Chattogram
Trial run of new Ctg port terminal on Thursday
At long last a new container terminal is going to be added to the Chattogram port as the authority is going to start trial operation of a newly built Patenga Container Terminal (PCT) this week.
18 July 2022
More human remains found in Ctg depot fire wreckage
Police recovered more human remains under the debris of BM Container Depot today in Chattogram’s Sitakunda, 10 days after the blast that claimed 47 lives so far.
13 June 2022
Chemical-mixed water from Ctg depot spreading out
Following the fire and explosions in BM Container Depot at Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila, chemical-mixed water has been spreading in the vicinity.
6 June 2022
In Sitakunda, a Nightmare Comes True
Deadly depot blast exposes the poor state of industrial safety in Bangladesh
5 June 2022
Karnaphuli Tunnel: Chinese company appointed to collect toll
A Chinese company has been given the charge of collecting tolls of the "Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Tunnel" built under the Karnaphuli river in Chattogram.
18 May 2022
Rail link of Ctg with Dhaka, Sylhet restored after 10 hours
Rail communications of Chattogram with Dhaka and Sylhet was restored after around 10 hours of suspension following a train derailment at Rajapur station in Cumilla’s Burichang upazila early today.
9 May 2022
Offshore Smart City: Can a parliamentary committee recommend a project to PM without due diligence?
Can a parliamentary standing committee recommend a project directly to the prime minister without any due diligence? The law explicitly does not permit it.
28 April 2022
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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