January 31, 2022
Back into darkness
Abdul Hoque was among the several hundred drug traders from Brahmanbaria who had surrendered to police during an anti-narcotics crackdown in 2017.
September 27, 2021
A fraudster in many guises
Sometimes he introduced himself as an officer at the land office, sometimes as an officer in the deputy commissioner’s office and at other times as an influential person in a government office.
August 9, 2021
Mosquito menace on the rise in Brahmanbaria town
In many areas across the Brahmanbaria town, mosquitoes descend upon neighbourhoods every day after sunset. But these days, even during daytime, their numbers are so high that people are finding it hard to stay home.
April 16, 2021
Hefajat’s Innocence Claim: Evidence contradicts
Although the top leaders of Hefajat-e-Islam repeatedly denied the organisation’s involvement in recent countrywide vandalism and violence, photographs and footages testify the opposite.
April 15, 2021
Hefajat says 'no', pictures say 'yes'
From March 26 to 28, Hefajat-e-Islam activists attacked and vandalised 58 government and non-government institutions, two temples, and houses and offices of top leaders of the district Awami League and Chhatra League in Brahmanbaria.
April 4, 2021
Mayhem in B’baria: Blame game at full throttle
A week after the Brahmanbaria mayhem, Hefajat-e-Islam, the ruling Awami League and the BNP are trading blame for the widespread violence and damages in the town.
April 2, 2021
B’baria still reeling from Hefajat havoc
The music academy of legendary musician Ustad Alauddin Khan is situated just 150 metres off Brahmanbaria Sadar Model Police Station.
February 24, 2021
Power plant filling up Meghna bank
The state-owned Ashuganj Power Station Company Limited (APSCL) is filling the Meghna bank with sand to construct a new unit near Sohagpur village. The sand is being extracted from the river bed.
December 23, 2020
Boro on 15,000 hectares in BADC project uncertain
Irrigation in 15,000 hectares of land in the upcoming Boro season seems uncertain as various parts of the canal under the Ashuganj-Palash Agro Irrigation Project have been filled with sand to upgrade the highway from Ashuganj river port to Akhaura land port into four lanes.
October 30, 2020
4 years of Nasirnagar attack: Victims see no hope for justice
Recalling the violent attack at her home in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria, Purnima Das still trembles with fear.