Container delivery hits rock bottom

Import containers are piling up at an alarming rate at Chattogram port due to the worst delivery during the Eid holidays and the subsequent poor release of goods for the fresh lockdown, which could cause congestion anew.
25 July 2021

Second jetty opens for Matarbari power plant

A cargo vessel yesterday became the first to berth at the second jetty being constructed for unloading coal for the under-construction coal-based power plant at Matarbari in Moheskhali upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
15 July 2021

China’s export growth quickens

China’s exports grew much faster than expected in June, as solid global demand led by easing lockdown measures and vaccination drives worldwide eclipsed virus outbreaks and port delays.
13 July 2021

MRDI starts project on news literacy to enhance child rights

MRDI has launched a project “Exploring Young Mind: News Literacy and Ethics in Child Reporting” in partnership with the National Human Rights Commission
3 March 2016

More attention needs to be paid to girls

Parents, guardians and community members need to be more aware about their children and also engage themselves in issues that make girls vulnerable, said speakers yesterday at an event.
2 March 2016

18 containers seized at Ctg port for false declaration

Customs intelligence officials at Chittagong Port yesterday seized 18 containers of imported limestone and calcium
31 December 2015

15 containers of restricted art paper seized at Ctg port

Customs Intelligence officials seized 15 containers of art paper at Chittagong Port yesterday on charge of importing
2 December 2015

College boy tortured on theft charge, 2 arrested

Police arrested two youths in Nesarabad upazila of the district on Tuesday on charge of torturing a college student.
4 November 2015

40 trees felled forcibly

Without serving any notice, the local administration allegedly cut down around 40 trees owned by a teacher at village Digarkanda to
1 November 2015

Delivery of 12 containers stopped at Ctg Port for forgery

Customs intelligence officials yesterday stopped the delivery of two import consignments at the Chittagong Port for which fake documents were submitted.
1 November 2015

‘Criminal’ killed in Dhaka Rab ‘shootout’

An alleged criminal is killed in a “gunfight” between his accomplices and the members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Badda area of Dhaka in the wee hours today.
23 October 2015

5 ‘Kishoreganj Razakars’ indicted

International Crimes Tribunal-1 frames seven specific charges against five suspected Razakars for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.
12 October 2015

JnU teacher suspended for helping relative during admission test

Jagannath University authorities suspend a teacher of political science for helping his relative during admission test held on October 9.
11 October 2015

13 fall prey to doping gangs in Natore, Rajshahi

At least 13 people fall prey to doping gangs in Rajshahi and Natore days ahead of the festive season of Eid-ul-Azha.
22 September 2015

Ctg container depot owners worried over Friday's siege by extortionists

Bangladesh Inland Container Depots Association expressed concerns over the recent siege to a container depot in Sitakunda upazila of Chittagong by some local extortionists.
20 September 2015

CPA vessel capsizes at Ctg Port

A water-supplier vessel capsized in front of a jetty near the Dock office of Chittagong Port yesterday.
13 September 2015

Ansarullah chief, 2 more held over Avijit, Ananta murder: Rab

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) claims to arrest three members of Ansarullah Bangla Team including its chief in Dhaka for their alleged involvement in the killing of bloggers Ananta Bijoy Das and Avijit Roy.
10 September 2015

Land officer among 17 sued in Pabna

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against 17 people including a land official on charge of occupying 81 acres of government land through preparing false documents and tampering with land office record book in Chatmohar upazila under the district.
14 July 2015

This is how Kamrul was held in Jedda (video)

Videos surface on social media showing Bangladeshi community in Jeddah of Saudi Arabia catching Kamrul Islam – the man who beat the life out of 13-year-old Rajon.
14 July 2015

Export Promotion Bureau Bill placed

The Export Promotion Bureau Bill 2015 was placed in the Jatiya Sangsad last night for continuing its activities under a legal framework to
16 June 2015