FM Mizanur Rahaman

Workers of SS Power I Plant in Chattogram said long-simmering discontent over hygienic and accommodation conditions, lack of pay hikes and payment of arrears led to Saturday’s protests which left five people killed and dozens of workers with bullet injuries.

Five workers of an under-construction coal-fired power plant were killed and at least 21 others injured during a clash with police in Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram yesterday morning.

With the help of Bangladeshi carriers, who worked in Dubai, an international gold smuggling syndicate has been smuggling gold bars to Bangladesh, found a recent investigation by Criminal Investigation Department (CID).

A row has been created after Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) implicated two tax officials of Chattogram in the charge sheet of a case filed against a sub-inspector of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) and his wife for amassing wealth worth Tk 1.38 crore from unknown sources.

When “Kulsuma Akhter” came to the Chattogram Central Jail in 2018 with a conviction warrant in hand, after being convicted in a murder case, she had all the correct answers -- the name of her father, husband, home addresses and other related information.

To escape, he jumped off a four-storey under-construction building and landed on the other side of the boundary wall.

A prisoner had jumped 60 feet below the four-storeyed under construction building of Chattogram Central Jail on Saturday morning.

Officials and guards at Chattogram Central Jail are desperately looking for the “escape points” and loopholes in the security measures after a murder case accused inmate escaped from the prison on Saturday morning.

Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) has set up a washing plant at the city’s Dampara Police Lines, facilitating the laundry needs of its members.

Department of Explosives in Chattogram division has been reeling from manpower crisis for a long time. At present, only two officials and seven office staffers are running administrative work of 11 districts under the division.

The murder case of Md Alauddin, who was shot dead during violence between two councillor candidates of Chattogram City Corporation polls on January 27, is going to be shifted from Government Railway Police (GRP) Chattogram Station to Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI), “to tackle political pressure”.

Detectives yesterday arrested five people, including two impersonating journalists, in Nasirabad area of Chattogram for attempting to frame a shop owner by planting bullets and yaba pills in his shop early yesterday.

Police officials in Chattogram have expressed their concern as they said Rohingyas have been renting houses in different areas of port city as well as upazilas hiding their identities and getting involved in various criminal activities.

Chattogram district police on Sunday arrested six police constables of the Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) on charge of extortion.

“Why did you cast my vote? It’s my right. Who are you?”

Furious AL activist asks BCL men during brawl at CCC polling centre

Calling upon the law enforcement agencies to act neutrally, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda has asked them not to harass innocent people ahead of Chattogram City Corporation election, scheduled to be held on Wednesday.

The ruling Awami League is likely to face a stiff test in Wednesday’s Chattogram city polls due to a division in the local party unit and presence of a good number of rebel councillor candidates.

Failing to make rebel candidates step down from the Chattogram City Corporation elections despite repeated attempts, the port city Awami League has published an advertisement with the names of its nominated candidates.

Failing to get support from Awami League, the ruling party’s rebel councilor candidates are desperately trying to get the support of BNP-Jamaat to win the election race of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) polls scheduled for January 27, sources in Awami League and an intelligence report of police say.