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     Road between Chittagong and Kaptai
     snapped 
          February
          5, 2001  
             
          
           
          Chittagong, Feb 3 (UNB) – Road link between Chittagong and Kaptai was snapped as a portion of the road collapsed suddenly Friday evening.
         
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     Snatchers
    jailed  under PSA 
          January
          20, 2001  
             
          
           
    Chittagong, Jan 19 (UNB) – A court here Thursday sentenced two people to different jail terms in a snatching case filed under the Public Safety Act (PSA). 
        
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     Seven
    convicted to various jail terms 
          November
          17, 2000  
             
          
           
    Chittagong,
    Nov 16 (UNB) – A court here Tuesday sentenced seven people to various jail
    terms in separate cases. 
        
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     Petition
    to cancel terrorists’ bail 
          August
          25, 2000  
             
          
           
    Chittagong,
    Aug 24 (UNB) - Efforts are underway to file a petition with the higher
    courts seeking cancellation of bails of 38 hardened criminals as they
    engaged in fresh crimes after their release from jail. 
        
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     Case
    of murdered expatriate resume
           July
          6, 2000  
            
          
          
           
          Chittagong
          (UNB) – The hearing in the Zibran murder case will resume in
          Chittagong Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court on July 16. 
        
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     Chittagong
    Mass Killing case resume
           July
          6, 2000
       
     
    
     
    Chittagong,
    July 5 (UNB) – Police fired some 33 shots at the opposition meeting at
    Laldighi Maidan here on January 24, 1988. 
        
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     CID
    arrested hundi businessmen July
    5, 2000   
        
     
    
     
    Chittagong,
    July 4 (UNB) – CID Police arrested two hundi businessmen with some hundi
    slips and Tk three lakh in cash from in front of a Janata Bank branch in the
    city’s Tedy Bazar today (Tuesday).   
     
     
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     Sailors
    stage protest in port
           July
          1, 2000  
               
          Chittagong,
          June 30 (UNB) – Sailors staged protest at the port here today
          demanding payment of salary and allowances resulting in stoppage of
          unloading of cement clinker from a Malta flag carrier.
          
           
            
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     Bus
    Hijackers arrested
           June
          25, 2000     
          
          
              
          
           
          Chittagong,
          June 24 (UNB) – Police arrested three members of a gang from a house
          at Doapara in Doublemooring thana few hours after a bus dacoity. 
            
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     Teenage
    girl rescued
    
    
           June
          22, 2000     
          
          
              
          
           
          Chittagong,
          June 21 (UNB) – Police rescued a girl after three days of her
          abduction from a house at Halishahar and arrested two people on
          Tuesday.
          
           
            
          
           
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     Convict
    Dead in Chittagaong
           June
          7, 2000     
          
          
       
    
    
     
    Chittagong,
    June 6 (UNB) - A convict, who was sentenced to 10 years imprisonment, died
    at Chittagong Medical College Hospital on Monday. 
     
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     Mayor
    accused in criminal case
           May
          25, 2000      
          
          
           Chittagong,
          May 24 (UNB) – The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s court today
          sought clearance from the government for trial of Mayor ABM Mohiuddin
          Cwhowdhury who is holding the rank of a cabinet minister. 
           
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           Six
    killed in the city
           
          May
          18, 2000     
           Chittagong,
          May 17 (UNB) – Three young men were beaten to death and 3 others
          died in separate incidents in the city today. 
             
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           People
          injured in clash between two groups 
          May
          18, 2000    Chittagong,
          May 17 (UNB) – A clash between shop owners and lessees of
          Thakurdighi bazar in Lohagara upazila left at least 10 people injured
          today (Wednesday).
           
          
          
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           Bangladesh
          Navy arrested people with foreign cigarette 
          May
          16, 2000      
           Chittagong,
          May 15 (UNB) - Members of a patrol ship of Bangladesh Navy arrested 4
          people and seized foreign cigarettes worth over Tk 1.82 crore in the
          coast early today (Monday). 
            
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           Chittagonj
          Medical College Hospital faces acute crisis 
          April
          29, 2000
             
          
          
           
          Chittagong,
          Apr 28 (UNB) – Already beset with numerous problems, Chittagong
          Medical College Hospital is poised to receive an unpleasant jolt as
          local PDB has threatened to cut off its electricity line on May 1 for
          non-payment of bills. 
           
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           Vehicles
          Damaged 
          April
          24, 2000
            
          
          
           
          Chittagong,
          Apr 23 (UNB) – Breaking cars on the street has so far been a means
          of political protest in Bangladesh’s baroque politics. But now
          family feuds are also triggering such vandalism.   
            
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           Waterborne diseases break out 
          April
          22, 2000
            
          
          
           
          Chittagong, Apr 21 (UNB) – A high level of
          Coliform has been detected in the city’s water supplied by WASA,
          making the city dwellers vulnerable to various waterborne diseases. 
           
          
          
           
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           Bumper
          harvest of boro 
          April
          13, 2000
             
          Chittagong,
          Apr 12 (UNB)- Blessed with favorable weather farmers in 33 thanas of 5
          districts of the region is expecting a bumper harvest of boro this
          season. 
           
          
           
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           Election
          in CMCSU 
          April
          13, 2000
             
          Chittagong,
          Apr 12 (UNB) – Pro-Awami League Chhatra League swept the Chittagong
          Medical College Students Union election today, bagging all the 20
          seats.
          
           
           
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