Chittagong

Ctg cops blame Shibir for plot to create riots

Police in Chittagong blames Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, for plotting to create communal riots for ousting the government.
28 January 2016

3 Ctg bankers jailed for embezzlement

A Chittagong court sentences three bankers and a businessman to 20 years’ imprisonment each in four cases filed 28 years ago over money embezzlement.
27 January 2016

Hunt begins for the ICC U19 World Cup in Bangladesh

The hunt begins for the eleventh time…16 countries will contend for the coveted ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup trophy and the tag of ‘World Champions’ in Bangladesh from January 27 to February 14, 2016.
26 January 2016

Abducted Ctg girl rescued after 11 days

Police rescued a 15-year-old schoolgirl on Sunday night, 11 days after she was abducted on her way to school in Sitakunda upazila by some youths.
25 January 2016

U19 Tigers hunt down England

Bangladesh U19 cricket team win their second warm-up game of the ICC Under-19 World Cup when they overwhelm England by 97 runs at Chittagong.
25 January 2016

Medicare stops in Chittagong

Patients were left to suffer yesterday as doctors stopped providing all sorts of healthcare services in private hospitals and diagnostic centres in Chittagong.
21 January 2016

Man held in Ctg with stun gun, drone

Customs intelligence officials arrested a man with a drone and a stun gun at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong Tuesday morning.
20 January 2016

Man held with lethal taser gun, ‘drone’ at Ctg airport

A man is held with a lethal taser gun and a drone-like device at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong, customs intelligence official says.
20 January 2016

Biggest ever yaba haul

The Rapid Action Battalion arrested three drugs smugglers with the biggest ever haul of yaba pills in separate drives in Chittagong and Dhaka since Saturday.
18 January 2016

Biggest yaba haul: 3 held in Dhaka, Ctg

Law enforcers claim the biggest haul of contraband yaba tablets in drives through Dhaka and Chittagong and detains three persons in this connection.
18 January 2016

Bangladesh youths whitewash WI U19

Bangladesh U-19 cricket team beat West Indies U-19 by 16 runs in the 3rd ODI of the Youth ODI Series at Zahur Ahmed Stadium in Chittagong, winning the series 3-0.
16 January 2016

Train fare to rise by 7.8pc next month

The Railways ministry wants to increase fares for passengers and freight by 7.8 percent from next month to cut down losses.
14 January 2016

Ctg zoo running out of animals, visitors

The only zoo in Chittagong city is gradually running out of attractive animals and eventually the visitors as well.
10 January 2016

BCS preliminary test tomorrow, no watches allowed

The 36th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) preliminary examination will be held tomorrow. Aspirants have been asked not to carry watches, along with any other electronic devices, in the test venues set up through Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Barisal, Khulna, Sylhet and Rangpur.
7 January 2016

20 hurt in Ctg BCL infighting

At least 20 people are injured in infighting between two groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in Chittagong city.
4 January 2016

EC suspends 5 cops in Chandnaish, Kalkini

Election Commission has suspended five policemen in-charge of separate voting centres in Chittagong’s Chandnaish and Madaripur’s Kalkini municipalities.
30 December 2015

CU cancels studentship of 3 ‘JMB suspects’

Chittagong University authorities cancels the studentship of its three students three days after their detention as “JMB suspects”.
29 December 2015

3 Ctg JMB men on 5-day remand

A Chittagong court places three members of banned Islamist outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), who were arrested yesterday, on a five-day remand in a case filed for terrorist activities.
28 December 2015

Signs are very alarming

The recovery of a sophisticated sniper rifle and military suits in Chittagong yesterday and Friday's suicide blast at an Ahmadiyya mosque in Rajshahi are alarming additions to the country's security situation, says a security analyst.
27 December 2015

JMB den busted in Chittagong

Law enforcers for the first time found a semi-automatic sniper rifle from a den of militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), police say. Detectives in Chittagong raided a rented flat of JMB regional commander at Amanbazar on the city outskirts early yesterday and recovered the MK-11 semiautomatic sniper rifle. According to Chittagong Metropolitan Police Commissioner Abdul Jalil, neither police nor Rab use this rifle in Bangladesh.
27 December 2015