Chandpur

6 sued for gang raping housewife in Chandpur

Six persons have been sued on charges of gang raping a housewife in Chandpur’s Sadar upazila on Saturday night.
Eight killed in three road accidents

At least eight people, including three children, died in separate road accidents in Chandpur, Laxmipur and Dhaka yesterday.
Trapped in pir's ban, Chandpur females not casting votes since '72

Barred by an arbitrary religious edict imposed by a local pir (religious leader), female voters of an entire union in Faridganj upazila have willingly not exercised their right to franchise in independent Bangladesh.
6-month-old baby killed in Chandpur cylinder blast

A six-month old baby was killed in a gas cylinder blast in Chandpur Sadar.
Madrasa teacher held over 'rape' of 9-yr-old girl

A madrasa teacher in Shahrasti upazila of Chandpur has been arrested for allegedly raping a nine-year-old girl twice in a month.
'Rape victim' kills herself

A 16-year-old girl committed suicide on Tuesday night after she was reportedly raped in Chandpur village under Jagannathpur upazila
12 get death penalty for 2 murders

A Chittagong court yesterday awarded death penalty to six people for killing Krishak League leader Oli Ullah in Chandpur in 2014.
WB funds Bangladesh $360m for improving inland waterways

The World Bank approves US$360 million to help Bangladesh improve the navigability, year-round safe transport for passengers and cargo along Bangladesh’s busiest waterways.
Death in septic tank: HC seeks govt explanation on compensation

The High Court issues a ruling asking the government to explain in four weeks as to why it should not be directed to give Tk 20 lakh in compensation to the family members of a three-year-old girl who died after falling into a septic tank in Chandpur.
11 hurt in UP polls clash, voting suspended in 5 centres

At least 11 people are injured in different violence incidents during the third phase union parishad (UP) elections in Jamalpur and Sherpur districts.
Greed knows no bound

Coast guards yesterday destroyed around 2,000kg of lobsters worth about Tk 10 lakh in Chandpur as those were found injected with jelly.
Trawler sinking: 3 more bodies recovered

Police recover the bodies of three more people including a child and a woman, raising death toll to seven from a trawler capsize in the Meghna river in Chandpur.
4 bodies found five days into trawler capsize

Police recover the bodies of two children five days into their missing following a trawler capsize in the Meghna river in Chandpur.
6 children among 7 missing in Meghna trawler capsize

At least seven people including six children are missing after a trawler capsized in Meghna river of Chandpur. The incident took place due to the dense fog, says a passenger of the trawler.
Tea workers in fear of attack

Around five thousand families of agitating tea garden workers in Chandpur of Habiganj are passing their days in fear of attack by Chunarughat upazila chairman men who allegedly roughed up three protesters on Saturday.
3 kids tied up in cold for 5 hrs in Chandpur

Three children are rescued after being tied up by ropes and tortured for five hours allegedly by a vegetable trader in Hajiganj upazila of Chandpur.
'Political people involved in drug trading'

All political parties must be committed to free the country from the adverse effects of narcotics items, Additional Director General Amir Hossain of Department of Narcotics Control observes.
HC rules for accepting Kachua’s rebel candidate

The High Court directs Election Commission to accept nomination of Awami League’s rebel-candidate Ahsan Habib Pranjol for Kachua municipality’s mayor election in Chandpur.
Chandpur AL mayoral aspirant ‘likely to be elected unopposed’

The nomination of a BNP-blessed mayoral candidate in Chandpur is cancelled, paving the way for the election of the Awami League-backed aspirant unopposed.
HC orders free treatment for Chandpur acid victim

The High Court orders Dhaka Medical College Hospital authorities to provide Nazma Begum, an acid victim of Chandpur, with treatment in the burn unit of the hospital at its own cost until she gets fully cured.
Out of command, 2 cargo ships drift downstream in Meghna

Two out of command cargo ships are drifting downstream in the Meghna in strong current. Chandpur Coast Guard is searching for the ships.
Chandpur woman AL leader murder: Main suspect arrested

Police arrest the prime suspect of the murder case of a Chandpur woman leader of ruling Awami League.
AL woman activist killed in Chandpur

A local woman activist of the ruling Awami League is killed in Chandpur Sadar upazila.
Jubo League attack Chandpur students, 40 hurt

At least 40 were injured when ruling party’s youth wing Jubo League swooped on a procession brought out by the school students protesting extortion today.
Cop found dead on Meghna char

An on-duty police constable has been found dead on a char in the Meghna River of Chandpur Sadar upazila.
Serial killer Rasu Khan to walk gallows

Serial killer Rasu Khan is awarded death penalty in a case filed for killing a woman garment worker in Chandpur seven years back.
Couple hacked to death in Chandpur

A couple was killed allegedly by their son-in-law in Chandpur Sadar upazila.
1,250kg Hilsa fry seized in Chandpur

Law enforcers seize1,250 kilogrammes of Hilsa fry in Chandpur district amid a conservation campaign to put a stop to catching of the baby fishes.
1000 kg jatka seized in Chandpur

Police seize around 1,000 kilogrammes of jatka fish from Faridganj of Chandpur.
Trucker killed, 5 burnt in Chandpur arson

A trucker was burnt alive and five injured as unidentified miscreants hurled petrol bombs at two goods-laden trucks in Chandpur Sadar upazila during the wee hours of the hartal