Chattogram police link drug case suspect to 63 foreigners held over alleged online scam
13 September 2026
Investigators say Mohammad Mohsin arranged their accommodation, collected their passports and was connected to a suspicious courier parcel
13 September 2026
63 foreigners held over online scams in Ctg
12 September 2026
At least 63 foreign nationals were detained during a raid on an eight-storey building in Chattogram’s Khulshi on Thursday night over alleged involvement in online scams and gambling.
12 September 2026
No passports found on foreigners arrested in Chattogram last night over alleged online scams
11 September 2026
Arrestees include 34 from Laos, 21 from Pakistan and 5 from China; police suspect links to online marketing fraud, advance-payment scams and honey traps
11 September 2026
2 CMP officers accused of extorting cash, cryptocurrency from Chattogram businessman
9 September 2026
Businessman and friend say they were detained for hours and threatened with a gambling case
9 September 2026
CMP grapples with manpower crisis
24 August 2026
The Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) has been grappling with a prolonged manpower shortage and inadequate logistical support, putting increasing pressure on law enforcement activities in the port city.
24 August 2026
‘Another 20 seconds and I’d have died’
15 August 2026
“The gas was so strong that it would have killed me if I remained another 20 seconds inside the ship,” said Mohammad Selim, a worker at Ferdous Steel Ship Recycling Industries in Chattogram’s Sitakunda, where nine workers died after being exposed to toxic gas yesterday morning.
15 August 2026
'Another 20 seconds and I would have died'
14 August 2026
Selim recounts horror as toxic gas kills nine at Sitakunda shipbreaking yard
14 August 2026
Gunmen fire at Chattogram house a day after Tk 50 lakh extortion threat
11 August 2026
Caller threatened the homeowner’s family and allegedly mentioned fugitive criminal Boro Sazzad
11 August 2026
Masked gunmen open fire on ex-MP Mujibur’s house in Ctg
Second attack in two months linked to fugitive crime boss Boro Sazzad
28 February 2026
Gas blast during sehri leaves family shattered
The dining table of a second-floor flat in Halima Manjil was still set with dishes and leftovers from sehri when a sudden explosion tore through the apartment in Halishahar, Chattogram, early yesterday.
24 February 2026
One-third of Ctg polling centres flagged as ‘high-risk’
About one-third of the 1,965 polling centres in Chattogram have been identified as highly risky ahead of the national election scheduled for February 12, according to security forces and intelligence assessments.
5 February 2026
Feb 12 elections: Four BNP leaders’ sons enter Ctg race banking on family legacy
Party leaders and local observers say the candidates face heightened expectations to demonstrate individual political capacity beyond their family identities
3 February 2026
Ctg court questions police move to seek arrest warrant for man held in custody at time of incident
Police claim Robin was involved in vandalising, torching and looting firearms from the armoury of Pahartali Police Station
29 January 2026
Loudspeakers, cables stolen amid tight security at BNP rally in Ctg
Complaint filed with Kotwali police after sound equipment goes missing near Polo Ground
25 January 2026
Two Krishak Dal activists’ distinctive attire draws attention at BNP rally
Activists makes dresses using ripe paddy, citing symbolic message
25 January 2026
Witnesses say loudspeaker call sparked mob attack on Rab men in Ctg’s Jungle Salimpur
Locals point to a long-running turf war between rival groups over control of the area
20 January 2026
Children jailed in Ctg after police allegedly ‘exaggerate' age
Under no circumstances should they be tried in a magistrate's court, rights expert say
13 January 2026
35 gold bars worth Tk 7cr snatched by men posing as ‘DB police’ in Ctg
Victims say they are craftsmen and were transporting the gold
5 January 2026
Ten Ctg and Cox's Bazar cops suspended over embezzlement of seized yaba
Internal probe found officers involved in siphoning around one lakh yaba pills seized at a CMP checkpost
5 January 2026
Arson attacks on minorities in Raozan spark fear
A series of arson attacks on four houses belonging to minority communities in three areas of Raozan in Chattogram in five days has spread fear among residents of the upazila.
24 December 2025
CMP chief orders heightened security for NCP, SAD leaders
Police issue precautionary alert, citing Dhaka attack and leaked audio suggesting possible political violence
15 December 2025
Port city traffic control yet to go digital
Even after 48 years of its establishment, Chattogram Metropolitan Police has yet to bring the entire city under a full-fledged digital signal-controlled traffic system.
17 November 2025
Openly sold in markets, folding knives now deadly weapon of choice in Ctg
The small, concealable weapons are particularly popular among teen gangs
16 November 2025
4 Sensational murders: Ctg police yet to make headway
A recent spate of shootings and murders has shaken the port city, yet there has been little visible action from the Chattogram Metropolitan Police
11 November 2025
Use SMG burst-fire to deal with armed criminals
After repeated shootings in the port city, Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) Commissioner Habib Aziz has directed police officers to keep SMGs in “burst-fire mode” and use them to neutralise any armed terrorists encountered.
11 November 2025
Keep SMGs in burst-fire mode when facing armed terrorists: CMP chief
Directive meant for gangs like Sazzad Bahini, Yasin Bahini and others, he says
11 November 2025
Raozan gripped by fear amid BNP factional feud
Since August 5 last year, residents of Chattogram’s Raozan have been gripped by a sense of constant insecurity, as rival politicians fight for dominance in the absence of effective police action, leaving behind a string of politically motivated killings.
1 November 2025
Businessman shot dead in Ctg: Gunmen still unidentified
Police probing sand trading disputes, political rivalry in Raozan
8 October 2025