‘Another 20 seconds and I’d have died’
15 August 2026
“The gas was so strong that it would have killed me if I remained another 20 seconds inside the ship,” said Mohammad Selim, a worker at Ferdous Steel Ship Recycling Industries in Chattogram’s Sitakunda, where nine workers died after being exposed to toxic gas yesterday morning.
15 August 2026
'Another 20 seconds and I would have died'
14 August 2026
Selim recounts horror as toxic gas kills nine at Sitakunda shipbreaking yard
14 August 2026
Gunmen fire at Chattogram house a day after Tk 50 lakh extortion threat
11 August 2026
Caller threatened the homeowner’s family and allegedly mentioned fugitive criminal Boro Sazzad
11 August 2026
Chattogram in the clutch of extortionists
30 July 2026
A criminal network allegedly run by a fugitive top criminal has tightened its grip on Chattogram city and several neighbouring upazilas, with businesses facing escalating extortion demands and armed attacks if they refuse to pay, police and locals say.
30 July 2026
How David Emon was caught
30 July 2026
Mobarak Hossain alias David Emon, an alleged close associate of Chattogram’s fugitive gangster Sazzad Ali alias Boro Sazzad, had allegedly struck a deal to cross into India in exchange for Rs 20,000 (around Tk 26,000).
30 July 2026
A shaved moustache, a false name and a border-bound SUV: How David Emon was caught
29 July 2026
Police say he travelled towards the border with three associates after arranging an illegal crossing for Rs 20,000
29 July 2026
July Uprising: PBI accuses Hasina, 65 others over Ctg protest attack
21 July 2026
Investigation report recommends discharging 26 accused, including several former senior police officials, citing lack of evidence
21 July 2026
ISP office attacked after threats
14 July 2026
An internet service provider’s office was vandalised and looted yesterday after its owner allegedly refused to pay Tk 2 crore in extortion in Chattogram city’s Bakalia Access Road area.
14 July 2026
Loudspeakers, cables stolen amid tight security at BNP rally in Ctg
Complaint filed with Kotwali police after sound equipment goes missing near Polo Ground
25 January 2026
Two Krishak Dal activists’ distinctive attire draws attention at BNP rally
Activists makes dresses using ripe paddy, citing symbolic message
25 January 2026
Witnesses say loudspeaker call sparked mob attack on Rab men in Ctg’s Jungle Salimpur
Locals point to a long-running turf war between rival groups over control of the area
20 January 2026
Children jailed in Ctg after police allegedly ‘exaggerate' age
Under no circumstances should they be tried in a magistrate's court, rights expert say
13 January 2026
35 gold bars worth Tk 7cr snatched by men posing as ‘DB police’ in Ctg
Victims say they are craftsmen and were transporting the gold
5 January 2026
Ten Ctg and Cox's Bazar cops suspended over embezzlement of seized yaba
Internal probe found officers involved in siphoning around one lakh yaba pills seized at a CMP checkpost
5 January 2026
Arson attacks on minorities in Raozan spark fear
A series of arson attacks on four houses belonging to minority communities in three areas of Raozan in Chattogram in five days has spread fear among residents of the upazila.
24 December 2025
CMP chief orders heightened security for NCP, SAD leaders
Police issue precautionary alert, citing Dhaka attack and leaked audio suggesting possible political violence
15 December 2025
Port city traffic control yet to go digital
Even after 48 years of its establishment, Chattogram Metropolitan Police has yet to bring the entire city under a full-fledged digital signal-controlled traffic system.
17 November 2025
Openly sold in markets, folding knives now deadly weapon of choice in Ctg
The small, concealable weapons are particularly popular among teen gangs
16 November 2025
4 Sensational murders: Ctg police yet to make headway
A recent spate of shootings and murders has shaken the port city, yet there has been little visible action from the Chattogram Metropolitan Police
11 November 2025
Use SMG burst-fire to deal with armed criminals
After repeated shootings in the port city, Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) Commissioner Habib Aziz has directed police officers to keep SMGs in “burst-fire mode” and use them to neutralise any armed terrorists encountered.
11 November 2025
Keep SMGs in burst-fire mode when facing armed terrorists: CMP chief
Directive meant for gangs like Sazzad Bahini, Yasin Bahini and others, he says
11 November 2025
Raozan gripped by fear amid BNP factional feud
Since August 5 last year, residents of Chattogram’s Raozan have been gripped by a sense of constant insecurity, as rival politicians fight for dominance in the absence of effective police action, leaving behind a string of politically motivated killings.
1 November 2025
Businessman shot dead in Ctg: Gunmen still unidentified
Police probing sand trading disputes, political rivalry in Raozan
8 October 2025
Hakim murder: Police arrest four, probe sand trading, political links
Police have yet to identify the armed assailants who shot businessman Md Abdul Hakim to death in Madunaghat in Chattogram’s Hathazari upazila on Tuesday.
8 October 2025
Shot dead weeks before fatherhood
Wife due next month as family pleads for peace only, not a case
30 September 2025
Manhole lid theft on the rise in Ctg
Incidents of theft of manhole lids and iron slab covers of drains are on the rise in Chattogram city, causing serious inconvenience to residents.
18 September 2025
Crores spent, but Ctg roads still crumble
Commuters in Chattogram are enduring severe hardships due to the appalling condition of major roads, a crisis worsened by the apparent indifference of the authorities.
14 August 2025
‘Use firearms in self-defence’
After a police officer was attacked during a raid in the port city, Chattogram police chief Hasib Aziz told officers to be ready to use arms for self-defence.
13 August 2025