- US takes steps to formally shutter USAID
- BNP to take to streets again if people’s interests jeopardized: Fakhrul
- US embassy in Syria tells Americans to leave
- Eid on Sunday in Saudi Arabia as Shawwal moon sighted
- CA returns home wrapping up China tour
- Myanmar earthquake: Death toll passes 1,600 as search for survivors continues
- Fire service reminds earthquake vulnerability seeking precautions
- Myanmar junta seeks to talk with Dr Yunus
- Restore voting rights as soon as possible: Dulu
- Four killed in mass Russian drone attack in Ukraine
- DOE urges avoidance of single-use plastic, polythene on launches
- Why trials of Hasina, others would take so much time, asks Rizvi
- No metro rail service on Eid day
- Five Eid jamaats to be held at Baitul Mukarram
- Cyber Tribunal withdraws 410 cases
- Scientists explain why Myanmar tremor was so deadly
- Five tallest skyscrapers ever planned
- Trump desire to take Greenland ‘has nothing to do with us’: Putin
- Jamuna Bridge toll: Over Tk3.38cr collected in 24 hours
- We want such a Bangladesh where democracy will have a strong foundation: Annie
Eid Journey: No Traffic Jams on Dhaka-Chattogram Highway
Homebound travelers are enjoying a hassle-free journey on the 105-kilometer stretch of the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Cumilla, with no reports of traffic congestion, reports UNB. Despite the increased pressure of passenger and goods-laden vehicles, commuters are reaching their destinations...
Chattogram-Sandwip ferry service begins today, ending 54 years of struggle
The long-awaited ferry service on the Chattogram-Sandwip route officially launches today (March 24), marking the first such service since Bangladeshs independence in 1971 and offering a long-overdue solution to the travel hardships faced by Sandwip residents for over five decades. The new...
Coal shipment for Matarbari Power Plant rejected over excessive soil contamination
The Coal Power Generation Company Limited (CPGCL) has rejected a shipment of 63,000 tonnes of coal due to excessive soil contamination, rendering it unsuitable for use at the Matarbari Power Plant in Coxs Bazar. Following the decision, the vessel carrying the cargo was sent back to the outer...
Ship carrying rice from India arrives at Ctg Port
The ship MV PHU THANH 36 carrying 6,000 metric tons of parboiled rice imported from India has arrived at Chattogram Port. The information was shared in a notification by the Food Ministry on Saturday. The notification said that the ship carrying 6,000 metric tons of parboiled rice imported...
Villagers in Chattogram rescue elephant trapped in mud
A wild elephant, which had been stuck in the mud for nearly 9 hours in Chattograms Banshkhali upazila, was successfully rescued after continuous efforts by villagers and forest department officials. The rescue operation began around 8 am on Thursday, following reports that the elephant had...
6,531 selected assistant teachers to join by March 12
A Supreme Court order on Monday has cleared way for appointing 6,531 candidates as assistant teachers of government primary schools in Dhaka and Chattogram divisions, reports BSS. Following the order, the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education has granted administrative approval for the...
52,500 MT of Argentinian wheat arrive at Ctg Port
A consignment of 52,500 metric tonnes of wheat from Argentina has arrived at Chattogram port, reports UNB. The vessel MV INDIGO OMEGA docked at the port on Thursday with the shipment, which was imported through an open international tender, according to a media release from the Ministry of...
Bay Terminal eyes on WB funding as construction stalled
Despite over a decade of discussions, Chattogram Ports largest project, the Bay Terminal, has yet to materialise beyond paperwork. Apart from partial land acquisition, progress has remained stagnant. This has left port users in dismay. Uncertainty loomed over whether the interim government would...
TCB sales to begin on Monday
The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will restart truck sales of subsidized essential food items for low-income earners in Dhaka city and Chattogram city on Monday. The subsidized sales program for poor people from all sections of society would soon be expanded to all the...
Japan and Bangladesh ink $5M air pollution project in Dhaka, Chattogram
Bangladesh and Japan have signed the exchange of notes on the Japanese grant aid for a project for the improvement of equipment for air pollution monitoring with an amount up to JPY 835 million (about USD 5 million), reports UNB. In this project, equipment for air pollution monitoring is to be...
Lawyer Saiful’s murder: 11 more arrested over
Eleven individuals have been arrested in connection with the murder of lawyer Saiful Islam Alif in Chattogram, reports Dhaka Tribune. The police conducted raids across the city on Sunday and took the suspects into custody. The arrestees are Premnandan Das, 19, Ranba Das, 24, Bidhan Das, 29,...
26935 MT of Indian rice arrives at Ctg port
Another consignment of 26, 935 metric tonnes of Indian rice arrived at the countrys premier sea port Chattogram on Sunday morning, reports UNB. With this, the second consignment of rice came from India since the interim government took over the power in August last year. The Panama flag...
Missing Ctg court case dockets recovered, 1 arrested
Chattogram city police recovered nine sacks of missing case documents in the early hours Thursday, and arrested a tea seller in connection with the sensational theft. However, police did not disclose the name or affiliation of the arrestee due to the sensitivity of the incident, and told...
1,911 case files go missing from Ctg court, GD filed
A total of 1,911 case files from 30 courts under the Chattogram Metropolitan Sessions Judges jurisdiction have gone missing from outside the Public Prosecutors (PP) office between 13-31 December during the courts vacation. Chattogram Metropolitan PP Mofizul Haque Bhuiyan filed a general diary...