March 26, 2021
Kohinoor Villa Massacre: Blood-soaked house of horror of 1971
The sheer brutality of the massacre shocks the people of Kushtia even today.
March 26, 2021
Chuadanga’s date molasses market going strong as ever
The famous 300-year-old date molasses market in Sarojganj of Khulna’s Chuadanga district is enjoying excellent business this year.
March 23, 2021
Bids opened despite leak of bidders’ names
Bids for the construction work of two student halls at Kushtia Islamic University (IU) for Tk 108 crore have been opened despite the fact that names of the bidders had been leaked a few days ago.
January 22, 2021
Kushtia Municipality Polls: 100pc ballots cast at one polling centre
Officials in Kushtia are investigating allegations that votes were cast in the Mirpur municipality election using the names of people who had died and those who had been out of the country.
December 19, 2020
Sculpture of Bagha Jatin vandalised in Kushtia
Some unidentified miscreants have vandalised a statue of British revolutionary leader Bagha Jatin on the campus premises of Kaya College in Kushtia’s Kumarkhali upazila.
August 17, 2020
Lalon Academy struggling to spread the word of the bard
For almost 200 years, Fakir Lalon Shah’s philosophy has transcended borders and enriched the minds of Bauls and lovers of his immortal songs across the world. Yet, Lalon Academy that is meant to...
June 12, 2020
Awful drainage a nuisance at Kushtia General Hospital
Believe it or not, it takes just a moderate rain to flood the main entrance and the road leading to Kushtia General Hospital with the dirty water and waste from the adjacent drains.
June 4, 2020
‘An honourable man’: Locals unaware of Haji Kamal’s ‘human trafficker’ identity
According to Rab, Kamal Uddin alias Haji Kamal (55) has trafficked more than 400 people to Libya over the last decade. But locals of Kushtia Sadar, where Haji Kamal is from, claim they were unaware...
March 15, 2020
New bridge lies unused due to lack of approach road
A bridge built seven months ago at Poltadanga Point of the Mathabhanga River in Chuadanga’s Alamdanga upazila cannot be opened for vehicular movement due to lack of approach road on one side.
March 4, 2020
10 Dists of Khulna Division: Banned three-wheelers continue plying highways
Five years into a High Court directive to withdraw poorly engineered three-wheelers from highways in 10 districts under Khulna division, there is no noticeable progress in this regard.