Chattogram

PM urges party leaders to prioritise public welfare, build 'New Bangladesh'

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has urged BNP leaders and activists to play a responsible role in building a 'New Bangladesh' by fulfilling public aspirations, maintaining law and order and implementing the party's electoral pledges. He made the urge while addressing an organisational meeting of BNP'

6 more dengue deaths in 24 hours, 148 died in September

Six dengue deaths and 1,948 new hospital admissions recorded in the past 24 hours, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The deaths have risen alongside measles cases, with the dengue death toll in September reaching 148. The DGHS released the figures in its updated dengue

Motiur shot, Ershad flew to Chattogram before killing

Retired Major Mozaffar Hossain told investigators that former Lieutenant Colonel Motiur Rahman shot President Ziaur Rahman, while then army chief Hussein Muhammad Ershad travelled to Chattogram by helicopter before the assassination, prosecutor Tanvir Hasan Zoha said on Sunday. Mozaffar made the sta

Four Killed, At Least 11 Injured in Karnaphuli Microbus-Covered Van Collision

Four passengers were killed and at least 11 others injured after a microbus returning from a wedding ceremony collided head-on with a covered van at Shikalbaha Choumuhani in Karnaphuli, Chattogram, at about 2:30am on Saturday, September 12. Several of the injured were reported to be in critical con

PM hands over keys of new houses to flood-hit families in Banshkhali

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today handed over keys of newly built houses to families, whose homes were destroyed in the recent floods in Banshkhali upazila of Chattogram. The Prime Minister handed over the keys to the beneficiaries after visiting the flood-affected West Banshkhali area under Bahar

PM set to visit Cox's Bazar, Chattogram tomorrow

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will visit Cox's Bazar and Chattogram tomorrow, making his first visit to Chattogram since assuming office through the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election. The Prime Minister will leave Dhaka by helicopter tomorrow morning and first visit Matarbari in Maheshkhali upazila of C

Measles Death Toll Reaches 800

Six more people have died with measles symptoms in Bangladesh, raising the total number of deaths from confirmed measles and measles-like symptoms to 803 since March 13, according to a measles update released by the Directorate General of Health Services on Wednesday. The report said 708 of the deat

South Chattogram Floods Damage Nearly 20,000 Tube Wells

Flash floods in South Chattogram have damaged at least 19,961 tube wells across Banshkhali, Satkania and Chandanaish, triggering a safe drinking water crisis and a rise in waterborne and skin diseases, according to official figures from the Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE).

Zia's assassination

40 officers raise their hands in support of General Manzoor's words

Major General Manzoor, then General Officer Commanding in Chittagong, summoned senior military officers to his office by 7am after being informed by Major Mozaffar that “The President has been killed.” In the meeting, Manzoor told 40 officers that some army officers had killed President Zia, after w

Zia's assassination

The entire operation took only 9 minutes

An investigative report says Bangladesh President General Ziaur Rahman was killed in a nine-minute military operation at Chittagong Circuit House in the early hours of 30 May 1981, after a group of army officers moved out of Chittagong Cantonment in heavy rain and launched an armed assault on the bu

Water Recedes from 80% of Chattogram City: Mayor Shahadat

Water has already receded from around 80 percent of Chattogram city, while about 20 percent of areas remain waterlogged because they are low-lying, Chattogram City Corporation Mayor Dr Shahadat Hossain said on Friday while inspecting flooding and distributing relief to stranded residents in Chandgao

Heavy Rains, Upstream Runoff Push Five Major Rivers in Bangladesh Above Danger Marks

Continuous torrential rains and heavy rush of water from upstream hilly areas in India have pushed water levels in at least five major rivers in Bangladesh above their respective danger marks, officials said on Friday.

5 More Deaths With Measles Symptoms

Bangladesh recorded five more deaths with measles symptoms in the 24 hours to 8am on Friday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. No new deaths were confirmed as measles-related during the period, although five suspected deaths were logged in Dhaka, Chattogram, Sylhet and Rangpur

Bangladesh Measles Death Toll Reaches 702

Four more people died with measles symptoms across Bangladesh in the 24 hours to 8am Friday, taking the total number of deaths since 15 March to 702, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. No deaths from confirmed measles were recorded during the latest reporting period. The health