Chittagong

Ctg woman gives birth to triplets

A 30-year old woman gave birth to triplets at a private clinic in Chittagong city today.
7 September 2015

1.50 lakh yaba seized, ‘smuggler’ held in Ctg

Rapid Action Battalion today claimed to have detained a smuggler with 1.50 lakh yaba tablets from a house in Anwara upazila of Chittagong.
6 September 2015

Cylinder blast hurts 8 at Ctg ship breaking yard

At least eight workers of a ship breaking yard are injured in a gas cylinder blast in Sitakunda upazila of Chittagong.
5 September 2015

‘Criminal’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with Ctg cops

Alleged criminal is killed in a “gunfight” with the law enforcers in Chittagong city early today.
5 September 2015

2 caretakers hacked to death in Ctg shrine

Miscreants allegedly kill two caretakers of a shrine by hacking them with sharp weapons in Bangla Bazar area of Chittagong city.
4 September 2015

Patenga beach needs boost to attract tourists (video)

The famous Patenga beach has been attracting tourists with its scenic beauty for decades. The rumbling waves of the sea, the natural beauty, its location inside Chittagong city and convenient communication, all help in growing the huge of number of tourists flocking to Patenga.
2 September 2015

Constable Monir rewarded for saving kid

Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) rewards Md Monir, a traffic constable who bravely rescued an eight-year-old schoolboy from drowning.
1 September 2015

[WATCH NOW] An hour’s rain brings Dhaka to its knees

Barely an hour’s rain brings Dhaka to its knees thanks to the dysfunctional drainage system of the capital city. Majority of the rainfall came around noon, and continued up to 3:00pm.
1 September 2015

A hero in uniform

A traffic policeman dives into a ditch and rescues an eight-year-old child while people were standing there as mere spectators.
31 August 2015

6 fish traders killed as truck overturns in Comilla

Six fish traders are killed and seven injured as a truck carrying them overturns on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Comilla Sadar upazila.
31 August 2015

Goodbye, little ghost!

Muhammad Sadman Casper, also known as “little ghost” dies at a Dhaka Hospital.
30 August 2015

Fire at 60MW power station in Ctg

Authorities temporarily shut down the 60MW thermal power station at Shikalbaha in Chittagong following a fire incident.
30 August 2015

Robbers shoot 3, looted Tk 1cr in Ctg

Robbers shot three people including a filling station owner and snatched around Tk 1 crore from them in Mirsharai upazila of Chittagong.
30 August 2015

3 lawyers deny terror link

The three lawyers, who were arrested for their alleged involvement in financing militancy, deny their involvement in any terror activities before a Chittagong court.
26 August 2015

Ship-breaker dies in Ctg

A worker was killed and two others were injured in a gas pipeline explosion at a ship-breaking yard in Sitakunda.
25 August 2015

1 killed as train rams lorry in Ctg

A man is killed and at least three others are injured after a train crashed into a lorry in Sitakunda upazila of Chittagong.
25 August 2015

270kg sulphur seized, 1 held in Ctg

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) seizes around 270kg of sulphur and detained a man in this connection in Patia upazila of Chittagong.
24 August 2015

Indefinite transport strike in greater Ctg

Transport workers enforce an indefinite strike in greater Chittagong from today protesting the abduction of one of its leader Nurul Islam.
20 August 2015

Ctg ‘yaba trader’ killed in ‘gunfight’

An alleged trader of contraband yaba was killed early today in what Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) said gunfight in Chittagong city.
17 August 2015

‘Boon granter’ turtles of Bostami shrine (video)

The story behind Bostami turtles goes back around 1,200 years to its origin – what locals believe are embodiments of genies trapped in animal forms.
16 August 2015