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Container pile-up at Chattogram port raises capacity concerns

Bangladesh, Aug. 21 -- The Chittagong Port, Bangladesh's largest seaport, is facing mounting container congestion, with yard space nearing full capacity despite port operations running normally. Offi... Read More


Police constable arrested in Chattogram with 10,000 yaba pills

Dhaka, Aug. 20 -- Police say they have arrested a constable with 10,000 yaba pills during a checkpoint search in Chattogram's Lohagara Upazila. The arrest took place on Wednesday morning in front of ... Read More


CMP constable to face interrogation for 3 days over leaked commissioner's message

Bangladesh, Aug. 19 -- A Chattogram court has ordered a policeman who was arrested for "leaking" a wireless message from the city's police commissioner to face grilling for three days. Chattogram Met... Read More


142km of Chattogram road damaged in monsoon rains

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- The Chattogram City Corporation has marked 142km of roads damaged by relentless rainfall this monsoon. Although repair work has begun on its own initiative, Mayor Shahadat Hoss... Read More


Five die as pickup truck rams covered van in Chattogram

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- At least five people have died as a pickup truck rammed a parked covered van in the City Gate area of Chattogram. The accident took place on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in Akb... Read More


Amir Khosru questions 'minority' label, says Constitution grants equal rights to all citizens

Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- BNP's senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury criticised the use of terms like "minority" in Bangladesh, calling them deliberately divisive despite the Constitution granting equal... Read More


Crackdown on battery-run rickshaws in Chattogram sparks attack on police box

Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- Battery-powered rickshaw drivers in Chattogram have attacked and vandalised a traffic police box during a crackdown on the illegal vehicles. The incident occurred on Wednesday ... Read More


Government aims to appoint new operators at 3 Chattogram Port terminals by year-end, BIDA chief says

Dhaka, Aug. 10 -- Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun has said the government aims to appoint the "first" operator at three terminals... Read More


Police recover two bodies floating off Patenga coast

Dhaka, Aug. 9 -- Two bodies have floated near Patenga two days after a fishing trawler capsized off the Chattogram coast in the Bay of Bengal, leaving eight fishermen missing. River Police Sadarghat ... Read More


July protesters paved way for Bangladesh's 2nd independence, says Advisor Adilur

Bangladesh, Aug. 8 -- Industry Advisor Adilur Rahman Khan says future governments must remember those who contributed to the July Uprising. "We have to remember the July Martyrs, the injured, and tho... Read More