Chattogram
Once a den of drug addicts, Ctg DC Park is now a kingdom of flowers
DC Park in Chattogram’s Fouzdarhat has become place of attraction for city dwellers for vibrant display of colourful flowers along the sea beach after the district administration developed the park inspired by Dubai's renowned Miracle Garden.
A month-long flower festival will begin at the park on Thursday (January 25, 2024) evening.The festival, organized for the second time, promises a delightful experience for visitors with a collection of 127 species of exotic flowers. In addition to the floral extravaganza, the event features added attractions such as kite flying, traditional sweets festival, boat exhibitions, art displays, and a music festival.
Read more: A festival of flowers in ChattogramOnce infamous as a drug den near the Fouzdarhat area on the Link Road in Chattogram city, DC Park was transformed into a 194-acre park by the district administration.The various species of flowers capture the attention of visitors, not just through their colours but also through the artistic arrangements.
Poultry farm burnt to ashes in fire with 1,200 chickens in Ctg
A poultry farm with 1,200 chickens has been gutted in a fire at Boalkhali upazila of Chattogram.
The fire broke out at Kamal Hossain's poultry farm in Ward-2 of East Kalurghat area of the upazila on Friday morning.
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On information, members of the Boalkhali Fire Service rushed to the spot. But before thye could reach, the entire farm was burnt to ashes.
“My poultry farm was gutted in a fire around 4:00 am. There were 1,200 chickens in this farm. Everything was burnt to ashes. I have suffered a loss of about Tk 10 lakh,” said Kamal.
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Md Saidur Rahman, acting station in-charge of Boalkhali Fire Service, said, the fire originated from an electric short circuit.
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Zia’s 88th birth anniversary Friday
BNP will celebrate the 88th birth anniversary of its founder Ziaur Rahman on Friday with due respect.
Born on January 19, 1936 at Bagbari in Bogura, Ziaur Rahman, founded BNP in 1978 and became the country’s seventh president.
Zia was assassinated by a group of army officers at Chattogram Circuit House on May 30, 1981.
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BNP on Wednesday announced a two-day programme to mark the birth anniversary of its founder.
As part of the programmes, the party flags will be hoisted atop its offices, including Nayapaltan headquarters, on Friday morning.
Besides, the party leaders and activists, led by its standing committee members, will place wreaths at Zia's grave at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar at 11am on Friday.
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Meanwhile, BNP arranged a discussion at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh on Thursday afternoon in memory of Zia.
BNP’s associate bodies will also mark the day with various programmes, including discussions and warm clothes distribution, as part of the birth anniversary programmes.
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The party’s city, district and upazila units will also observe the day with different programmes.
Meanwhile, BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi issued a message on the occasion paying deep homage to Zia.
He recalled the BNP founder’s contributions to the country’s development and restoration of ‘multiparty democracy’.
The BNP leader also prayed for the eternal peace of the departed soul of Zia.
BIWTC engineer found dead at Dhaka hotel
An executive engineer of the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) was found dead at a hotel in the capital's Nayapaltan area early Wednesday.
The deceased was identified as Md Abbas Uddin, 50. He was the executive engineer of the BIWTC's Chattogram Sadarghat and a resident of Cumilla's Muradnagar upazila.
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Kamrul Islam, sub-inspector at Paltan police station, said they received a call from 'Hotel The Capital' around 12:30 am and rushed to the spot.
Later, they rescued Abbas Uddin after breaking the door of room no 304 in an unconscious state around 1 am and took him to the emergency department of the Dhaka Medical College Hospital where doctors declared him dead around 2:20 am.
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According to the hotel authorities, the victim came to Dhaka from Chattogram on January 13 for official purposes and began staying at the Hotel Capital in Nayapaltan. He was supposed to leave the hotel on Tuesday noon.
Later, getting no response from phone calls, the hotel authorities informed the matter to police.
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The body was kept at the hospital morgue for autopsy, added the police officer.
Election 2024: List of winners from Chattogram division
The Awami League won a comfortable two-thirds majority for a fourth election in a row on Sunday (January 07, 2024), in 299 out of 300 constituencies, and a strong showing by independent candidates as predicted.
Ruling party candidates won in 222 seats in Sunday’s election, while independent candidates — most of them belonging to AL — won 62 seats.
Here’s the list of candidates from Chattogram division who won in the National Election 2024:
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Nat'l Election: Hasan Mahmud wins for 4th time
Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has been elected unofficially in Chattogram-7 (Ranguniya and part of Boalkhali) constituency for the fourth consecutive time.
Assistant Returning Officer and Ranguniya Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Raihan Mehebub announced the results on Sunday night.
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He bagged 1,98,976 votes while his nearest contestant Islami Front candidate Advocate Iqbal Hasan earned 9,301 votes.
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The voting in the 12th parliamentary election began at 8:00 am and concluded at 4pm without any break amid tight security in 299 out of the country’s 300 constituencies.
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EC cancels candidacy of Ctg-16 AL candidate Mustafizur Rahman
The Election Commission has cancelled the candidacy of Awami League candidate Mustafizur Rahman in Chattogram-16 constituency.
His candidacy was scrapped on the ground of violation of the election code, said EC Secretary Md Jahangir Alam at a press briefing at the Nirbachan Bhaban at 4:00pm.
"He violated the election code of conduct and gave threats to the law enforcers today. He also breached the code earlier," he said.
Mustafizur Rahman is also a current MP from this constituency.
