Details of 16 constituencies Chattogram has 16 parliamentary constituencies, consisting of 15 upazilas and 34 police station areas. A total of 115 candidates from 25 parties are contesting on these seats. Among them, Jamaat has withdrawn its name from three constituencies in favor of two allies. The strongest position among the candidates of Jamaat is […]
Through a long anti-autocracy movement, a mass uprising overthrew military dictator Hussain Muhammad Ershad on 6 December 1990. Thereafter, the fifth national parliamentary election was held on 27 February 1991. In that election, BNP’s Abdullah Al Noman won the Chattogram-9 seat by receiving 49,818 votes. Awami League’s ABM Mohiuddin Chaudhary got 48,245 votes. BNP formed […]
In the banners, Jamaat Amir’s image replaces that of Game of Thrones’ central character Jon Snow. In the image, he is shown standing with the party’s election symbol, a balance scale, which resembles Jon Snow’s sword. The banner has snow and a wolf in the background. At the bottom it is written: Dadu Fan Club […]
Over the past two days, workers and employees remained off work for eight hours each day, a total of 16 hours. Container and cargo handling and clearance work resumed after the strike ended around 4 pm on Sunday evening. Meanwhile, the port authority has started retaliating against the protesters. In two separate orders issued on […]
Arifur Rahman, who works in a private company, has never paid much attention to budget sessions. However, he does check the list of products that have seen a drop or a hike in prices. That is all he cares about. This year, the budget was quite disappointing for him as the number of products that […]
At the same time, they must also accept that the full implementation of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord is the government's responsibility. The Chittagong Hill Tracts People's Committee, one of the major signatories to the peace accord, is demanding the full implementation of the accord and elections to the Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council […]
The tunnel under the Karnaphuli river in Chittagong is not seeing the expected traffic, due to which toll collection is less than expected. So far, the revenue from the tunnel is much less than the maintenance cost and toll collection. According to the bridge department, so far an average of more than 4,500 vehicles have […]
Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner Mohammad Mizanur Rahman told Prothom Alo that refugee camps No. 6, 7, 9 and 10 are most vulnerable to landslides, and that about 100,000 Rohingya live in these camps. However, there will not be a need to evacuate everyone. He said that if it rains continuously, there may be a […]
The Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong has been closed from 12 noon to 8 pm on Sunday due to cyclone Ramal in the Bay of Bengal. An airport official confirmed this to Prothom Alo. The weather department on Sunday asked Payra and Mongla ports to hoist danger signal number 10 as cyclonic storm Ramal […]
In this regard, a report by Prothom Alo said that Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) Mayor Rezaul Karim Chowdhury had gone to Finland on November 5 last year on a 10-day visit. Earlier, a delegation of Finnish company Haba Service, which reached Bangladesh, met the Mayor and expressed their interest in investing in waste management in […]
