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
Once a dream, soon to be reality
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to inaugurate Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel beneath the Karnaphuli River on October 28 during her visit to the port city.
12 September 2023, 18:00 PM
3 cops killed as train hits police car
Three police constables were killed and two others injured as a train hit a police car at an unmanned level crossing in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila yesterday.
27 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Historical Kadam Mobarak Mosque
Most of the Muslim devotees of the port city are unaware of a hidden gem of Islamic heritage in the heart of the city. The Kadam Mubarak Mosque, located in Jamal Khan in port city has been carrying the history of the Mughal era. But the most unique and interesting thing about it is that the mosque is believed to have a footprint of the beloved prophet Muhammad (pbuh) for the last 350 years.
22 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Bangabandhu Tunnel Utilisation: Narrow highway may serve as a bottleneck
The narrow Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar highway may pose an obstacle to reaping the benefits of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel under the Karnaphuli, which will be opened on October 28 this year.
18 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Dhaka-Chattogram Highway: Robbers on the prowl
A group of masked men unleashed a wave of terror on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway early yesterday, leaving behind a trail of looted vehicles and injured passengers.
12 August 2023, 18:00 PM
AL’s Mohiuddin wins Ctg-10 by-election
Awami League candidate Mohiuddin Bachchu won the Chattogram-10 by-polls held yesterday amid a low presence of voters.
30 July 2023, 21:00 PM
Jamaat now wants to hold rally in Ctg
After bringing out a procession in Dhaka, Jamaat-e-Islami has now sought permission from Chattogram Metropolitan Police to rally on the port city’s Laldighi ground on July 22.
15 July 2023, 18:00 PM