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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...
Cocaine mafias remain out of reach
The cocaine mafias of the country have remained out of reach for years, as law enforcers can do nothing to them other than arresting the carriers. Mafias remain elusive even during the investigation of cases. Additional Superintendent of Police in Chattogram Md Rasel said: The Narcotics Control...
A hotspot for Yaba smuggling
The coastal region of Anwara in Chattogram, located along the Bay of Bengal, has emerged as a key entry point for Yaba drugs into Bangladesh. The drugs are smuggled through a complex network involving at least three rivers and the Bay of Bengal, originating from Myanmars Sun State, known as a major...
Ctg port faces growing backlog of unclaimed containers
The backlog of unclaimed containers at Chattogram Port is continuing to grow, with nearly 10,000 containers currently awaiting auction or destruction. These containers, occupying a significant portion of the ports yard, are disrupting the flow of operations at the countrys main seaport. As of...
Chattogram Hill Tracts remain off-limits for UK travelers, says foreign office
The United Kingdom (UK) Government has reiterated its advice for citizens to avoid non-essential travel to certain areas in Bangladesh, as announced by the Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office (FCDO) on Saturday. The FCDO has advised against all but essential travel to the Chattogram...
Ctg lawyer murder: Another accused confesses
Ripon Das, an accused in the murder case of lawyer Saiful Islam Alif, has confessed to his involvement in the crime before a Chattogram court, reports The Business Standard. The statement was recorded on Saturday evening in the chamber of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sarkar Hasan...
CA for flourishing technology to expedite communication in CHT
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday stressed the need for flourishing technology to accelerate communication in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) saying the countrys hilly region should be taken forward in education, technology and economic aspect, reports BSS. The hilly areas are...
Carton factory catches fire in CEPZ
A fire broke out at a carton factory located in the Chattogram Export Processing Zone (CEPZ) on Saturday evening. No casualty was reported in the incident. The fire originated at Unity Accessories housed on the third floor of a six-storey building around 6:10 pm. Chattogram Fire Service...
Chattogram court violence: 12 accused placed on 6-day remand
A Chattogram court on Wednesday has granted a six-day remand for 12 accused individuals arrested in a case involving an attack on police and obstruction of duty during clashes near the court premises and surrounding areas in Chattogram, reports Dhaka Tribune. The clashes arose after the bail...
9 arrested, 8 remanded over lawyer Saiful's murder and court violence
Nine people have been shown arrested, and eight others have been remanded in connection with two cases related to the violence at Chattogram court and the murder of lawyer Saiful Islam Alif. Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate Kazi Shariful Islam on Monday passed an order to show nine detainees...
Ctg, Khulna, Barishal divisions may experience light rains: BMD
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast light rain at one or two places over Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions in 24 hours commencing 9am. Light rain is likely to occur at one or two places over Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions and weather may remain mainly dry...
Slained lawyer Saiful's family files murder case against 46
The family of slained Chattogram lawyer Saiful Islam Alif has filed a case against 46 individuals three days after his brutal murder, reports The Business Standard. Jamal Uddin, the father of Saiful, lodged the case at the port citys Kotwali Police on Friday, said Md Abdul Karim,...
1C fund announced for slain Chattogram lawyer’s family
A fund worth Tk1 crore is being established under the supervision of Religious Affairs Adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hossain for the family of slain lawyer Saiful Islam Alif, killed amid clashes on the premises of a Chattogram court on Tuesday, reports Dhaka Tribune. The Alhaj Shamsul Hoque Foundation,...
Namaz E Janazas of Saiful Islam Alif held in Chattogram
The Namaz E Janazas (funeral prayers) of Saiful Islam Alif, a lawyer who lost his life in a violent clash involving police, lawyers, and supporters of former ISKCON leader Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, were held on Wednesday. The first namaz E janaza was held at approximately 10:45am on the...