An acute CNG shortage in Chittagong reached boiling point early on Friday, 14 August, as hundreds of CNG-powered auto-rickshaw drivers took to the streets in protest, throwing the port city’s transport network into utter disarray. Exasperated by multi-day queues outside refuelling stations across the city, disgruntled cabbies set up blockades around the bustling Sholashahar area […]

The Chief Justice of Bangladesh has reassigned the death reference and appeal hearings for the widely discussed child rape and murder case of young Ramisa to a special High Court bench. The case has been placed at item number 22 on the cause list for Sunday, 16 August, before the dual High Court bench comprising […]

A video depicting a night-time torch procession organised by local Awami League leaders and activists in the Banshkhali upazila of Chittagong has gone viral across social media platforms, sparking widespread local interest and prompting a response from law enforcement. Party insiders claimed that the demonstration took place on Thursday night, 13 August, in the Chunati […]

A severe national gas crisis has forced major industrial conglomerates in Bangladesh to shut down essential food processing operations, threatening widespread market disruptions and potential price spikes for daily commodities. In Narayanganj, the Meghna Group of Industries (MGI)—which processes edible oil, flour, sugar, and crushed soybean seeds—was compelled to halt operations across 12 processing plants […]