Not a single arrest in 7 years
Seven years have passed since the killing of Sohagi Jahan Tonu, yet law enforcement agencies have failed to make any progress in the murder probe.
A plot afoot to throw BNP leaders out of polls
The BNP yesterday alleged the government was conspiring to implicate its senior leaders in “false and fabricated” cases to make them ineligible for the national election “like it did to Khaleda Zia”.
Cumilla rally today: BNP faces few obstructions this time
Though BNP men faced transport strikes and obstructions ahead of most of the recent rallies in several cities, the situation in Cumilla was different before today’s rally.
What's on the menu at a rally?
If you are wondering what BNP supporters and activists are getting to eat after reaching the rally venue in Cumilla a day ahead of the programme, the answer is that the menu is not too shabby.
Law enforces looking for Cumilla imam
Law enforcers are looking for the imam of a Cumilla mosque because of his “links” with the seven youths who went missing from the district last month.
Cumilla choked by congestion
Commuters’ suffering in the sweltering heat on the roads, as most of them had to spend at least 30 minutes to an hour more than the usual time to reach their destinations due to gridlocks, has become a common situation in Cumilla city.
An uphill task, yet Sakku fought well
The split in the pro-BNP vote bank because of the party’s two expelled leaders running for mayor was a big advantage for the ruling Awami League candidate in the Cumilla City Corporation election.
EVM experience: Largely without hassles
Voting in yesterday’s Cumilla City Corporation polls took place largely without hassles, but there were some complaints about technical issues with electronic voting machines and long waiting times.
Cumilla city polls: Dramatic win for Rifat
It was at the Shilpakala Academy auditorium, Cumilla, around 8:20pm.
It's actually Sakku vs Bahar: Cumilla city goes to polls
An unusually calm Cumilla city goes to election this morning amid a lack of enthusiasm and excitement among the voters about the polls, considered an acid test for the newly formed Election Commission.
People want change: Rifat
Ruling Awami League mayoral candidate Arfanul Haque Rifat said people of the Cumilla city wants change.
No level playing field: Sakku
Monirul Haque Sakku, an independent in the Cumilla city mayoral polls, alleged that there is no level playing field right now and the ruling party candidate will try to create chaos on election day.
Cumilla city polls: All eyes on Cumilla, EC
Candidates in the Cumilla city polls made their last-minute efforts to woo voters yesterday as the electioneering ended at midnight.
Cumilla polls nomination: AL picks No. 1 patron of narcos
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government have declared zero tolerance against narcotics. But the ruling Awami League has picked a top listed patron of the illegal drug business as its mayoral candidate for the Cumilla city polls.
Tonu murder: Hope for justice fading
The family of Sohagi Jahan Tonu is losing hope that her brutal murder would be solved anytime soon as the killers are still at large six years on.
Killers trained, target clear
The killers’ target was clear: shoot and confirm the death of Cumilla city Councillor Syed Mohammad Sohel on the spot.
Cumilla mayhem: A chronicle of hate unleashed
Around 7:00am on October 13, a 30-year-old Ekram Hossain dialled 999 and reported to the police about an alleged defamation of the Holy Quran at Nanua Dighir Par puja mandap in Cumilla city.
Cumilla Medical College Hospital: Acute scarcity of nitrous oxide hampers surgery
A lack of nitrous oxide supply -- needed for anesthesia during surgeries -- is putting patients at Cumilla Medical College Hospital in difficulty.
College Student’s Death: Her elder sister loses job at private bank
The elder sister of the college student who was found dead in a Gulshan flat on April 26 has been terminated from her job at Padma Bank.
‘Missing’ Humayun Ahmed painting exhibited in Cumilla
A controversy has stirred up centring a painting of celebrated writer, playwright and filmmaker Humayun Ahmed that either got lost or stolen during the time of his death in USA in 2012, and has now resurfaced in Cumilla after almost nine years.
Justice for Tonu: 5 yrs on, no ray of hope for her family
Her parents left no stone unturned to help her become what she wanted to be: an artist. Sohagi Jahan Tonu had a natural knack for acting, and she would often sing and dance in theater plays.
Withstanding the test of time
For the unassuming, Cumilla Victoria Govt College’s Shaheed Minar may seem like a customary tribute to the Language Movement. That the monument itself has been a battleground between the region’s people and the then East Pakistan administration is thus a history worth retelling.
Who’ll clean it up?
Garbage has been dumped unabated right beside Dhaka-Chattogram highway at Nazirabazar in Cumilla for years with no authorities taking care of the issue.
A case of sheer negligence
The government is yet to take any action against the registrar -- who recorded the marriage of deceased Lakingme Chakma, a 14-year-old girl -- based on a fake birth certificate and others involved.
Muradnagar mayhem: Escalation is all they wanted
The attackers who vandalised and torched four Hindu houses and a family temple in Korbanpur village of Cumilla’s Muradnagar on Sunday, did so even as the issue that inflamed them -- a Facebook post that they said hurt religious sentiments -- was being resolved.
A witness of history facing demolition
For over a hundred years, Birchandra Ganapathagar (public library) has been a centre for educational, cultural, intellectual and socio-political activities in Cumilla city.
