Chittagong

Nature Quest: Tale of two stranded dolphins

“A dolphin's smile is the greatest deception. It creates the illusion that they are always happy.” Originally stated by dolphin activist Richard O'Barry, these famous lines manage to throw some light on these majestic creatures of the aquatic ecosystem that have enthralled us for long, captivated the human mind and soul, inspired many movies and captured the imagination of children and adults alike.
25 February 2016

Rain erodes soil, disrupts Dhaka’s rail link with Sylhet, Ctg

Train services of Dhaka with Sylhet and Chittagong remain suspended since this morning as a heavy rain eroded earth underneath the rail track in Moulvibazar.
25 February 2016

Financing militant group: SC lawyer gets bail

The High Court grants bail to Supreme Court lawyer Shakila Farjana in two cases filed for her involvement in financing a militant outfit, clearing the way for her release from jail.
22 February 2016

Himu killing: Fugitive accused held

Police arrest an accused of Himadri Majumder Himu murder case from his residence at Panchlaish in Chittagong city.
16 February 2016

[WATCH] Shipbuilders eye good spot in $500b market

Shipbuilding used to be one of the earliest industries in Bengal that expanded over the oceans from the Indian sea to the Persian Gulf. But it had died down centuries ago with the advent of industrial revolution. When marine engineer Sakhawat Hossain tossed a plan in 1995 to his friends to build cargo vessels—it was an idea that was never tried in the country before.
10 February 2016

MP Latif sued over Bangabandhu’s image distortion

Two cases are filed against Chittagong-11 Awami League lawmaker MA Latiffor distorting the portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
9 February 2016

Shamima finds fortune in betel nut cutting

Shamima Akhter is now pursuing her betel nut cutting business, and she has not only changed her fate, but has also helped three thousand other poor women in Chittagong’s Patiya area.
9 February 2016

Cop among 2 killed in Comilla road crash

Two people including a constable of highway police killed and three others injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Comilla.
8 February 2016

Latif blames designer for distortion of Bangabandhu’s image

Ruling Awami League lawmaker MA Latif blames designers for distorting the portrait of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
7 February 2016

Ctg man shoots brother, nephew dead

Two people are shot dead during a clash over fishing in Satkania upazila of Chittagong.
6 February 2016

15km tailback on Dhaka-Ctg highway

A 15 kilometre tailback has ensued on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway after a truck broke down on the Meghna bridge in Munshiganj.
5 February 2016

In search of roots

Poverty compelled Rahima Khatun to pass her granddaughter on to a Dutch NGO in 1979 when Sultana was just four. A Dutch couple took her to the Netherlands and brought her up.
4 February 2016

Dutch woman on quest for family in Bangladesh

Poverty stricken Rahima Khatun in 1979 was compelled to give up her four-year-old granddaughter Sultana for adoption to a Dutch non-government organisation and was subsequently adopted by a Dutch couple in the Netherlands.
4 February 2016

Most Ctg auto-rickshaws run without meters

Most of the CNG-run auto rickshaws are operating in the port city of Chittagong without fare meters ignoring government directives.
1 February 2016

Work hard to push Bangladesh ahead, President asks students

President Abdul Hamid says there must be relentless efforts, self criticism and cooperation to turn Bangladesh into a middle income nation by 2021 and a developed nation by 2041.
31 January 2016

A dream comes true as PM opens World Trade Centre

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina opens the country's first World Trade Centre in Agrabad area of Chittagong, aiming to make business much easier.
30 January 2016

Ershad, Raushan in Ctg

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad and party's presidium member and also Leader of the Opposition Raushan Ershad yesterday came to
29 January 2016

PM to open 'World Trade Centre' in Ctg today

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina travels to Chittagong today on a daylong tour to open the World Trade Centre in the port city and
29 January 2016

Ctg commuters face transport shortage

It was already quite late. Exhausted after a hectic day at work, Jafar Ahmed was trying his best to get onto a human haulier near Prabartak intersection in Chittagong city. He wanted to go home.
29 January 2016

Shibir 'planned riot in Ctg'

The police claim to have thwarted an Islami Chhatra Shibir bid to create communal violence in Chittagong.
28 January 2016