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
Protest at Cuet: Students suspend demonstration
Demonstrating students of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (Cuet) late last night suspended their protest upon assurances from the university authorities that their major demands would be met.
25 April 2024
Of expired licence and fitness certificate
Police yesterday arrested the driver of the bus that rammed a motorcycle carrying three students of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology on April 22, leaving two of them dead and the other critically injured.
24 April 2024
Govt to go tough on KNF
Amid widespread fear in the hills of Bandarban following last week’s bank robberies and attacks on security personnel, the government has said it will be tough on the regional armed group Kuki-Chin National Front.
6 April 2024
Joint drive against KNF begins today
Law enforcers along with army and border guards will start a joint operation against armed group Kuki-Chin National Front in Bandarban from today.
5 April 2024
Vermicelli makers in overdrive for Eid
With Eid-ul-Fitr knocking at the door, vermicelli (semai in Bangla) makers in Chattogram city are having a busy time.
4 April 2024
Banker freed, Thanchi Police Station attacked
An armed group in a pickup attacked a joint checkpoint of the army and police early today, triggering a gunfight on a hill in Alikadam of Bandarban hours after gunmen sprayed bullets at Thanchi Police Station resulting in an hour-long gun battle.
4 April 2024
3 Bangladeshis held hostage in Libya
Three Bangladeshi young men from Chattogram’s Anwara upazila have been held hostage by suspected traffickers in an unknown location in Libya for about six days.
28 March 2024
Is a government official above the law?
Despite being caught red-handed with gold bars at the airport, the authorities concerned are dilly-dallying in taking any legal action against a physician of Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport.
22 March 2024
23 Bangladeshis held hostage by ‘Somali’ pirates
Suspected Somali pirates yesterday hijacked a Bangladesh-flagged cargo ship with 23 crew members in the Indian ocean, according to the company that owns the vessel.
12 March 2024
Oil smuggling from mother vessels goes on unabated
Some businessmen and shipbreaking yard owners have long been involved in smuggling fuel from mother vessels at Chattogram Port, due to poor monitoring by the authorities concerned.
10 March 2024
165 BCL clashes at CU in 5yrs
The Chittagong University campus has been in a state of unrest for the past few days as a result of back-to-back clashes between leaders and activists from the ruling party’s student wing -- the Bangladesh Chhatra League.
19 February 2024
Theft Incidents: Security beefed up at Ctg airport
The authorities of Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram have tightened its security measures following several incidents of theft inside the airport in November and December last year.
11 February 2024
Man dies in jail custody
A 38-year-old man died under unusual circumstances in jail custody yesterday. He had injury marks on his body.
5 February 2024
Helping friends, one meal at a time
The Covid-19 pandemic was a life changing event for people from all walks of life.
23 January 2024
Security challenges still unaddressed
The rail service connecting Cox’s Bazar is facing some major security challenges regarding the newly-laid rail track on Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar route.
23 January 2024
Low turnout of female voters in Ctg
The January 7 national elections saw a frustratingly low turnout of female voters in most constituencies of Chattogram district.
18 January 2024
Demand for locally-made firearms on rise: police
The demand for locally-made firearms has risen in Chattogram and Cox’s Bazar ahead of the upcoming national election slated for January 7 next year, according to the law enforcers.
20 December 2023
No expat voter from Ctg appeals for postal ballot
No expatriate voter from Chattogram’s different constituencies has appealed for postal ballot to cast their franchise in the upcoming election slated for January 7 next year.
8 December 2023
Preventing snatching of militants: Measures not fully implemented yet
The Police Headquarters in August asked all its units to implement a set of measures by September 15 to prevent recurrence of militants or criminals getting snatched away.
11 November 2023
Serving others' jail term for just Tk 3,000
Ctg jail finds 13 such cases this year
8 November 2023