Chattogram

2 workers die after falling sick in shipbreaking yards in Chattogram

Two workers died in two separate incidents at two shipbreaking yards in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila today.
40 robbers to surrender in Chattogram tomorrow

Around 40 robbers with weapons are expected to surrender to Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Chattogram tomorrow.
Murder suspect killed in ‘gunfight’ with Chattogram police

A man has been killed in a “gunfight” with police in Jor Debar Par area under Double Mooring Police Station of Chattogram, hours after he murdered his three-year-old nephew.
9 Ctg upazilas categorised as Covid-19 red zones

Chattogram district’s Civil Surgeon’s Office has categorised nine upazilas as red zones for Covid-19 infection.
1,000 litres of adulterated hand sanitiser seized in Chattogram city

Local administration seizes around 1,000 litres of adulterated hand sanitiser and fined tradersTk 75,000 for running their businesses illegally at different parts of Chattogram city.
11 red zones declared in Chattogram city

Authorities have categorised 11 areas under Chattogram City Corporation as red zones for Covid-19 infection.
2 held as Rab busts firearms factory in Chattogram

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-7) claims to have busted a firearms making factory at a remote hilly area between Rangunia and Paitya upazilas of Chattogram, and arrested two persons including a firearms maker in this connection.
Over 400 workers stage demo in Chattogram demanding salaries

Hundreds of workers of a factory in Chattogram city stage a demonstration, demanding their due salaries for last two months.
Foreman seriously injured at unauthorised shipbreaking yard

A foreman’s leg is severely injured after a hatch cover fell on him while working at a shipbreaking yard at Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram.
Coronavirus shutdown: Shipbreaking yards reopening, forcing many to rejoin work

Despite the ongoing nationwide shutdown to contain the spread of coronavirus, dozens of shipbreaking yards have started to reopen at Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila today, compelling workers to rejoin work.
Ctg UP chairman’s relief operation turns into ‘photoshoot’

The marginalised, the informal sector workers and those who depend on daily income for their livelihood are among the worst-affected by the ongoing shutdown enforced to stop the spread of coronavirus.
Son of Chattogram’s first coronavirus patient also tests positive

A 25-year-old man, whose father is the first confirmed coronavirus patient in Chattogram, also tests positive -- making him the second case in the port city.
Villagers bar outsiders from entering their locality in Chattogram

Locals at different parts of Hathazari upazila are placing logs and placards with warning messages, and digging holes in the middle of the roads so that outsiders are unable to enter their villages, in an effort to contain the spread of coronavirus.
2 workers die after being exposed to toxic gas in Sitakunda shipyard

Two shipyard workers die after being exposed to toxic gas while dismantling an old ship at Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram this afternoon.
Ak-22 recovered from ex-Shibir activist’s home in Ctg: police

Police recover an Ak-22 rifle and ammunition from the residence of a former activist of Islami Chhatra Shibir in Chattogram city today, a day after his arrest in Dhaka.
Bank robbery attempted at UCB Chattogram branch

Miscreants tried to rob a branch of United Commercial Bank (UCB) Limited in Chattogram early yesterday by drugging the security guard, but they apparently failed to break the bank vault.
Daraz hosts seller summit in Chattogram

After successful completion of seller summits in Rajshahi, Sylhet, Khulna, and Dhaka, Daraz, the largest e-commerce of Bangladesh, hosts a seller summit in Chattogram for the second consecutive time.
When the elephant is the room!

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Raid at 3 clubs in Ctg: Gambling equipment, sharp weapons seized

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) seizes gambling equipment and sharp weapons during simultaneous raids at three clubs in Chattogram city.
Signal 3 issued for sea ports

The maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra were advised to keep hoisted local cautionary signal No 3.
Trouble from transport strike

The transport strike in Chattogram and Rangpur was called off yesterday after it caused immense suffering to commuters and businesspeople.
Transport strike called off

Road transport workers in Rangpur calls off their indefinite strike following assurance of administration to meet their demands including compensation to the family of driver Jala, who was beaten to death in Chattogram Tuesday.
Seven killed in road crashes

Seven people, including a three-year old, were killed in road crashes in Mymensingh, Dinajpur and Chattogram yesterday.
Housewife killed as she resisted ‘rape’ attempt

A 24-year-old woman was stabbed to death in her home in Fatikchhari upazila of Chattogram after she resisted an alleged rape attempt by two youths early Sunday.
Bus driver remanded for assaulting CU student

A Chattogram court places a bus driver on a three-day remand in a case filed over assaulting a female student of Chittagong University when she was returning to the city from the campus.
UZ polls: Cop, 4 others shot in Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar polls clash

Five people including a policeman suffers bullet injuries in separate clashes centering upazila parishad elections in Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar districts.
28 BNP men sent to jail in Ctg

A Chattogram court sends 28 leaders and activists of BNP to jail in 11 cases filed over their alleged involvement in subversive activities in the port city.
2 cops stabbed in Ctg

Two policemen sustain stab injuries after they reportedly came under attack while conducting a drive to confiscate the property of a fugitive accused in Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram.
Mob beats 'extortionist' to death in Chattogram

Angry traders and locals yesterday morning beat a former Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader to death, for alleged extortion, at Pahartali Railway Bazar in the port city.
Jubo League leader hacked to death by rivals in Ctg

A Jubo League activist was killed in an attack allegedly by his rivals over previous enmity at Sitakunda in Chattogram yesterday.