elections scheduled to be held there this Saturday.
24 May 2016, 08:51 AM

Large parts of embankment damaged in Banshkhali

People in the coastal areas of Banshkhali upazila in Chittagong fear of more floods ahead as cyclone Roanu had badly damaged large portions of an embankment.
23 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Cyclone: ‘Tk 200cr damage in Kutubdia,’ relief sought

Cyclone Roanu that struck the Chittagong-Noakhali coast last Saturday caused Tk 200 crore in damages in Kutubdia of Cox's Bazar, local leaders claim calling for emergency relief for the area.
23 May 2016, 08:08 AM

Flight operations resume at Ctg airport after 21 hrs

Flight operations at Shah Amanat International Airport resumes after 21 hours of disruption due to inclement weather triggered by cyclone Roanu.
22 May 2016, 06:06 AM

[WATCH] Cyclone Roanu makes landfall in Bangladesh coastline

As Cyclone Roanu makes landfall in Bangladesh’s coastal areas, many people have captured the moment and shared them in social media.
21 May 2016, 14:30 PM