Sitakunda

Sitakunda

Police officers stand outside Sitakunda Police Station following an alleged assault on a constable by a Jubo Dal leader in Sitakunda, Chattogram. Photo: Collected

Jubo Dal leader expelled over 'assault of constable' at Sitakunda police station

Chattogram North District Jubo Dal Vice-President Mohammad Ismail Hossain was briefly detained after assaulting a constable over a parking dispute.

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Police raid several areas of Sitakunda to arrest men seen displaying firearms during BNP clash

Clashes erupt between rival factions of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) during programmes marking the party’s 48th founding anniversary in Sitakunda municipality of Chattogram on 1 September 2026. Photo: TBS

BNP factions clash in Sitakunda over founding anniversary programme

Ferdous Steel Ship Recycling Industry authorities hand over compensation cheques of Tk7 lakh each to the families of 10 workers who died after being exposed to toxic gas at the shipbreaking yard in Sitakunda, Chattogram, on 23 August 2026. Photo: TBS

Families of 10 workers killed in toxic gas leak at Ferdous Steel receive Tk7 lakh each

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Worker dies after 8 days in ICU at Sitakunda shipbreaking yard

Ships are seen at the Ferdous Steel Ship Recycling Yard in Sitakunda, Chattogram, following a toxic gas leak that killed nine workers. Photo: Collected

Two marine firms assess toxic gas mitigation at Ferdous Steel yard

A special team from the Bangladesh Army and Fire Service inspects the vessel at Ferdous Steel Ship Recycling Industries in Sitakunda, Chattogram, where nine workers died after inhaling toxic gas on Friday morning. Photo: TBS

High levels of toxic hydrogen sulphide still persist at Ferdous Steel ship

Two women break down in grief following a gas leak at Ferdous Steel’s shipbreaking yard in Sitakunda, Chattogram on 14 August 2026. Photo: TBS

How 'green' are Bangladesh's shipbreaking yards if workers keep dying? 

Officials during an inspection at Ferdous Steel Shipbreaking Yard in Sitakunda where a toxic concentration of hydrogen sulfide gas was detected inside the ship on 15 August 2026. Photo: TBS

Toxic hydrogen sulfide detected inside ship after 9 workers killed

Relatives mourn after a gas leak at Ferdous Steel's shipbreaking yard killed nine people in Sitakunda, Chattogram, on 14 August 2026. Photo: TBS

Shipbreaking yard gas leak: Two brothers went to work on weekend, never came home

Smoke rises from the Ferdous Steel shipbreaking yard in Sitakunda, Chattogram, following a toxic gas leak that killed nine workers on 14 August 2026.Photo: Focus Bangla

Ship breakers association launches probe into Sitakunda's Ferdous Steel accident

A special team from the Bangladesh Army and Fire Service inspects the vessel at Ferdous Steel Ship Recycling Industries in Sitakunda, Chattogram, where nine workers died after inhaling toxic gas on Friday morning. Photo: TBS

Nine workers killed in toxic gas leak at Sitakunda shipbreaking yard

Angry locals set fire to the house of Nur Islam, who was killed in a mob beating in Chattogram's Sitakunda on 26 July 2026. Photo: Collected

Murder accused beaten to death by mob in Sitakunda, house set ablaze