Port city traffic control yet to go digital
Even after 48 years of its establishment, Chattogram Metropolitan Police has yet to bring the entire city under a full-fledged digital signal-controlled traffic system.
17 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Openly sold in markets, folding knives now deadly weapon of choice in Ctg
The small, concealable weapons are particularly popular among teen gangs
16 November 2025, 13:36 PM
4 Sensational murders: Ctg police yet to make headway
A recent spate of shootings and murders has shaken the port city, yet there has been little visible action from the Chattogram Metropolitan Police
11 November 2025, 18:42 PM
Use SMG burst-fire to deal with armed criminals
After repeated shootings in the port city, Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) Commissioner Habib Aziz has directed police officers to keep SMGs in “burst-fire mode” and use them to neutralise any armed terrorists encountered.
11 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Keep SMGs in burst-fire mode when facing armed terrorists: CMP chief
Directive meant for gangs like Sazzad Bahini, Yasin Bahini and others, he says
11 November 2025, 13:59 PM
Raozan gripped by fear amid BNP factional feud
Since August 5 last year, residents of Chattogram’s Raozan have been gripped by a sense of constant insecurity, as rival politicians fight for dominance in the absence of effective police action, leaving behind a string of politically motivated killings.
1 November 2025, 18:17 PM
Businessman shot dead in Ctg: Gunmen still unidentified
Police probing sand trading disputes, political rivalry in Raozan
8 October 2025, 19:19 PM
Hakim murder: Police arrest four, probe sand trading, political links
Police have yet to identify the armed assailants who shot businessman Md Abdul Hakim to death in Madunaghat in Chattogram’s Hathazari upazila on Tuesday.
8 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Shot dead weeks before fatherhood
Wife due next month as family pleads for peace only, not a case
30 September 2025, 19:49 PM
Manhole lid theft on the rise in Ctg
Incidents of theft of manhole lids and iron slab covers of drains are on the rise in Chattogram city, causing serious inconvenience to residents.
18 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Crores spent, but Ctg roads still crumble
Commuters in Chattogram are enduring severe hardships due to the appalling condition of major roads, a crisis worsened by the apparent indifference of the authorities.
14 August 2025, 18:00 PM
‘Use firearms in self-defence’
After a police officer was attacked during a raid in the port city, Chattogram police chief Hasib Aziz told officers to be ready to use arms for self-defence.
13 August 2025, 20:01 PM
‘Case was filed to harass us’
Many of the 26 journalists accused in an attempted murder case filed by a pro-BNP lawyer in Chattogram have alleged that the charges were based on distorted facts.
16 May 2025, 18:59 PM
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