Chittagong

Chattogsram Bureau : Several Awami League leaders have announced to contest the election as independent candidates in different constituencies of Chattogram without receiving the nomination of Awami League in the upcoming 12th National Parliament Election. Also, many said that they will discuss with their groups to select independent candidates and announce candidates. On Sunday (November 26) afternoon, Bangladesh Awami League announced party nominees for 298 seats. The party high command will be flexible about those who are left out if...

Chattogram Bureau : The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested three accomplices of a drug dealer along with illegal arms, yaba tablets and Phensidyl syrup from Chilatilla hilly area under Rangunia upazila of the district here today. The arrestees were identified as Shakil Hossain 27, Mohammad Faruk,22 and Mohammad Arif, 22 who are the accomplices of drug dealer Azizul Haque Shamim alias Allen Shamim of the area. Senior Assistant Director of RAB-7, Md. Nurul Absar said having information, a RAB-7...

Chattogram Bureau : City Awami League held a peace rally at 19 spots on Wednesday (November 15) to prevent anarchy and arson attacks by anti-independence forces including BNP and Jamaat. The matter was informed in a press release on Tuesday (November 14). The spots are – Darul Fazal Market Square, Katgarh, Saltgola Crossing, Badamtali, Bahaddarhat, Nayabazar, AK Khan, City Gate, Wasa, Muradpur, Kaptai Road Head, Oxygen, Aman Bazar, Moti Tower, Baklia Access Road, New Bridge, Andarkilla and Dewanhat Mor. Leaders...

Chattogram Bureau : Chattogram Awami League President Mahtab Uddin Chowdhury said that BNP has repeatedly proved that it is a group of murderers. They are anti-freedom and anti-humanitarian and war criminals. There is no trace of patriotism among them. Their address and graveyard are in Pakistan. Now is the time to force them to leave the country. He said these things in the president’s speech at the peace and development rally held at Darul Fazal Market Square against the sabotage,...

Chattogram Bureau : Vehicular traffic is normal in Chattogram during the hartal called by BNP-Jamaat. The presence of working people in public transport is noticeable. On Sunday (October 28) morning, such images were seen in several areas of the city including Bahaddarhat, Muradpur, GEC, Kazi Deuri, New Market, Agrabad and New Bridge. Various bus routes are plying from the new bridge area. But the road is empty since morning. The attendance of common people is less than on other days....

Raozan Correspondent : Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Railways ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury MP joined a peace rally organised by Jubo League in Raozan. He said that no force can stop the progress of Sheikh Hasina government. This time too, Sheikh Hasina’s government will take the development of the country towards progress. On the other hand, President of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Food, Dipankar Talukder, MP of Rangamati Constituency, said that in...

Chattogram Bureau : Aparajeya Bangla, an NGO of Chattogram, formed a human chain to demand the removal of the commercial children’s park built around the walls of Circuit House, an important structure of the Port City, and to open the place for common people. Last Friday at 3:00pm in front of Shishu Park, people from different classes and professions participated in this human chain and expressed solidarity. Expressing solidarity with the human chain, BLF freedom-fighter Pankaj Kumar Dastidar said that...

Chattogram Bureau : Chattogram Customs officials found 60 tonnes of dextrose, 15 tonnes of powdered milk, 1 tonne of coffee mate, 3 tonnes of menthol in the shipment of calcium carbonate. An attempt has been made to evade the revenue of one and a half crore takas in this challan of false declaration, customs said. The Deputy Commissioner of Chattogram Custom House confirmed this to media after 100 per cent physical examination. He said that GY Trade Private Limited of...