Bagerhat

Death of newborn in Bagerhat: father remanded for 3 days

A Bagerhat court granted three-day remand for a man arrested for allegedly stealing and killing his newborn daughter in Morrelganj upazila.
Youth arrested for raping woman in Bagerhat

Police have arrested a young man for allegedly raping a woman in Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat.
Bagerhat police constable held for killing wife

A police constable has been arrested in Sharankhola upazila of Bagerhat on charges of killing his wife.
Tidal waves wash away 1,000 fish enclosures in Bagerhat

At least 1,000 fish enclosures were washed away by tidal waves in Bagerhat in the last four days.
Prisoners at Bagerhat jail can now talk to dear ones over phone

Prisoners at Bagerhat District Jail will now be able to talk to their loved ones over phone.
Bank officer's house robbed in Bagerhat

A bank officer’s house is robbed in Bagerhat’s Fakirhat upazila.
Quick wit and courage save Bagerhat boy from crocodile’s jaws

A ninth-grader narrowly escapes serious injury or worse when he is attacked by a crocodile at the shrine of Hajrat Khan Jahan Ali in Bagerhat today.
Madrasa girl murdered in Bagerhat

Police and locals recovered the body of a seven-year-old madrasa student from a pond in Bagerhat Sadar upazila on Sunday night.
Most Bagerhat prawn hatcheries close down due to larvae scarcity

Acute larvae scarcity coupled with excessive salinity and ammonia in water have forced almost all prawn hatcheries in Bagerhat to close their business.
3-year-old ‘raped’ in Bagerhat

Police have detained a youth on charge of raping a three-year-old girl in Bagerhat’s Fakirhat upazila.
Working for 7 years at risky building

Over 150 employees of Bagerhat sub-registrar and land record offices have been working in a tattered building for the last seven years despite serious risks.
Crocodile lays eggs at Khan Jahan Ali’s shrine

A female crocodile in a pond at the shrine of Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali (R) in Bagerhat lays eggs.
Rampal Project: Special kind of construction materials not being used

Lifespan of the proposed Rampal coal-based power plant in Bagerhat is feared to be shortened by almost two-thirds (25 years instead
2 killed in Bagerhat clash over paddy harvest

Two people are killed and 10 others injured in a clash over harvesting paddy from a disputed land in Morelganj upazila of Bagerhat.
Youth held for 'gang-raping' Bagerhat schoolgirl

A youth is detained in Mollahat upazila of Bagerhat for allegedly gang-raping a schoolgirl and uploading a video footage of the crime on the internet.
Man held in Bagerhat over threat ‘using IS’s name’

Police in a drive arrest a man on Friday night for allegedly giving a threat to a teacher and a Brac employee using the name of militant outfit Islamic State (IS) from Doshani area in Bagerhat town.
4 war crimes accused arrested

Police arrests four persons from Khulna and Bagerhat districts for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War in 1971.
Over 4,000 birds rescued in Bagerhat

The forest department rescue more than 4,000 birds of different species from a depot in Kachua upazila of Bagerhat today.
Shooting over school body polls leaves 7 injured

At least seven people, including two siblings, suffered bullet injuries as the president of a high school managing committee
7 hurt in Bagerhat shooting

At least seven people receive bullet injuries as the managing committee president of a Bagerhat school opens fire on them allegedly over the election of the school’s management committee.
Sundarbans robbers’ surrender stayed on bad weather

Rapid Action Battalion postpones a programme at Mongla upazila of Bagerhat where a gang of robbers were scheduled to formally surrender in presence of Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan.
‘Robber’ killed in Sundarbans ‘gunfight’ with Rab

A suspected robber is killed in a reported gunfight between his cohorts and members of Rapid Action Battalion at Mrigamari of the Sundarbans in Mongla upazila of Bagerhat.
2 Bagerhat Hindu teachers jailed for insulting Islam

A court has jailed two teachers in Bagerhat for making derogatory comments about Islam, invoking a rare law from the British
3rd forest fire in Sundarbans in 3 weeks

A fire broke out in Chandpai range of the Sundarbans in Sharankhola upazila of Bagerhat. This is the third incident of forest fire in Chandpai range over the last three weeks.
50 fall sick after having Panta-Ilish in Bagerhat

At least fifty people including women and children fall sick after having Panta-Ilish at a Bangla New Year celebration programme organised by the Kachua Upazila Parishad in Bagerhat.
Fire breaks out again in Sundarbans

A fire broke out in Chandpai range of the Sundarbans in Bagerhat yesterday, barely two weeks after a blaze damaged foliage on 1.66
Fire in Sundarbans forest again

Barely a month in the passing, fire has broken out in the Sundarbans’ Chandpai range again. This is the 15th fire incident in last 12 years in the area - posing threat to the ecosystem of the world's largest mangrove forest.
Sundarbans fire brought under control

A fire that broke out in Chandpai Range of the Sundarbans in Bagerhat last evening has been brought under control. Reason behind the fire is yet to be ascertained.
Coal-laden cargo sinks in Sundarbans

A cargo vessel carrying coal capsizes at Shela river in Chandpai range of the Sundarbans in Bagerhat.
‘Long march to save Sundarbans' begins

Demonstrators begin a four-day-long “long march” from Dhaka to Khulna in protest against the Rampal power plant, which they believe is a threat to the world’s largest mangrove forest the Sundarbans.