‘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
Stance against BCL extortion main reason
Chittagong Jubo Dal leader Harunur Rashid Chowdhury, who was murdered in broad daylight in the city's Kadamtali area on Sunday, was targeted for his firm stance against the extortion allegedly by BCL men, claimed family and co-workers.
4 December 2017
Investigation ‘too slow’
It has been one long year. The body of Diaz Irfan Chowdhury, assistant secretary of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) central committee, was mysteriously found hanging in his flat near Chittagong University campus on today's date.
19 November 2017
Terrible toilets
In a busy city like Chittagong, where around 60 lakh of its commuters have to spend a huge chunk of time on roads, there are only 43 public toilets for them.
18 November 2017
One year on, database yet to be completed
It has been more than a year, but the Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) is yet to complete the citizens' information database.
28 October 2017
When greed takes over
There are no shortcuts in life. No matter how lucrative they appear shortcuts often end up being regretful. To
18 October 2017
Falling prey to yaba rings
Drug dealers are luring Rohingyas into yaba rackets and using them as carriers, say officials of the Department of Narcotics Control.
7 October 2017
Rohingyas being sent back to camp after treatment
Police have started sending back the Rohingyas, who recovered from their injuries after receiving treatment at Chittagong Medical
13 September 2017
No fishing in troubled waters
Police have tightened security at all the Buddhist monasteries in Chittagong city and the district to avert any untoward incident in the face of ongoing violence against Rohingyas in Myanmar's Rakhine state.
11 September 2017
CMP to get counter terrorism unit
Similar to Dhaka Metropolitan Police, Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP) is going to introduce a full-fledged counter terrorism (CT) unit for Chittagong region with an aim to expedite the ongoing drives against militants and terror-related activities.
8 September 2017