‘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
‘Case was filed to harass us’
Many of the 26 journalists accused in an attempted murder case filed by a pro-BNP lawyer in Chattogram have alleged that the charges were based on distorted facts.
16 May 2025
Holiday trip turns tragic
Lying on a hospital bed at Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH), seven-year-old Araddhya was looking for her parents.
2 April 2025
Ctg double murder: 13 took part in the mission, no arrests yet
"We have collected CCTV footage and found some leads. The investigation is ongoing," said police
2 April 2025
Breaking fast, building bonds
At first glance, one might mistake it for a grand event -- rows of plates, glasses, water jugs, and an array of mouth-watering iftar items neatly arranged.
22 March 2025
Dev projects worsen Ctg traffic woes
The residents of Chattogram have been enduring severe traffic congestion due to ongoing development projects by various organisations, including Chattogram Wasa and the Chattogram Development Authority (CDA).
8 March 2025
Mugging, robbery: Insecurity grips port city residents
Residents of Chattogram city are living amid fear and insecurity as incidents of mugging and robbery have been on the rise over the past few months
28 February 2025
Housing dept hit by staff shortage
The Directorate of Government Accommodation in Chattogram is facing a severe manpower shortage, leaving officials and employees struggling to ensure proper facilities for the residents of more than 4,000 government flats, houses, and apartments in the port city.
13 February 2025
Five years on, probe still incomplete
Police have yet to conclude their investigation and submit a charge sheet to the court in the case filed over the Bangladeshi NID scam for Rohingyas, even after five years.
7 February 2025
SC lawyers’ team to seek Chinmoy’s bail today
A team of 11 Supreme Court lawyers will take part in today’s bail hearing for former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari.
1 January 2025
Uncertainty over Chinmoy’s legal representation
With the bail hearing in a sedition case set for January 2, uncertainty looms over the legal representation of former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari.
31 December 2024
7 arrested over Ctg lawyer’s killing
Joint forces yesterday arrested seven men on charges of involvement in the killing of lawyer Saiful Islam, who was fatally hacked in the Chattogram Court Building area on Tuesday.
27 November 2024
Low morale, lack of vehicles
Following the fall of the Awami League government and the subsequent attacks on police stations across the country on August 5, Chattogram police personnel have been grappling with low morale, severely disrupting their daily operations.
12 October 2024
Khagrachhari Girl: Medical test finds evidence of rape
Doctors have found evidence of sexual assault on the schoolgirl from the Tripura community who was raped allegedly by her teacher in Khagrachhari on Tuesday, said police
3 October 2024
Flood damages crops worth Tk 1,844.66cr in Ctg region
Crops worth an estimated Tk 1,844.66 crore have been damaged in the recent flash flood in Chattogram region.
13 September 2024
Chattogram airport losing business from foreign airlines
In the last 11 months, four foreign airline companies have halted their operations at Chattogram airport, leaving only two still operating
9 September 2024
‘We want to know if they are alive’
In Chattogram, families of two individuals, who were allegedly picked up by law enforcers years ago, are still desperately seeking answers.
29 August 2024
Flood water recedes, traffic resumes
Vehicular movement on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway, often referred to as the lifeline of the country, fully resumed on Sunday night after floodwaters receded from various sections in Feni and Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram.
26 August 2024
Flood causes 50km jam on Dhaka-Ctg highway
The economic lifeline of the country, the Dhaka-Chattogram highway, remains flooded in Feni.
24 August 2024
Attacks on Ctg police establishments: Damages worth Tk 23cr, 500 firearms looted
The spree of attacks on numerous police establishments in Chattogram district following the resignation of the Awami League-led government on August 5, caused infrastructural damages worth around Tk 23 crore, said police officials.
17 August 2024
Innocent people get caught up in violence
Mohammed Ashik, 23, who works at a mobile repairing shop in Chattogram city’s Reazuddin Bazar, was going to his workplace around 11:20am when he found himself in the line of fire as activists of Jubo League and Chhatra League were shooting at protesters yesterday.
4 August 2024