‘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
Banker freed, Thanchi Police Station attacked
An armed group in a pickup attacked a joint checkpoint of the army and police early today, triggering a gunfight on a hill in Alikadam of Bandarban hours after gunmen sprayed bullets at Thanchi Police Station resulting in an hour-long gun battle.
4 April 2024
3 Bangladeshis held hostage in Libya
Three Bangladeshi young men from Chattogram’s Anwara upazila have been held hostage by suspected traffickers in an unknown location in Libya for about six days.
28 March 2024
Is a government official above the law?
Despite being caught red-handed with gold bars at the airport, the authorities concerned are dilly-dallying in taking any legal action against a physician of Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport.
22 March 2024
23 Bangladeshis held hostage by ‘Somali’ pirates
Suspected Somali pirates yesterday hijacked a Bangladesh-flagged cargo ship with 23 crew members in the Indian ocean, according to the company that owns the vessel.
12 March 2024
Oil smuggling from mother vessels goes on unabated
Some businessmen and shipbreaking yard owners have long been involved in smuggling fuel from mother vessels at Chattogram Port, due to poor monitoring by the authorities concerned.
10 March 2024
165 BCL clashes at CU in 5yrs
The Chittagong University campus has been in a state of unrest for the past few days as a result of back-to-back clashes between leaders and activists from the ruling party’s student wing -- the Bangladesh Chhatra League.
19 February 2024
Theft Incidents: Security beefed up at Ctg airport
The authorities of Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram have tightened its security measures following several incidents of theft inside the airport in November and December last year.
11 February 2024
Man dies in jail custody
A 38-year-old man died under unusual circumstances in jail custody yesterday. He had injury marks on his body.
5 February 2024
Helping friends, one meal at a time
The Covid-19 pandemic was a life changing event for people from all walks of life.
23 January 2024
Security challenges still unaddressed
The rail service connecting Cox’s Bazar is facing some major security challenges regarding the newly-laid rail track on Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar route.
23 January 2024
Low turnout of female voters in Ctg
The January 7 national elections saw a frustratingly low turnout of female voters in most constituencies of Chattogram district.
18 January 2024
Demand for locally-made firearms on rise: police
The demand for locally-made firearms has risen in Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar ahead of the upcoming national election slated for January 7 next year, according to the law enforcers.
20 December 2023
No expat voter from Ctg appeals for postal ballot
No expatriate voter from Chattogram’s different constituencies has appealed for postal ballot to cast their franchise in the upcoming election slated for January 7 next year.
8 December 2023
Preventing snatching of militants: Measures not fully implemented yet
The Police Headquarters in August asked all its units to implement a set of measures by September 15 to prevent recurrence of militants or criminals getting snatched away.
11 November 2023
Serving others' jail term for just Tk 3,000
Ctg jail finds 13 such cases this year
8 November 2023
Serving time in others’ stead
When “Senuwara Begum” of Cox’s Bazar surrendered to a court and eventually landed in prison in connection with a narcotics case, there was no reason for suspicion.
8 November 2023
Jubo Dal leader shown arrested after 3 days: family
A local Jubo Dal leader, who was picked up from near his village house in Raozan upazila of Chattogram on October 16, was shown arrested by police on October 19 for an alleged “robbery attempt carrying firearms”, family members alleged today
22 October 2023
BNP leader accused of crimes here while in KSA
A BNP leader, who has been in Saudi Arabia for performing Umrah since October 4, has been suedby police over attempted robbery in Chattogram’s Raozan upazila.
20 October 2023
Sitakunda Plant Blast: Fate of case now depends on tech report
The fate of a case filed over the deadly blast inside Sheema Oxygen Limited in Keshabpur area of Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila now depends on the final technical report by experts, said investigators.
5 October 2023
Where history comes alive
Walking down the aisles at Chittagong University Museum, a treasure trove of priceless antiquities and archaeological knowledge, it would seem as if history has come alive there.
26 September 2023