Covid in Cumilla: 10-bed ICU only hope for 6 dists
Sixty-five-year-old Monirul Sarker was admitted to Cumilla Medical College Hospital’s isolation unit with breathing problems around 9:00pm on Monday.
He gave it all up to set up a school
When most people are busy pursuing personal interest, there are some who strive to change the society.
Hillocks razed at Comilla University
The Mainamati-Lalmai hillocks on the campus premises of Comilla University are at risk.
‘Train driver’s fault’ takes sixteen lives
It was around 3:00am yesterday. A Chattogram-bound train from Sylhet -- Udayan Express -- was changing its track to allow Dhaka-bound train Turna Nishita Express from Chattogram to pass byMandobagh Railway Station in Brahmanbaria’s Kasba.
Brutal murder at Feni Madrasa 16 get death penalty
A Feni court yesterday handed down death sentence to all the 16 accused, including a sacked madrasa principal and two expelled local Awami League leaders, over the murder of madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi in April, an incident that had shocked the entire nation.
Prashanth’s Death In ‘Crossfire’: Family, BGB, police contradict each other
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and police are making contradictory claims over the videographer who was killed in a “gunfight” with BGB men in Cumilla on early Friday.
Brick kilns' child labour problem
Pabitra Roy, who secured GPA-5 in PEC and JSC exams, spends six months of a year working at a brick kiln to pay for his studies as well as support his family.
Defy obstacles, cast your vote
Top leaders of the Jatiya Oikyafront yesterday said December 30 would be the “day of freedom” for the country's people as no one would be able to snatch their victory in the 11th parliamentary election.
A case of callousness
A couple of nurses and a cleaning staff member (aya) of Debidwer Upazila Health Complex were venturing something they were not supposed to do without the presence of a doctor.
Cases too puzzling
Implicated in three “false cases” and tired of police harassment, Ahad Khalifa was desperately looking for a break.
A rare example of empathy
For housewife Rokeya Begum and her day labourer husband Shah Alam, the burden of hospital bills of Tk two lakh outweighed embracing their newborn at the Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of a private clinic, but humanity triumphed over money in Comilla this week as help arrived in the form of media reports and attention from the administration.
A different call of duty
A woman gave birth to a baby girl under the open sky near Amtoli Mosque beside the Dhaka-Chittagong highway at 4:00pm yesterday.
Forging a future
The high point of 24-year-old Md Amzad Hossain's life was the day he was accepted to study Bangla at Dhaka University. “When the
For the love of nature
Zamil Khan is by profession a restaurateur. He runs a Bangla fare establishment called Nongor in Comilla's Jhawtala.
A traditional toy for festivals
The vuvuzela, a plastic horn made famous around the world since the 2010 World Cup in South Africa has become ubiquitous, too, in
Raid on in Borohat, Moulvibazar: 'Some militants, explosives inside'
Suspected militants at Moulvibazar's Borohat den held their ground by putting up a defiant resistance throughout the day yesterday, forcing police to eventually suspend their operation as soon as dark fell.
Comilla city goes to polls tomorrow
Mayoral candidates from the ruling Awami League and the BNP wrapped up their intensive two-week-long campaign in Comilla yesterday midnight in the run-up to the city corporation polls.
March 20, 2023
Not a single arrest in 7 years
Seven years have passed since the killing of Sohagi Jahan Tonu, yet law enforcement agencies have failed to make any progress in the murder probe.
March 18, 2023
‘He hooked me with promises of stardom’
Says young man who landed in jail pretending to be Rabiul
November 27, 2022
A plot afoot to throw BNP leaders out of polls
The BNP yesterday alleged the government was conspiring to implicate its senior leaders in “false and fabricated” cases to make them ineligible for the national election “like it did to Khaleda Zia”.
November 26, 2022
Cumilla rally today: BNP faces few obstructions this time
Though BNP men faced transport strikes and obstructions ahead of most of the recent rallies in several cities, the situation in Cumilla was different before today’s rally.
November 25, 2022
What's on the menu at a rally?
If you are wondering what BNP supporters and activists are getting to eat after reaching the rally venue in Cumilla a day ahead of the programme, the answer is that the menu is not too shabby.
September 21, 2022
Law enforces looking for Cumilla imam
Law enforcers are looking for the imam of a Cumilla mosque because of his “links” with the seven youths who went missing from the district last month.
August 14, 2022
Cumilla choked by congestion
Commuters’ suffering in the sweltering heat on the roads, as most of them had to spend at least 30 minutes to an hour more than the usual time to reach their destinations due to gridlocks, has become a common situation in Cumilla city.
June 17, 2022
An uphill task, yet Sakku fought well
The split in the pro-BNP vote bank because of the party’s two expelled leaders running for mayor was a big advantage for the ruling Awami League candidate in the Cumilla City Corporation election.
June 16, 2022
Cumilla city polls: Dramatic win for Rifat
It was at the Shilpakala Academy auditorium, Cumilla, around 8:20pm.
June 16, 2022
EVM experience: Largely without hassles
Voting in yesterday’s Cumilla City Corporation polls took place largely without hassles, but there were some complaints about technical issues with electronic voting machines and long waiting times.
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