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
‘We want to know if they are alive’
In Chattogram, families of two individuals, who were allegedly picked up by law enforcers years ago, are still desperately seeking answers.
29 August 2024
Flood water recedes, traffic resumes
Vehicular movement on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway, often referred to as the lifeline of the country, fully resumed on Sunday night after floodwaters receded from various sections in Feni and Mirsarai upazila of Chattogram.
26 August 2024
Flood causes 50km jam on Dhaka-Ctg highway
The economic lifeline of the country, the Dhaka-Chattogram highway, remains flooded in Feni.
24 August 2024
Attacks on Ctg police establishments: Damages worth Tk 23cr, 500 firearms looted
The spree of attacks on numerous police establishments in Chattogram district following the resignation of the Awami League-led government on August 5, caused infrastructural damages worth around Tk 23 crore, said police officials.
17 August 2024
Innocent people get caught up in violence
Mohammed Ashik, 23, who works at a mobile repairing shop in Chattogram city’s Reazuddin Bazar, was going to his workplace around 11:20am when he found himself in the line of fire as activists of Jubo League and Chhatra League were shooting at protesters yesterday.
4 August 2024
Over 126 students arrested in a week
On Sunday, Rezaul Karim Kusum Chowdhury was waiting at Chattogram’s 6th Metropolitan Magistrate Court for a bail petition hearing for his nephew Talha Mahmood Chowdhury, who was arrested in a violence case over the quota reform protests.
29 July 2024
Delay in medical reports: Probe, trial pending for 965 cases
Investigations into at least 965 cases filed with different police stations under Chattogram Metropolitan Police are currently halted due to delay in issuance of medical reports in connection with the cases by Chattogram Medical College Hospital.
13 July 2024
Graft probe: Ctg police recommends dismissal of ADC Kamrul
Chattogram Metropolitan Police has recommended dismissal of its Additional Deputy Commissioner Md Kamrul Hasan after an internal probe found him guilty of misappropriating Tk 13.31 lakh.
11 July 2024
Eight jailed for 7yrs over Ctg girder collapse
A Chattogram court yesterday sentenced eight employees of a construction firm to seven years in jail in a case filed over the collapse of Bahaddarhat Flyover girders that killed 13 people and injured 27 others.
10 July 2024
Blacksmiths busy ahead of Eid
Blacksmiths in Chattogram city are passing a busy time ahead of the Eid-ul-Azha, making and sharpening tools for sacrificial animals.
14 June 2024
149 bhori gold go missing from Ctg Islami Bank’s locker
Although the incident was discovered in the afternoon of May 29, neither the bank officials nor the client has lodged a complaint so far
1 June 2024
Water crisis worsens in rural Chattogram
Residents of different rural areas under 15 upazilas in Chattogram are grappling with an acute crisis of water.
24 May 2024
Ansar-VDP eyes to provide security services abroad
The Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defense Party (VDP) has expressed its intention to provide security for foreign establishments and protection of VVIPs abroad “to contribute to the country’s economy and image”, similar to their role in Bangladesh.
17 May 2024
They appear amid heatwave and disappear after rain
Residents in Boalkhali upazila of Chattogram are in a state of panic following giant mealybug infestation in the area for the past several days.
17 May 2024
Ansar-VDP eyes to provide security services abroad
It has sent a letter to home ministry for permission saying, if approved, it will bring remittance and honour to country
17 May 2024
MV Abdullah: From horror to a warm embrace
The Chattogram port was filled with sighs of relief as the 23 crew members of MV Abdullah finally reached home yesterday afternoon.
14 May 2024
‘It felt like 33 years’
Exactly a month after being freed from the clutches of Somali Pirates, crewmembers of MV Abdullah returned to Chattogram port yesterday. They arrived via lighter vessel MV Jahan Moni-3.
14 May 2024
Back from turbulent sea: MV Abdullah crewmembers end horrid journey
The family members, who gathered at the port, were elated to their loved ones return home about a month after the ship was released by Somali pirates
14 May 2024
Milton's care centre: We're taking charges temporarily, says ASHF
Alhaj Shamsul Hoque Foundation (ASHF), who has been given charge of children and elderlies at Child and Old Age Care run by Milton Samadder, today said they were taking responsibilities temporarily
7 May 2024
Most Ctg markets lack fire safety
Most of the markets and shopping malls in the port city have been marked as risky in terms of fire safety, according to a recent survey of Fire Service and Civil Defence in Chattogram.
27 April 2024