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
They appear amid heatwave and disappear after rain
Residents in Boalkhali upazila of Chattogram are in a state of panic following giant mealybug infestation in the area for the past several days.
17 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Ansar-VDP eyes to provide security services abroad
It has sent a letter to home ministry for permission saying, if approved, it will bring remittance and honour to country
17 May 2024, 09:54 AM
MV Abdullah: From horror to a warm embrace
The Chattogram port was filled with sighs of relief as the 23 crew members of MV Abdullah finally reached home yesterday afternoon.
14 May 2024, 18:00 PM
‘It felt like 33 years’
Exactly a month after being freed from the clutches of Somali Pirates, crewmembers of MV Abdullah returned to Chattogram port yesterday. They arrived via lighter vessel MV Jahan Moni-3.
14 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Back from turbulent sea: MV Abdullah crewmembers end horrid journey
The family members, who gathered at the port, were elated to their loved ones return home about a month after the ship was released by Somali pirates
14 May 2024, 12:40 PM
Milton's care centre: We're taking charges temporarily, says ASHF
Alhaj Shamsul Hoque Foundation (ASHF), who has been given charge of children and elderlies at Child and Old Age Care run by Milton Samadder, today said they were taking responsibilities temporarily
7 May 2024, 13:30 PM
Most Ctg markets lack fire safety
Most of the markets and shopping malls in the port city have been marked as risky in terms of fire safety, according to a recent survey of Fire Service and Civil Defence in Chattogram.
27 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Protest at Cuet: Students suspend demonstration
Demonstrating students of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (Cuet) late last night suspended their protest upon assurances from the university authorities that their major demands would be met.
25 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Of expired licence and fitness certificate
Police yesterday arrested the driver of the bus that rammed a motorcycle carrying three students of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology on April 22, leaving two of them dead and the other critically injured.
24 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Govt to go tough on KNF
Amid widespread fear in the hills of Bandarban following last week’s bank robberies and attacks on security personnel, the government has said it will be tough on the regional armed group Kuki-Chin National Front.
6 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Joint drive against KNF begins today
Law enforcers along with army and border guards will start a joint operation against armed group Kuki-Chin National Front in Bandarban from today.
5 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Vermicelli makers in overdrive for Eid
With Eid-ul-Fitr knocking at the door, vermicelli (semai in Bangla) makers in Chattogram city are having a busy time.
4 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Banker freed, Thanchi Police Station attacked
An armed group in a pickup attacked a joint checkpoint of the army and police early today, triggering a gunfight on a hill in Alikadam of Bandarban hours after gunmen sprayed bullets at Thanchi Police Station resulting in an hour-long gun battle.
4 April 2024, 18:00 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