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