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Rauzan Ex-Chairman Disappearance and Killing Case: Investigation Report on Fazle Karim and Ziaul Due January 4
A court has given investigators until January 4, 2027, to submit the investigation report against former Chattogram-6 lawmaker ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhu…
Eastern Refinery Expansion Moves Ahead: Tk 31,057 Crore Project to Triple Oil Refining Capacity
Despite various technical and implementation complications, work is progressing on the modernisation and expansion project of the state-owned Eastern …
Drone Flights Banned Without Permission at Chittagong University Campus
Drone cameras can no longer be flown at the University of Chittagong campus without prior permission from the proctor's office. The university adminis…
Devotees throng Chattogram temples for Prabarana Purnima, sky lanterns to light up the evening
Some carried lotus flowers, others fruit and various offerings. Some offered flowers before the Buddha statue in deep reverence, while others lit lamp…
Young Cricketer Hridoy Loses Battle With Cancer, BCB Mourns
Young cricketer Mehedi Hasan Hridoy has lost his battle with cancer. The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has expressed grief over his death.…
53 Years of the Marine Fisheries Academy on the Karnaphuli: Training the Heroes of the Blue Economy
On the banks of the Karnaphuli River in Chattogram stands the historic Marine Fisheries Academy, playing a pioneering role in harvesting the sea's end…
Prime Accused 'Bhera Saiful' Arrested in Chattogram Case Over Journalist Held Hostage at Gunpoint and Robbed
Police have arrested the prime accused, Md Saiful, also known as Bhera Saiful (30), in a case filed over a journalist being held hostage at gunpoint i…
Handing NCT to a Foreign Operator Would Leave Bangladesh Without Policy Sovereignty, Dhaka University Teacher Moshahida Sultana Warns
Handing the operation of Chattogram Port's New Mooring Container Terminal, or NCT, to the UAE-based company DP World would leave Bangladesh without po…
Sunday Weather: Rain Likely in Chattogram, Mainly Dry Elsewhere as Well-Marked Low Sits over the Bay
With a well-marked low active over the Bay of Bengal, the Meteorological Department has forecast how the weather will behave across the country on Sun…
Regional Disparity in Banking Stark: Dhaka Division Alone Holds 60% of Deposits and 68% of Loans
Banking activity is not spread evenly across the country. In some places huge deposits are accumulating in banks and most loans are being disbursed, w…
Toxic Aflatoxin Found in Imported Rice: Fungal Toxin Detected Later in a Consignment First Cleared as Fit to Eat, Raising Food-Safety Questions
The detection of the harmful fungal toxin aflatoxin in a consignment of imported rice has raised fresh concerns about the effectiveness of the country…
Cancer ends a national-team dream: young Feni cricketer Hridoy dies on way to Dhaka for treatment
Feni's young cricketer Mehedi Hasan Hridoy had been fighting with a dream in his heart — to play wearing the national team jersey. That dream of the c…
Beaten allegedly over 'too little food' from her parents' home, pregnant Patiya housewife Sifatun dies after nine days in ICU
In Patiya, Chattogram, pregnant housewife Sifatun Nur (22) has died in hospital nine days after she was allegedly beaten at her in-laws' home over bri…
Robin Hits Another NCL Century, First Batter to Reach 500 Runs This Season
Young Mymensingh Division opener Mahfizul Islam Robin has kept up his superb batting form in the National Cricket League (NCL).…
CUCSU Term Ends, Doubts Grow Over Next Election as No Budget Allocation Exists
The term of the seventh cabinet of the Chittagong University Central Students’ Union (CUCSU) ends on Thursday (22 October). Beyond the year-long balan…
Pregnant Housewife Dies in ICU Nine Days After Alleged Beating in Patiya Dispute Over Snacks
Sifatun Nur, 22, a housewife three months pregnant, has died nine days after she was allegedly beaten at her in-laws' home in Patiya, Chattogram, foll…
Life-Saving Radioiodine Capsules Unavailable in Chattogram for a Month: Post-Surgery Thyroid Cancer Therapy Stalled, Patients at Risk
After surgery, thyroid cancer patients must take a special capsule called radioiodine. But this capsule, the only one supplied through government chan…
Forty Students Fund a Film From Pocket Money and Tuition Earnings as 'Onnopata' Opens in 10 Cinemas
Forty young people from different universities have done something full of promise: they have made a film financed from their own pocket money and tui…
Father and Daughter Killed as Bus Hits Autorickshaw in Satkania: Bus Torched, Highway Blocked for Two and a Half Hours
Two passengers of a CNG-run autorickshaw have been killed after a passenger bus hit the vehicle on the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar highway. The two victims…
786 Arrested in a Day-Long Chattogram Range Operation across 11 Districts, with 474 Held in the Kishore Gang Drive
In the past 24 hours, Chattogram Range police have arrested 786 people in special operations across 11 districts of the range. The drives were carried…
Another 7.5 Tonnes of the Patiya Sugar Haul Recovered from a Shut Shop in Chakaria, Taking the Total to 284 Sacks
Police have recovered another 150 sacks — seven and a half tonnes — of sugar in the case of a covered van hijacked in Patiya, Chattogram, with sugar w…
A Fermented Tradition of Fish and Taro: How Shidol Is Made, Month After Month Inside a Clay Pot
When shidol is cooked in one house, the neighbours know about it. Some wrinkle their noses at its fierce smell, while others sit down to eat the momen…
No Lifeguards Beyond Three Kilometres and Hidden Channels Growing: Drowning Deaths at Cox's Bazar Beach Keep Rising
Twelve tourists in two groups from Dhaka and Chattogram were bathing in knee-deep water on a quiet stretch of beach in the afternoon when large waves …
Over a Hundred Trees Felled in the Open in Sitakunda as Railway Pleads Ignorance and Forest Office Stays Silent
Trees standing on railway and government khas land at Faujdarhat in Sitakunda, Chattogram, are being felled in the open. Although more than a hundred …