Chittagong
(1991 pop. 1.4 million). Chittagong is the primary port and second largest manufacturing city in Bangladesh. It is located on coast of the Bay of Bengal, 164 miles southeast of Dhaka. Previ...
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DHAKA, Dec 2 (Reuters) - Bangladesh on Sunday rejected as
false and baseless allegations of continuing abuse of rights
of
tribal people in the country's Chittagong Hill Tracts, and
said they enjo...
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Chittagong, Bangladesh (dpa) - A sombre mood pervaded the serene
atmosphere inside a monastery Wednesday in the southern Bangladesh
port city of Chittagong.
H...
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CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh, Oct 29 (Reuters) - Bangladesh
authorities will install nine U.S.-built container scanners at
the country's main Chittagong port following a security review
conducted by a U...
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DHAKA, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Thousands of families have been
evacuated from their homes over a dozen coastal districts of
Bangladesh as a severe cyclone heads in from the Bay of Bengal,
officials sai...
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DHAKA, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Strong winds lashed Bangladesh's
Saint Martin's island on Thursday, ripping off tin roofs from
houses and uprooting trees, as tens of thousands of mainlanders
were evacua...
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Mudslides, flooding and lightning strikes washed away shanties, inundated cities and killed at least 108 people with scores still missing in Bangladesh's annual monsoons, officials said Tuesday.The...
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Chittagong, Bangladesh (dpa) - Torrential rains in Bangladesh
since the weekend have triggered landslides and flooding that have
left at least 98 people dead and up to 23 mi...
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At least 62 people were killed and many others were injured Monday in mudslides triggered by heavy monsoon rains in a hilly port city in southeastern Bangladesh, rescue officials and witnesses said...
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