Chittagong

Chattogram Bureau : Two more people got back their candidature in Chattogram-8 seat by-election. On Tuesday as directed by the court, their symbols were allotted by the Returning Officer. Now there are five candidates in the polling field. Polling will be held on April 27. National People’s Party (NPP) candidate Kamal Pasha got the party symbol mango. And independent candidate Mir Mohammad Ramzan Ali got one star. Six candidates submitted their nomination papers on the last day of nomination papers....

Chattogram Bureau : Mayor of Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) Rezaul Karim Chowdhury has sought Japan’s cooperation in increasing investment and employment through the development of the Port City’s infrastructure sector. During a courtesy meeting with the Ambassador of Japan Iwama Kiminori (Iwama Kiminori) at CCC office at Tiger Pass on Monday, the Mayor said that Chattogram is historically famous as a port and trading city. The Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has made huge investments in various sectors including the construction...

Chattogram Bureau :  As the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest religious festival of the Muslims, is drawing near, shopping has gained momentum with great rush in various shopping centres in the port city.The festival is the biggest celebration for the Muslim community, and many shoppers have received their salaries at the beginning of the month, adding to the momentum of the trend, reports BSS. All the city markets are seen busy selling their commodities as crowds of customers are visiting the...

Chattogram Bureau :Finally, the centenary historical Abdul Jabbar Balikhela is going to be held in Laldighi ground . Earlier in the press conference, the fair committee said that there is no plan to organize the Balikhela game at Laldighi Maidan. However, the committee officials said that the decision was changed on Sunday.Jaharlal Hazari, Councilor No. 32 Andarkilla Ward of Chittagong City Corporation, said that it was not possible to organize Jabbar Balikhela for two years during Corona. Last year, under...

Chattogram Bureau : The district administration team raided a factory in Shamsu Colony in Bahaddarhat area of the port city.Meanwhile, a person named Abdur Rahman was caught red-handed while making fake Harpic and Vim liquid. He was later sentenced to two months imprisonment by the mobile court. About 400 bottles of fake Harpic and 200 bottles of fake Vim liquid and many chemicals were recovered.Later these were burnt and destroyed. The drive was conducted on Sunday afternoon. Executive Magistrate Prateek...

Chattogram Bureau : The volume of import and export containers handled at Chattogram Port in January-March this year was also lower compared to the same period in the previous year, sources at the port said.Out of the first nine months of FY23, revenue growth was negative for four months at Chattogram Customs, according to the Chattogram Custom House.The growth in revenue collection was 40.87% in July of FY23, which fell to 24.67% in August. Then the Custom House witnessed 0.17%...