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Bangladesh begins unloading first shipment of US corn since 2018

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- Bangladesh has received its first consignment of corn from the United States since 2018. The process of unloading the shipment started at 11:20am on Wednesday at a jetty on the Karna... Read More


Affidavit: BNP candidate Jasim's income and assets double within a year

Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- The assets of Jasim Uddin Ahmed, a "much-discussed" candidate for the general elections in Chattogram, have nearly doubled in the span of a single year. A review of the affidavit sub... Read More


Jubo Dal leader shot dead near home in Raozan

Dhaka, Jan. 5 -- A Jubo Dal leader has been shot and killed near his home in Chattogram's Raozan. Police said the murder took place around 8:30pm on Monday in Raozan's Purbo Guzra union. The victim ... Read More


Eight Chattogram police officers suspended over releasing colleague who 'carried yaba'

Dhaka, Jan. 5 -- Authorities have suspended eight police personnel from Chattogram's Bakalia after preliminary evidence found them releasing a fellow officer who was detained with yaba. The order was... Read More


One of two children found on Chattogram roadside dies

Dhaka, Jan. 5 -- One of the two children rescued from a roadside in Chattogram's Anwara has died. After nine days of treatment, 14-month-old Morshed, identified with a single name, passed away on Mon... Read More


Two shipbreaking workers found dead in Chattogram

Dhaka, Jan. 5 -- The bodies of two shipbreaking yard workers have been recovered from a coastal area in Chattogram's Sitakunda Upazila. Fire Service personnel found the bodies around 8:30am on Monday... Read More


Killings in Raozan linked to extortion and sand trade, not politics, says Golam Akbar

Dhaka, Jan. 3 -- Former Chattogram North District BNP convenor Golam Akbar Khondakar has asserted that the recent wave of killings in Raozan stems from extortion, encroachment, and disputes over the s... Read More


Businessman reports gun attack on his Chattogram home over 'extortion'

Dhaka, Jan. 3 -- A businessman in Chattogram has reported that his house was targeted in a gun attack by a group of criminals who arrived in a microbus, mere days after he refused to comply with an "e... Read More


Jatiya Party leader Anisul Islam Mahmud's nomination rejected in Chattogram-5

Dhaka, Jan. 3 -- The nomination papers of Anisul Islam Mahmud, chairman of a breakaway faction of the Jatiya Party, have been rejected for the Chattogram-5 (Hathazari) parliamentary constituency. The... Read More


Chattogram Port sails to record year as ship arrivals, cargo, revenue post broad-based growth

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- Chattogram Port has recorded gains across all key indicators over the past year, with higher volumes of containers and bulk cargo handled and a sharp rise in ship arrivals, underscori... Read More