Chittagong

2 CU students die falling off waterfall

Two Chittagong University students die after falling off a waterfall on the campus this afternoon.
12 October 2015

7 killed as truck falls into Mirsharai ditch

Seven people are killed in Chittagong’s Mirsharai upazila after a truck veered off the road and landed into a roadside ditch. The incident takes place on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway’s Sonapahar area around 5:30am.
12 October 2015

5 killed in Ctg road crash

Five people including four of a family die in a head-on collision between a CNG-run auto rickshaw and a bus at Patiya upazila in Chittagong this afternoon.
9 October 2015

4 JMB men on 15-day remand in Ctg

A Chittagong court grants 15 days remand for four JMB activists in three cases filed under arms, explosive and anti-terrorism acts.
7 October 2015

War criminal SQ Chy to seek review of SC verdict

Condemned war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury is to file a petition with the Supreme Court seeking review of its judgement that had upheld his death penalty for war crimes.
6 October 2015

'JMB commander' killed in grenade blast: Cops

A man, whom police identified as the commander of Chittagong unit of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh, is killed in a grenade explosion hours after his arrest with firearms and ammunition, according to the law enforcers.
6 October 2015

5 ‘JMB’ men held with 9 grenades in Ctg

Detectives detain five suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and recover nine grenades from their possession in Chittagong.
5 October 2015

Light tremor felt in Ctg, Bandarban

A light tremor of magnitude 4.4 in the Richter scale is felt in Chittagong and Bandarban.
2 October 2015

2 to die for killing mother, daughter in Ctg

A Chittagong court sentences to death two people for killing of a woman and her daughter in Agrabad area of Chittagong on March 24 last year.
1 October 2015

Ma Durga: Pliant soil to goddess with reverent touch of artisan (video)

Artisans are busy in Chittagong city making idols for the Durga puja festival around the clock.
30 September 2015

Country’s first butterfly park in Chittagong (video)

The beauty of a colourful butterfly captivates us instantly, making us wonder where they get their beautiful wings from. Surely this sight of a shimmering butterfly inspired the National poet Kazi Nazrul Islam to write his popular song ‘Projapoti’ (Butterfly).
28 September 2015

2 ‘muggers’ killed in Ctg bomb blast

Two alleged snatchers are killed when a crude bomb hurled by the duo during a mugging exploded in Chittagong city.
24 September 2015

Ctg landslide kills mother, daughter

A woman and her five-year-old daughter were killed in a rain-triggered landslide in Chittagong this morning.
21 September 2015

Container carrying Indian currency seized at Ctg port

Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate officials seize a container carrying Indian currency at Chittagong port.
20 September 2015

Australia to 'bore' their way to victory in Bangladesh, says Smith

Australia must stifle their attacking instincts in the subcontinent and "bore" batsmen into giving up their wickets, captain Steven Smith has said.
19 September 2015

Ecnec clears exclusive zone for Chinese investors

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council approves the proposed Chinese Economic and Industrial Zone to be set up on 774.25 acres of land at Anwara, Chittagong involving Tk 420.37 crore exclusively for Chinese investors.
15 September 2015

TCB to sell onion at Tk 50 per kg from tomorrow

The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will start selling onion at Tk 50 per kg across the country from tomorrow ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha.
14 September 2015

22 Shibir men held in Ctg

Law enforcers detain at least 22 leaders and activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student front of Jamaat-e-Islami, in Patiya upazila of Chittagong this afternoon.
14 September 2015

Govt hikes bus, auto-rickshaw fares

The government has hiked bus fares by 10 paisa per kilometre in Dhaka and Chittagong which will be effective from October 1.
10 September 2015

Ctg RMG workers’ blockade causes 4km gridlock

Workers of three readymade garment factories of Clifton Group put barricade on the Bayezid Bostami Road in Chittagong city, demanding their arrears that triggers around two kilometres gridlock on both sides of the road.
9 September 2015