Fire destroys 36 shops and houses in Chattogram
Fire destroys 36 shops and houses in Chattogram

A ruinous fire broke out at the Akmal Ali Ghat area under the EPZ Police Station in Chattogram city in the early hours on 17 November, burning 36 shops and houses to ashes. Fortunately, no injuries or deaths have been reported in the incident, reports TBS. The fire started around 12:05am at...

Karachi to Chattogram: 1st direct cargo vessel brought industrial raw materials, consumer goods
Karachi to Chattogram: 1st direct cargo vessel brought industrial raw materials, consumer goods

The Yuan Xiang Fa Zhan vessel that arrived at Chattogram Port from Karachi has brought industrial raw materials and consumer goods to Bangladesh. The Panama-flagged vessel from the financial capital of Pakistan carried goods supplied by 18 exporters of Pakistan. It arrived at in Chattogram on...

1st direct cargo vessel from Karachi arrives at Ctg port
1st direct cargo vessel from Karachi arrives at Ctg port

A cargo vessel Yuan Xiang Fa Zhan has arrived at Chattogram port from Pakistans Karachi, marking the first-ever direct maritime link between the two countries. Carrying a diverse array of goods with an estimated 2,300 TEUs of capacity, the vessels voyage highlights the growing demand for...

Fire at foam factory in Chattogram contained
Fire at foam factory in Chattogram contained

A fire that erupted at a foam manufacturing factory near Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium in the Sagorika area of Chattogram has been brought under control. The blaze, which began around 4:45 PM, was quickly contained by five units of the Fire Service within 30 minutes, according to Abdul Aziz, a...

Biker, pillion rider killed in Chattogram road crash
Biker, pillion rider killed in Chattogram road crash

Two people including a motorcyclist were killed as the motorbike crashed into a lamp post on the Chattogram Elevated Expressway in EPZ area of Chattogram on Friday midnight, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Md Moktar, 28 and Md Rubel, 36, residents of Sadarghat area. The accident...

2 arrested with pistol stolen from police station in Ctg
2 arrested with pistol stolen from police station in Ctg

Chattogram Metropolitan Polices (CMP) Pahartali police station conducted a raid in the Sagarika Intersection area on Monday and arrested two people involved in looting the police station on 5 August, reports the Business Standard. Police also recovered a looted pistol and many other police...

Shahadat Hossain takes oath as CCC mayor
Shahadat Hossain takes oath as CCC mayor

BNP leader Dr Shahadat Hossain has taken oath as the new mayor of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) on Sunday, reports UNB. Adviser to Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperative Ministry AF Hassan Ariff administered the swearing-in ceremony at the conference room of the Local Government...

Chattogram Test: South Africa on command after two centuries
Chattogram Test: South Africa on command after two centuries

South Africa are commanding the Chattogram Test with two centuries from Tony de Zorzi and Tristan Stubbs against Bangladesh on Tuesday, reports UNB. South Africa were at 307 for two wickets at the end of day one, with de Zorzi remaining unbeaten for 141, with ten fours and three sixes to his...

Trial run of direct shipping between Ranong and Ctg ports soon
Trial run of direct shipping between Ranong and Ctg ports soon

The trial run of direct coastal shipping between Thailands Ranong Port and Chattogram Port may take place soon, according to Thai ambassador to Bangladesh Makawadee sumitmor, reports BSS. The Thai envoy revealed that as she called on Foreign Secretary Md. Jashim Uddin at the foreign ministry on...

South Africa send Bangladesh to field
South Africa send Bangladesh to field

South Africa have win the toss and elected to bat first in the second test against Bangladesh at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram on Tuesday. Winning the toss South African captain Markram said, We are going to bat first. Its a good wicket, hopefully it turns at some stage. Need a big...

Fire breaks out at a tire factory in Chattogram; 5 units deployed to contain the blaze
Fire breaks out at a tire factory in Chattogram; 5 units deployed to contain the blaze

A massive fire has broken out at a tire factory in Chattogram, with five fire service units working to bring it under control. The incident occurred around 9:15 AM on Thursday (October 24) at a factory located in the Mousumi residential area, Naya Bazar, Pahartali. Resident Shakhawat Hossain...

TCB starts selling commodities thru truck sale from Thursday
TCB starts selling commodities thru truck sale from Thursday

The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will start selling commodities including rice at subsidized rates through truck sale from Thursday among the common consumers in Dhaka and Chattogram, reports BSS. Under such an initiative, essential items like edible oil, lentil alongside...

Man trampled to death by elephant in Ctg
Man trampled to death by elephant in Ctg

A 35-year-old man was trampled to death by an elephant in Karnaphuli upazila of Chattogram early Wednesday, reports UNB. The deceased was Md Akbar, a resident of Dakkhin Shahmirpur village of the upazila. Moniruzzaman, sub inspector of Karnaphuli police station, said Akbar, his mother and...