Chattogram
Chemical-mixed water from Ctg depot spreading out
Following the fire and explosions in BM Container Depot at Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila, chemical-mixed water has been spreading in the vicinity.
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.