3 vehicles set on fire in Chattogram, Chandpur, Sylhet
A pick-up van, a truck and a bus were set on fire in Chattogram, Sylhet and Chandpur districts early Saturday ahead 48-hour hartal enforced by BNP and some other opposition parties to press their demand for boycotting the 7 January election.
In Chattogram, miscreants set fire to a pick-up van at on Dhaka-Chittgagong highway at Dhalipara in Sitakunda upazila early Saturday.
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Abdul Hakim, officer-in-charge of Kumira Highway Police, said 8-10 miscreants forced the pick-up van driver to halt it around 5:30 am. Later they set in on fire by hurling crude bomb and fled the scene.
On information, a firefighting unit rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire.
In Chandpur, A bus helper suffered burn injuries as a fire broke out at a stationary bus on Chandpur-Cumilla highway at Chandpur Bus Station around 5:30 am.
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Sheikh Mahsin Alam, officer-in-charge of Sadar Model Police Station, said a fire broke out in ‘Ananda Paribahan’ bus.
On information, police rushed to the spot and extinguished the fire.
Khokon Mia, 60, a helper of the bus, who was asleep inside the bus, sustained burn injuries.
He was taken to the Sadar hospital.
Police suspected that the fire might have originated from mosquito coil.
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In Sylhet, arsonists set a truck on fire on Sylhet-Dhaka highway at Lalabazar in Dakkhin Surma upazila early Saturday.Miscreants set the truck on fire beside Lalabazar Armed Police Battalion office around 1:45 am, said Md Jabed, duty officer of Dakkhin Surma Police Station.
Acute gas crisis hits Chattogram city residents hard
Different areas in Chattogram city have been experiencing shortage or low pressure in gas supply for the past one and a half months, hampering the household chores and production at industrial units.
City dwellers said although the gas crisis started in the mid October, it has intensified recently. Some of them alleged that they do not get any gas even in 24 hours.
According to Karnaphuli Gas Distribution Company Limited (KGDCL), the gas shortage in Chattogram port city turned acute due to suspension of gas supply from one of the two LNG terminals in Moheshkhali.
Besides, the authorities also suspended gas supply in households due to maintenance purposes.
KGDCL authorities said Chattogram used to some 310-400 million cubic feet of gas from the national grid during normal time but on January 3 it reveived only 280 million cubic feet.
The city dwellers have been experiencing the gas crisis since October 22 and gas supply remains suspended from 9 am to 3 pm in most of the areas.
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KGDCL authorities said the gas shortage may continue for a long time due to low pressure of gas supply from Moheshkhali LNG gas terminal.
Meanwhile, Omar Hazzaz, president, Chattogram Chamber of Commerce and Industries (CCCI), urged State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid to take necessary steps to mitigate the sufferings of the consumers.
He also sent a letter to the minister on Wednesday.
“Chattogram needs 400-450 million cubic feet of gas but only 280 million cubic feet is available now. Of the total gas, nearly 100 million cubic feet gas is used in two fertilizer factories and one thermal power plant while the rest are being distributed to the residents, industries and CNG filling stations, which is not sufficient,” the letter reads.
The rest of the gas is being distributed to a large number of residential consumers in the city, factories and CNG stations using various strategic methods. As a result, the factories and households are facing a serious gas crisis, it added.
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Managing director of KGDCL (operation division), Engineer Aminur Rahman, said the people of Chattogram port city depend on LNG gas supply and the supply of gas has reduced remarkably.
“It is difficult to say how long the crisis will stay,” he added.
Talking to some residents in Lalkhan Bazar, Kazir Dewri, Askar DighirPar, Khulshi, Jamal Khan lane, Dewanji Pukur Par, Dewan Bazar, Hem Sen Lane, Shulokbohor, Ghat Farhadbegh, Bakolia, Chawkbazar and others area, this UNB correspondent found that people of those areas are passing their days in misery during this winter.
Many residents of the areas said it is not new. Every year they experience gas crisis from November to February.
Shahnur Sultana, an employee of a bank, said “Now I have to leave my house in the morning without having any breakfast as there is no gas in my house in the morning. We have to buy food from a local hotel.”
KGDCL authorities said the gas supply to the domestic consumers has been disrupted as they have to supply gas to Chattogram Urea Fertilizer Limited (CUFL) and Karnaphuli Fertilizer Company Limited (KFCL).
Raid Uddin Ahmed, General Manager (Marketing, South Division) of KGDCL, said two Moheshkhali LNG terminals supply a total of 800-900 million cubic feet of gas to the national grid but now supply from one of them has been suspended due to maintenance work.
The supply situation will improve after the completion of the maintenance work, he added.
There are 6,01,914 consumers under KGDCL and of these, 5,97,516 connections are given to households.
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Train derailment snaps Dhaka-Ctg rail link
Train communication between Chattogram and Dhaka has remained suspended since this morning following the derailment of a bogie in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram district.
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Sub-inspector of Sitakunda Railway Police, Amzad Hossain, said a bogie of the Dhaka-bound ‘Chattala Express’, coming from Chattogram Rail Station, veered off the tracks at Siraj Bhuiyan intersection of Chattogram municipality around 7 am, disrupting rail communication.
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However, the train communication on the Chattogram-bound line remains uninterrupted, he said.
Mozammel Hossain, station master of Sitakunda Rail Station, said a relief train rushed to the spot for the salvage operation.
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