Category: Chottogram

A ‘mob’ formed and beat up a student federation worker, calling him a Chhatra League member.

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A ‘mob’ formed and beat up a student federation worker, calling him a Chhatra League member. Bangladesh Chhatra Federation’s Chittagong Metropolitan Organiser Shawkat Osman was beaten up by a ‘mob’ (group disorder) calling him Chhatra League. The incident took place around 3:30 pm on Wednesday in the area adjacent to Mimi Super Market in Panchlaish Police Station in Chittagong City. Eyewitnesses and police sources said that Shawkat Osman was returning home after tutoring. At that time, Mirza Faruk, the member secretary of the city’s Omar Gani MES College branch Chhatra…

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Attempted to enter house with weapon, fled after being chased by people, firing shots

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Attempted to enter house with weapon, fled after being chased by people, firing shots Two young men tried to break into a house with weapons in Chittagong city. The people around them noticed them and chased them. They then fled while firing. The incident took place at around 1:30 pm on Wednesday in a building called ‘Jasimer Building’ in the North Muslimabad Saikat residential area of ​​Patenga police station area of ​​the city. Police and locals said that around noon today, two young men tried to break into a house…

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Chhatra League’s surprise procession in Chittagong

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Chhatra League’s surprise procession in Chittagong The banned student organization Chhatra League held a short procession in Chittagong city on Tuesday evening. Around 6 pm, 30 to 40 youths were seen taking out the procession on Chatteshwari Road in the city. They raised slogans about Awami League President Sheikh Hasina and Independence Day from the procession. The video of the procession was posted by various people on social media Facebook. The post reads Chatteshwari Road. In addition, signboards of various shops on that road were also seen in the video.…

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Guterres’ Bangladesh visit: Will the world stand by the hungry Rohingya?

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Guterres’ Bangladesh visit: Will UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is visiting Bangladesh amid fears that food aid for Rohingya refugees could be cut drastically due to funding shortages. The food crisis could worsen the already inhumane living conditions in the world’s largest refugee camp. Guterres visited the Cox’s Bazar refugee camp on Friday (March 14). This is his second visit to Bangladesh. Guterres’ visit is seen as significant after the World Food Programme (WFP) announced it would reduce food aid after USAID’s operations were halted. The WFP said food aid for…

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Rohingya funding crisis: UN Secretary-General assures, assistance will continue

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Rohingya funding crisis: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has assured that all efforts will be made to ensure the necessary funds for the Rohingya. While visiting the Balukhali Rohingya camp in Ukhiya on Wednesday (March 14), he said, “I promise that we will do everything we can to avoid a funding crisis. I will talk to all countries in the world to help us and ensure adequate funding.” Guterres said he will be vocal so that the international community does not forget the Rohingya. More assistance is urgently needed for the…

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Dr. Yunus promises all-out efforts for Rohingyas

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dr-yunus-promises-all-out Nobel laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus has pledged to make every effort with the United Nations so that the Rohingya can celebrate Eid next year in their home country of Rakhine, Myanmar. He said this in the presence of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres after breaking iftar with 100,000 Rohingya at Camp Extension No. 20 in Ukhia on Wednesday (March 14). Yunus spoke in the regional language of Chittagong to establish better communication with the Rohingya. Meanwhile, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has assured that all efforts will be made to ensure…

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Indigenous people demand holidays on major social festivals

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The indigenous communities of the Chittagong Hill Tracts and plains have made four demands, including keeping government holidays in all educational institutions during their main social festivals, focusing on welcoming the New Year. These demands were made at a press conference organized by 12 indigenous student organizations at the Madhur Canteen of Dhaka University on Monday. The president of Bangladesh Indigenous Students’ Struggle Parishad, Numong Pru Marma of BMSC Dhaka Metropolitan, read out a written statement at the press conference. In his written statement, Ananta Tanchangya said that for the…

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Rohingya youth killed in exchange of fire in two armed groups

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Rohingya youth killed in exchange of fire between two armed groups A gunfight broke out between two armed groups in Myanmar at the Ukhia Rohingya refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar. A Rohingya youth died after being shot. The incident took place at B-21 Block of the Ukhia Kutupalong refugee camp around 9:30 pm on Saturday. The deceased youth has been identified as Mohammad Rafiq (33). He is the son of Shamsu Alam, a resident of B-21 Block of the refugee camp. Ukhia Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Md. Arif Hossain confirmed…

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Schoolgirl raped and videotaped in Sreepur, accused arrested

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Schoolgirl raped and videotaped in Sreepur, accused youth arrested A young man raped a third-grade girl in Gazipur’s Sreepur upazila on Saturday and recorded the scene on his smartphone. Later, the local people caught the young man, Md. Arman Mia (27), red-handed and handed him over to the police. Accused Arman Mia is the son of Md. Shamsul Haque of Niguari Union of Gafargaon Upazila of Mymensingh. The victim of the torture (8) lives in Barmi Union of the upazila. According to some residents of the area and police sources,…

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Shibir activists protest at police station at news of leader’s release

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Shibir activists protest at police station over news of Tanti League leader’s release Shibir activists protested at the police station over the news of the release of a Tanti League leader in Sitakunda, Chittagong. The incident took place inside the Sitakunda police station at around 1:45 am on Monday. The detained leader is Sitakunda Municipality Tanti League General Secretary Mejbah Uddin Chowdhury. He is an accused in the murder case of Shibir’s colleague Md. Shahjahan. The murder took place in 1996 at Sitakunda Degree College. Mejbah was a member of…

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