Chittagong

Bangladesh must rise to the challenge

If Bangladesh win on Tuesday, July 15 against South Africa, the world will get an after-shock of the series wins over India and Pakistan unlike anything seen on the Richter scale before.
14 July 2015

Elegant zardosi-karchupi for Eid (video)

The artists at Chittagong Bihari Palli have been passing a busy time preparing different types of clothes including three-pieces, saris and panjabis ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr.
13 July 2015

Heavy rainfall may continue over next 24hr

Different parts of the country including Dhaka and Chittagong may experience heavy rainfall with thunder showers in the next 24 hours.
9 July 2015

27 shanties gutted in Ctg

A fire breaks out at Anu-Majhirghat slum in Sadarghat area of Chittagong city.
6 July 2015

1,200kg bomb-making materials seized, 4 held

Detectives claim to have seized huge stash of explosives materials from Dhaka and Chittagong cities and detain four persons in this connection.
6 July 2015

Ctg cocaine haul: Team formed to quiz detainees

A 10-member team is formed to interrogate the people detained for their alleged link with the cocaine consignment scam at Chittagong port.
4 July 2015

2 elephants die from electrocution

Two elephants die from electrocution at Riverine Army Base in Kaptai of Rangamati.
2 July 2015

The “sorrow of Chittagong City”

The problem of waterlogging in Chittagong has reached such an extent that the first monsoon rain is enough to shut down the city.
30 June 2015

Search on for BAF pilot

Search and rescue for missing Air Force pilot is underway – a day after his fighter jet crashed into the Bay of Bengal near Chittagong.
30 June 2015

5.5 kg gold seized at Ctg airport

Customs officials seize 48 gold bars and detain a passenger in this connection at Chittagong airport.
29 June 2015

BAF fighter plane crashes in Bay, pilot missing

A pilot goes missing as a fighter plane of Bangladesh Air Force crashes into Bay of Bengal. The missing pilot is Flight Lieutenant Tahmid.
29 June 2015

3 ‘Hizb-ut Tahrir militants’ held in Ctg

Three alleged militants of the banned outfit Hizb-ut Tahrir arrested from Chittagong city's Muradpur. An English medium school teacher and a lawyer are among them.
29 June 2015

Karnaphuli tunnel: Deal with Chinese firm on June 30

The road transport and bridges ministry will sign a deal with a Chinese state-owned company on June 30 for the construction of a two-lane tunnel underneath the Karnaphuli River in Chittagong.
26 June 2015

7 ‘muggers’ arrested in Ctg

Police claim to have arrested seven alleged muggers during a drive near Ispahani Intersection of Lalkhan Bazar in Chittagong city.
26 June 2015

12kg gold seized in Chittagong, 3 held

Police detain three people and seize a total of 120 gold bars weighing 12 kg from their private car in Ruby Gate area of Chittagong city.
23 June 2015

2 killed in Ctg wall collapse

Two people have been killed in a wall collapse at East Madarbari in Chittagong city.
23 June 2015

BPC to buy spilled oil at Tk 30 per litre

Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation will pay Tk 30 for buying per litre of oil spilled from three wagons of a train that plunged into a canal in Boalkhali upazila in Chittagong.
21 June 2015

Spilled oil flows towards Karnaphuli

The oil spilled from three wagons of a train that plunged into a Chittagong canal flows towards Karnaphuli river.
20 June 2015

Ctg tanker wagon plunge threatens environment

Four oil tank wagons along with the locomotive of a furnaceoil-carrying train derails in Boalkhali upazila of Chittagong this afternoon.
19 June 2015

Gatco graft case: Order on Khaleda plea any day

The High Court will deliver its verdict any day on two separate petitions filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging legality of trial proceedings of Gatco corruption case.
17 June 2015