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Activists block Ctg highways after Hifazat leader's death in road crash

Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- Activists of Islamist group Hifazat-e Islam have staged street protests in Chattogram's Hathazari for more than three hours after one of their leaders was killed in a road accident. ... Read More


Chattogram businessman fatally shot after car ambushed near bridge

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- A businessman has been shot dead while travelling in a car near Madunaghat Bridge in Chattogram, police say. The victim, Abdul Hakim, 46, owned Hamim Agro and lived at Panchkhain of ... Read More


CUCSU election campaigns resume in full force after Durga Puja break

Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- The campaign for the Chittagong University Central Students' Union (CUCSU) and hall council elections has begun in full swing with the presence of students as the campus reopened afte... Read More


CUCSU elections: OMR counting, polling centres finalised

Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- The CUCSU Election Commission has held a meeting with candidates and students to discuss polling centres and voting procedures for the upcoming CUCSU and hall council elections. The ... Read More


Historian Suniti Bhushan Qanungo, author of key works on Chittagong, dies at 91

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Historian Suniti Bhushan Qanungo has died at the age of 91. He died on Saturday while being taken to a hospital from his residence in Kanungopara, Boalkhali Upazila, Chattogram, acco... Read More


Flames erupt at scrap warehouse in Chattogram's Bakalia

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- A fire has broken out at a scrap warehouse in the Kalpolok residential area of Bakalia in Chattogram. According to the Fire Service control room, four units from Chandanpura and Lama... Read More


Islami Bank employees block Chattogram highway for almost an hour

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Employees of Islami Bank have staged a blockade on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway at Faujdarhat, halting traffic for nearly an hour in protest against the bank's "special competency eva... Read More


CUCSU polls: Two female candidates report 'cyberbullying, harassment'

Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- Two female candidates from the Shibir-backed 'Sampritir Shikkharthi Jote' panel in the Chattogram University Central Students' Union (CUCSU) election have lodged complaints of cyber... Read More


Protesters, security forces clash in Guimara, market up in flames amid Section 144

Dhaka, Sept. 28 -- A violent clash has occurred in Khagrachhari's Guimara, where Section 144 was already in place, leading to a fire in a market. The incident took place at Ramessu Market around 1pm ... Read More


Vehicles in Chattogram flout speed limits, survey finds

Bangladesh, Sept. 25 -- A survey has found that 44 percent of vehicles in Chattogram city are not following the speed limit, with motorcycles making up 70 percent of the violators. The findings were ... Read More