Khalid Bin Nazrul

Eight years on, still no justice for Tonu

Eight years have passed since the murder of Sohagi Jahan Tonu, yet there has been little to no progress in the probe, frustrating the victim’s family.

1w ago

First city polls under new AL govt today

Mymensingh and Cumilla cities go to polls today to pick their mayors and councillors, just two months after the Awami League formed a new government.

2w ago

Cumilla City Corporation By-election: No enthusiasm among voters

Despite 13-day-long vigorous campaigning by mayoral candidates in Cumilla City Corporation by-polls that ended last night, there is no apparent enthusiasm among voters.

3w ago

In Cumilla, canals run black

Joinul Hossain, a 55-year-old farmer in Cumilla Sadar south upazila, followed in his father’s footsteps to dedicate his entire life to cultivating their small piece of land and fishing in a canal near it.

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.

‘He hooked me with promises of stardom’

Says young man who landed in jail pretending to be Rabiul

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.

August 14, 2022
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
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
June 16, 2022

Cumilla city polls: Dramatic win for Rifat

It was at the Shilpakala Academy auditorium, Cumilla, around 8:20pm.

June 16, 2022
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.

June 15, 2022
June 15, 2022

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.

June 14, 2022
June 14, 2022

People want change: Rifat

Ruling Awami League mayoral candidate Arfanul Haque Rifat said people of the Cumilla city wants change.

June 14, 2022
June 14, 2022

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.

June 14, 2022
June 14, 2022

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.

May 16, 2022
May 16, 2022

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.

March 20, 2022
March 20, 2022

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.

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