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Chattogram poses no threat to anyone

ON SEPTEMBER 25, an article, titled ‘Is Chittagong port becoming a danger to India’s eastern borders?’, was published in India Today, the most widely circulated Indian news magazine. The article claims that the port of Chattogram, Bangladesh’s principal seaport located in its southeast along the Bay of Bengal, poses ‘real risks’ to India owing to supposedly growing...

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Justice is first step towards peace in the CHT

THE violence leading to deaths, injuries and destruction of houses and businesses of national minority communities in Khagrachari is a consequence of ethnically biased state policies towards the national minorities of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, an issue that successive governments left unattended. On September 28, at least three Marma youths were killed and several...

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ISPR blames UPDF for inciting violence in Khagrachari

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement on Sunday night accused the United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF), a political organisation based in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, and its affiliated groups of instigating fresh violence in Khagrachari’s Guimara upazila.

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CUET mechanical faculty wins football trophy

Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology’s mechanical and manufacturing engineering faculty emerged as the champions of the Shimul Memorial Inter-Faculty Football Tournament, defeating the electrical and computer engineering faculty 2-0 in the final on Monday.

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CUCSU polls shifted to October 15

The Chittagong University student union elections was rescheduled to be held on October 15, three days later than the previously fixed date, the election commission tasked with the polls announced on Tuesday.

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CUET Teachers’ Association holds general meeting

The Teachers’ Association of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology held a general meeting and a teachers’ reception ceremony at the Academic Council Room of CUET in Chattogram on Monday.

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CUCSU POLLS: Preliminary candidate list published, 412 in race

The Chittagong University Central Students’ Union election commission on Monday published the preliminary list of candidates for the long-awaited polls, with 412 students cleared to contest 28 central union posts and hall positions in the polls scheduled for October 12.

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CUET, CDA sign memo

The department of urban and regional planning of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology and the Chattogram Development Authority signed a memorandum of understanding at the meeting room of the CDA in Chattogram on Thursday.

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474 collect CUCSU nomination forms, 589 for hall unions

For the Chittagong University student union elections, total 474 aspiring candidates have collected nomination forms for the central students’ union polls, while 589 students collected forms for the residential hall union polls.

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CPA re-fixes tariffs

The Chittagong Port Authority has re-fixed charges (tariffs) for its various services after almost 40 years...

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CUET holds 140th syndicate meeting

Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology held its 140th syndicate meeting at the Syndicate Room of CUET in Chattogram on Saturday.

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CPA inks deals with BIWTA, Navy for Pangaon, heavy-lift cargo jetty

A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority and Chittagong Port Authority on the sole operation and management of Pangaon Inland Container Terminal at the BIWTA conference room in Dhaka on Wednesday.

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JCD walks out of CUCSU polls dialogue

Leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Jatiatabadi Chatra Dal, the student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, on Thursday left midway a dialogue on the draft code of conduct for the October 12 Chittagong University Central Students’ Union elections, alleging lack of independence of the election commission...

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HSBC, CPA launch digital port payments

Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited in Bangladesh in partnership with the Chittagong Port Authority recently introduced a fully automated, real-time port payment system aimed at enhancing operational efficiency, security and convenience for the country’s maritime stakeholders...

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Weighing sovereignty, efficiency and growth

CHITTAGONG Port, officially the Port of Chattogram, is Bangladesh’s largest and most strategically important maritime gateway. Handling more than three million TEUs annually and facilitating more than 90 per cent of Bangladesh’s maritime trade, it serves as the nation’s primary hub for import and export. The port directly underpins roughly $75 billion in annual..

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CU, GarmentTechBD sign memo for creating skilled human resources

A memorandum of understanding has been signed between the Academy of Garments Technology Bangladesh and the Chittagong University as a step to create skilled human resources for the country’s garment industry sector and to bring about a combination of industry and academia...

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CPA dredges canals to improve drainage in Chattogram city

To resolve the long-standing waterlogging problem of Chattogram city, the Chittagong Port Authority is conducting regular dredging activities in various canals under its jurisdiction, including the Karnaphuli Navigation Channel.

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CU student Imtiaz still unconscious

Chittagong University student Imtiaz Ahmed Sayem, who sustained severe head injuries during the August 31 clashes between the students of the university and villagers of Jobra, remained unconscious at a private hospital in Chattogram on Thursday.

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CU women students issue open letter to CA over rape threats

A Chittagong University women students’ platform on Wednesday issued an open letter to the chief adviser, protesting at ‘moral policing, rape threats, cyber bullying and administrative negligence’ amid the continued unrest at Chittagong University...

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8 arrested, class, exam resume partially

The police early Wednesday arrested eight local people in connection with the case filed over the violent clashes between Chittagong University students and villagers of Jobra near the campus, hours after the university authorities filed a case against around 1,100 people...

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CU files case against 1,100 over clashes

The Chittagong University authorities on Tuesday afternoon filed a case over the violent clashes between students and residents of Jobra village more than two and a half days after the incident.

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CU suspends exams until Sept 4

The University of Chittagong on Monday suspended all examinations until September 4 in the aftermath of violent clashes between university students and villagers of Jobra.

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Section 144 imposed around CU amid clashes

The local administration on Sunday imposed Section 144 in areas surrounding the University of Chittagong after students and villagers got engaged in fresh clashes, leaving hundreds of people, including the university’s pro vice-chancellor (administration) and proctors, injured...

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Pro-VC among 300 injured as CU students, locals clash

At least 300 people, including the pro-vice-chancellor (administration) and the proctor of the University of Chittagong, were injured in a series of clashes between students of the university and local villagers following the reported harassment of a...