Desk Report: Seven leaders and activists of the banned organizations Chhatra League and Jubo League have been arrested after a procession with torches and sticks in the Borapul area of Chittagong city. Police arrested them from the Port Connecting Road area of Bandar Police Station on Monday (September 15) night. The arrested persons are Md. Ibrahim Khalil Tushar (24), Asif Mahbub (24), Nayan Shil (23), Md. Sagar (25), Zahidul Islam (22), Masud Hawlader (30) and Moin Uddin (30). However, their positions are not known. Earlier, at around 10 pm yesterday,…
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Chaksu elections: Crowds gather to collect nomination forms on last day
Desk Report: The Election Commission office was seen crowded on the last day of distribution of nomination forms for the Chittagong University Central Students’ Union (CHAKSU) and Hall Parliament elections. Candidates are collecting nomination forms in a festive atmosphere on the last day. From 9 am today, Tuesday, it was seen that various organizations and independent candidates are gathering in front of the university’s CHAKSU building. Since the morning, the presence of candidates and the movement of supporters has created an election atmosphere on the campus. More than 150 nomination…
Read MoreChittagong Port saves Tk 18 crore in dredging
Desk Report: The capital dredging work on the Karnaphuli River has been completed to increase the navigability of the Chittagong Port. As a result, the movement of large ships and lighter ships has become much easier than before. The depth of the river from Sadarghat to Bakliachar has increased by 4 meters. As a result, large ships can berth at the jetty. More and more lighter ships are also anchoring comfortably in the river. The estimated cost of the project was Tk 295 crore. But the final cost was Tk…
Read MoreChhatra League’s surprise procession in Chittagong, four arrested
Desk Report: Police have arrested four people after a flash procession led by the former president of the banned Chhatra League’s Chawkbazar ward in Chittagong city. They were arrested from various areas including Hamzarbagh under Panchlaish police station in the city on Saturday. Police have named microbus driver Md. Abu Musa and the driver’s assistant Md. Sakik among the arrested people, but could not identify the other two. Earlier, a flash procession by the banned Chhatra League took place in the Sangeet Mor area of Hamzarbagh early on Saturday. A…
Read MoreOC withdrawn over clash in Hathazari
Desk Reports: OC withdrawn over clash in Hathazari The officer-in-charge (OC) of Hathazari Model Police Station, Abu Kawsar Mahmud, has been withdrawn from duty a day after clashes broke out between Qaumi students and Sunnis in Chittagong over an objectionable post on Facebook. He was removed from duty around 11pm on Sunday, but the matter was made public on Monday. Chittagong Additional District Superintendent of Police (Hathazari Circle) Kazi Md. Tarek Aziz confirmed the authenticity of this information. Earlier, on Saturday evening, a clash broke out between Sunnis and students…
Read MoreHousewife dies after finding poisonous snake in bathroom ventilator
Crime Reports : Housewife dies after finding poisonous snake in bathroom ventilator A housewife named Ferdous Begum (35) died after being bitten by a poisonous snake in Patiya, Chittagong. The incident took place at Shukkur Hazir’s house in Belkhain village of Baralia union of the upazila on Tuesday. The deceased Ferdous Begum is the wife of Md. Russell, a businessman from Budhpura Bazar. Her only son Md. Raihan (16) is a student of class eight. The housewife’s younger brother Md. Belal Hossain said that while working near the ventilator in…
Read MoreYouth stabbed to death in Chittagong
Crime Reports : Youth stabbed to death in Chittagong A young man named Abdullah Al Monir alias Pintu (34) was stabbed to death in Bayezid, Chittagong. The stabbing incident took place around 12 am on Saturday in the Hillview residential area of Bayezid Bostami police station in the city. Although Monir, a carpenter by profession, lives in Brahmanbaria, he and his wife used to live in his in-laws’ house in Burma Colony of Bayezid Bostami police station in Chittagong city. Bayezid Bostami police station SI Jamir Uddin, who went to…
Read MoreArmy deployed in Chittagong University area after imposition of Section 144
Desk Reports : Section 144 has been imposed to control the situation in the clash between students and local residents at Chittagong University (CU). The army has been deployed in the relevant areas to control the situation. This order under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code, 1898, was issued on both sides of the road from the eastern boundary of Gate Bazar No. 2 of Chittagong University in Fatepur Union of Hathazari Upazila to the eastern rail gate from 2 pm today to 12 midnight tomorrow Monday. This information…
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