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On the night of 4 June 2022, a fire and subsequent explosions at a container depot in Sitakunda Upazila, Chittagong District, Bangladesh killed at least 47 people and injured around 450 others. The incident occurred at BM Container Depot in the Kadamrasul area of Sitakunda Upazila.
Chittagong is often called Bangladesh's commercial capital due to its diversified industrial base and seaport. The port city has ambitions to develop as a global financial center and regional transshipment hub, given its proximity to North East India, Burma, Nepal, Bhutan and Southwest China.
Election day. 14 March 2024. Election of reserved seats. General elections were held in Bangladesh on 7 January 2024 in accordance with the current constitutional requirement, stating that elections must take place within the 90-day period before the expiration of the current term of the Jatiya Sangsad on 29 January 2024.
Chittagong Ship Breaking Yard is located in Faujdarhat, Sitakunda Upazila, Bangladesh along the 18 kilometres (11 mi) Sitakunda coastal strip, 20 kilometres (12 mi) north-west of Chittagong. Handling about a fifth of the world's total, it was the world's largest ship breaking yard, [2] until that record was taken by Alang in India. [3]
Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict. Shanti Bahini insurgents, photographed on 5 May 1994. The Insurgency in the Chittagong Hill Tracts refers to a political and armed conflict that occurred in Bangladesh in two phases: First phase happened from 1977 to 1997 between the government of Bangladesh and the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti ...
The Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), the only extensive hilly area in Bangladesh, lie in the southeastern part of the country (210 25' N to 230 45' N latitude and 910 54' E to 920 50' E longitude) bordering Myanmar on the southeast, the Indian state of Tripura on the north, Mizoram on the east and Chittagong district on the west.
China has given several loans to Bangladesh, which compared to India [with which Bangladesh shares land border on 3 sides] are on less favorable terms, and could lead Bangladesh into debt-trap. China has also offered to construct nuclear power plants in Bangladesh to help meet the country's growing energy needs, while also seeking to aid the ...
Daily Bir Chattagram Mancha (Bengali: দৈনিক বীর চট্টগ্রাম মঞ্চ) is a newspaper in Chittagong, Bangladesh. The newspaper was first published as a weekly in 1997 and since 2000 has operated as a daily newspaper.
The 2021 Chattogram City Corporation election was a local government election in the city of Chattogram, Bangladesh, held on 27 January 2021 to elect the Mayor of Chittagong and the Chittagong City Council. [1] [2] [3]
The Dainik Purbokone ( Bengali: দৈনিক পূর্বকোণ, lit. 'East angle') is a Bengali-language daily newspaper in Bangladesh, and one of the leading newspaper published in Chittagong. The newspaper was founded in 1986.