Port Users Forum warns of shutdown over new CPA tariff
Port Users Forum president Amir Humayun Mahmud Chowdhury on Saturday warned that Chattogram port would be shut down if the newly imposed tariff hikes were not withdrawn within a week...
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Passengers suffer as flight operations disrupted
Hundreds of passengers suffered several hours of delay as the authorities suspended all flight operations at Dhaka鈥檚 Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday afternoon after a fire broke out at around 2:15pm at its cargo village.
Refrain from leasing out Chattogram Port to foreign companies: speakers
Politicians, labour leaders and professionals at a protest rally in Dhaka on Friday called on the interim government to refrain from leasing out managements of Chattogram Port to the foreign companies.
CEPZ factory fire brought under control after 17 hours
The devastating fire that broke out at Adams Caps and Textile Limited in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone on October 16 afternoon was brought under control on Friday morning after 17-hour efforts.
CEPZ fire not controlled in 8 hrs
A massive fire that broke out at the Chattogram Export Processing Zone on Thursday afternoon spread throughout the building as firefighters struggled to contain the blaze.
CUCSU POLLS: Vote counting begins, results expected Thursday
Counting of votes in the long-awaited Chittagong University Central Students鈥� Union election began Wednesday afternoon, following a day of peaceful voting on campus.
Concerns raised over fading ink in CUCSU elections
Concerns have been raised over the quality of ink used in the Chittagong University Central Students鈥� Union (CUCSU) elections, as two vice-president candidates alleged that the indelible ink applied to voters鈥� fingers was fading shortly after marking.
CUCSU elections under way after 35 years
The long-awaited elections to the Chittagong University Central Students鈥� Union (CUCSU) and hall unions are being held today (Wednesday) after more than three and a half decades, with nearly 27,000 students casting their votes to elect their representatives.
Processions, gatherings banned at Ctg port for 30 days
Chattogram Metropolitan Police has imposed a 30-day ban on processions, meetings, human chains, and road rallies in the Chattogram port area starting today.
UK trade envoy to Bangladesh visits Ctg port
As part of a five-day visit to Bangladesh, trade envoy of the United Kingdom to Bangladesh, Baroness Rosie Winterton of Doncaster DBE, and her delegation visited the Chattogram Port on Wednesday.
Workers protest at CEPZ over alleged police harassment
Several thousand workers of different factories under the Pacific Group at the Chattogram Export Processing Zone staged demonstration on Thursday, alleging harassment by the police in connection with a case filed over vandalising a police vehicle in 2024.
BMD predicts light to moderate rain in parts of Bangladesh
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast light to moderate rains in parts of Bangladesh in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Thursday...
Three people killed in Ctg road accidents
Three people, including two motorcyclists, were killed in separate road accidents in Chattogram on Wednesday night...
Police arrest four over killing of businessman in Ctg
The police in a drive arrested four people in connection with their alleged involvement in shooting a businessman after ambushing his private car at Madunaghat in Hathazari upazila, from different parts of Chattogram district on Wednesday.
Hefazat activists block highways in Ctg following leader鈥檚 death in road accident
Leaders and activists of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh blocked Chattogram鈥揔hagrachhari and Chattogram鈥揜angamati highways on Wednesday demanding justice over the death of a leader in a road accident, halting traffic on the two highways...
Chattogram Port sees record growth in container handling
Chattogram Port has reported record-breaking growth in container, cargo, and ship handling during the first quarter of the financial year 2025-26...
BNP activist shot dead in Chattogram
Unidentified assailants shot an activist of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party to death in the Madunaghat area under Hathazari upazila in Chattogram on Tuesday...
Saifuzzaman鈥檚 6 flats, building, market to be seized: court
The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Court on Sunday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to seize six apartments worth Tk 7.42 crore belonging to former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury in different areas of Chattogram.
15 people injured as bus overturns inside Karnaphuli Tunnel
At least 15 passengers were injured after a bus lost control and overturned inside the Karnaphuli Tunnel in Chattogram on Saturday...
Dismissed, OSD employees of IBBL block Dhaka-Ctg highway
Dismissed officials and those made officers-on-special-duty of Islami Bank Bangladesh on Saturday blocked the Dhaka-Chattogram highway at Faujdarhat in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram, demanding reinstatement, withdrawal of OSD orders and the cancellation of conditional assessment tests...
Meeting set with candidates, students on CUCSU polls
The Election Commission has decided to hold a meeting with candidates and interested students to discuss issues concerning the upcoming Chattogram University Central Student Union elections...
FFWC issues flash flood warning in Chattogram, six other districts
Flash floods are likely to hit seven districts 鈥� Feni, Chattogram, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Sherpur, Netrakona and Mymensingh 鈥� as major rivers continue swelling due to heavy to very heavy rainfall in the Dhaka, Chattogram and Rajshahi divisions of Bangladesh, as well as in upstream regions of India鈥檚 Tripura and Assam states...
Increased tariffs come into effect Oct 15
Increased tariffs on 23 out of the 52 services at the Chattogram port, the lifeline of the country鈥檚 trade, will come into effect on October 15 amid businesses鈥� opposition to the steep hikes in charges...
Mahmudul leads Ctg鈥檚 perfect run
Mahmudul Hasan struck his second half-century to help Chattogram thrash Barishal by eight wickets and maintain their perfect run in the ongoing NCL T20 at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday...
CPA, Navy sign MoU for hydrographic survey
The Chattogram Port Authority and the Bangladesh Navy inked a Memorandum of Understanding to conduct joint hydrographic activities on Monday...
Youth crushed under train in Ctg
A youth lost his life Tuesday morning after being struck by a train at Middle Sonapahar BSRM gate in Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram...
Chattogram poses no threat to anyone
ON SEPTEMBER 25, an article, titled 鈥業s Chittagong port becoming a danger to India鈥檚 eastern borders?鈥�, was published in India Today, the most widely circulated Indian news magazine. The article claims that the port of Chattogram, Bangladesh鈥檚 principal seaport located in its southeast along the Bay of Bengal, poses 鈥榬eal risks鈥� to India owing to supposedly growing...
Two gas cylinder blast victims die at National Burn Institute
Two people, who suffered burn injuries in a gas cylinder explosion in Charpara area in the middle of Satkania and Chandanaish upazilas on September 17, died at National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery in Dhaka early Sunday.
Ctg, Narsingdi, Naogaon get new deputy commissioners ahead of polls
The government has appointed new deputy commissioners for three districts, including Chattogram, ahead of the national election slated for February next...
Saifuzzaman鈥檚 assets found in聽5 more countries
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday detected assets of former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed in five more countries, including India, Vietnam and Malaysia.
