Chattogram

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has visited the grave of Md Wasim Akram, the first martyr from the Chattogram Division in the 2024 mass uprising. On Saturday afternoon, the Prime Minister personally drove to Wasim’s ancestral home in Pekua upazila of Cox’s Bazar. He was accompanied by his wife Dr...

Who will become the next chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR)? The tenure of current chairman Abdur Rahman Khan will end on June 30. After serving two years, there is little indication that his term will be extended. He has reportedly struggled to align with the policy direction of the c...

Electric vehicles (EVs) are gaining popularity in Bangladesh, with Chinese brands, particularly BYD, drawing increasing attention in the market. EV prices in the country start at around Tk 60 lakh. Younger buyers, especially families that already own two cars, are showing interest in purchasing...

National Parliament Opposition Chief Whip and National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Nahid Islam has described the announced 2026–27 fiscal budget as directionless and incapable of addressing the country’s fragile economy. Speaking to journalists at the Chattogram Circuit House on Friday, he said...

Zahurul Alam alias Jashim was an Awami League ward councillor for the North Pahartali ward in Chittagong city. For over a decade and a half, the control of the Akbar Shah area was entirely in his hands. Hill grabbing, illegal encroachment, and the commercial trade of utility connections like electri...

Allegations have emerged that CBA leaders and activists stormed the office of a female engineer and created chaos over the recruitment of workers through outsourcing. During the incident, when an assistant engineer stepped in to protect the female official, he was allegedly dragged out of the roo...

Government agencies are at odds over plans to implement a Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system to improve public transportation in the port city of Chattogram. While the Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA) has spent the past three years assessing the feasibility of a metro rail system in th...

Do you know which imported product carries the highest duty in Bangladesh? The answer is alcohol and beer. These products require permits to import, face strict regulations on sales, and can only be consumed under specific conditions. They are subject to more than 650 percent duty. Additional su...

Consumers are turning to fish and vegetables to break the monotony of eating meat continuously after Eid-ul-Azha. As a result, demand for these products has increased in local markets. However, supply shortages and restrictions on fishing at sea have also pushed up the prices of fish and vegetables....

“I have no assets to sell to arrange money. I have borrowed around six lakh taka. From friends, acquaintances, loans, even high-interest informal lending—nothing was left out. Even then, if I could have saved my children, I would have found peace. On the 16th of this month, they would have turned 14...

At 'Phalmandi', the largest seasonal fruit wholesale market in Chattogram, the supply of mangoes exceeds demand. Currently, mangoes of varieties such as Rupali, Himsagar, Langra, Banana, Double B, Lakshanbhog, and Bari-4 are available from various parts of the country, including Rangamati, Bandarban...

The meteorological office has forecast that three regions of the country may experience storms with wind speeds of up to 60 kilometers per hour. This information was provided in the weather forecast for the country's inland river ports valid from 8:30 AM to 6:00 PM on Sunday.The forecast states that...

Hundreds of people took to the streets in Bakolia, Chattogram city, following allegations of rape of a three-year-old child. Police have arrested the accused, but locals surrounded law enforcement officers and staged protests, demanding that the suspect be handed over to them. From around 3:...

Chattogram City Corporation’s Chief Revenue Officer SM Sarwar Kamal has expressed interest in becoming the District Commissioner of Comilla, allegedly signing a Tk 80 million agreement with the Chattogram Divisional Commissioner for the position. Following the allegation, the Local Government Di...

Police have filed two cases under the Anti-Terrorism Act over the chanting of ‘Joy Bangla’ at the funeral of freedom fighter Engineer Mosharraf Hossain. Authorities have arrested 21 leaders and activists of the Awami League and its affiliated organizations. Police said the now-banned Awami Leagu...

In the brown egg wholesale market at poultry farms, the price per egg is Tk 10.70 as against Tk 11.10 at the wholesale bazar. And in the retail market one egg is being sold at around Tk 13. From farm to consumer-end, the price of a single egg increases by Tk 2.30.The production cost of an egg at the...

For five days, the parents fought to save their daughter. Her condition would briefly improve, then deteriorate again. She would open her eyes, giving them a flicker of hope, only for the struggle between life and death to resume. In the end, Nasir Uddin and Khurshida Akhter lost the battle. The...

Fish imports from India and Myanmar have increased significantly in Bangladesh, continuing a long-standing trend of foreign fish replacing locally produced varieties in consumer markets. With prices of domestic pond and commercial farm fish remaining high, imported cold-stored and ice-preserved...

An unusual incident has sparked curiosity in Chattogram. The whereabouts of former mayor and industrialist M Manzur Alam remain unknown for the past two days. He has not been seen at his office or residence, and his mobile phone remains switched off. Police are also searching for him, alongside...

The construction of the country’s first and only World Trade Center cost Tk 200 crore. Now, a single government institution has rented the facility for three years, generating Tk 81 crore in revenue, recovering nearly two-fifths of the project cost from just one agreement. The 24-storey mode...