Noakhali

Passion for exploration: My personal journey

Born at Chatkhil in Noakhali, Ashraful completed his SSC from home and then moved to Dhaka to complete his HSC at Tejgaon College. He subsequently pursued a BBA and MBA at Eastern University, where he not only focused on his business studies but also explored the field of journalism working as a part-time journalist.

Padma Bridge will open to traffic next month: Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the much-awaited Padma Bridge would be inaugurated in June.

Ward Jubo League leader murdered in Noakhali

A Jubo League leader is killed in Companiganj upazila of Noakhali.

11 more lives lost on roads

Deaths in road crashes continue as 11 more people lost their lives in seven accidents in 24 hours since Sunday night.

Two 'robbers' killed in Hatiya 'gunfight'

Two alleged leaders of a robber gang were killed in a gunfight with Rab at Hatiya upazila in Noakhali yesterday.

2 ‘robbers’ killed in Noakhali ‘gunfight’

Two suspected robbers are killed in what law enforcers say a “gunfight” with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Hatia upazila of Noakhali.

Ex-husband, cohorts 'rape' woman

A woman was allegedly abducted and gang-raped by her former husband and his accomplices in Laxmipur's Kamalnagar upazila Friday night.

Boy, 4, tied up in sack, tortured

A four-year-old boy was allegedly tied up inside a sack and then tortured in Raipur in Laxmipur of Noakhali on Wednesday afternoon.

Rape in Noakhali: Accused UP chairman still at large

A union parishad chairman, who was sued for raping and torturing a woman at his office in Noakhali's Subarnachar upazila on

October 25, 2015
October 25, 2015

Jubo League activist hacked to death in Noakhali

A local Jubo League activist is hacked to death by miscreants at Showani Togba village in Chatkhil upazila of Noakhali today morning.

October 14, 2015
October 14, 2015

Charges accepted against 5 Noakhali ‘war criminals’

A tribunal in Dhaka accepts three charges brought against five war crimes suspects from Noakhali.

October 5, 2015
October 5, 2015

2 war crimes accused held in Noakhali

Police arrest two “Razakars” in Noakhali for their alleged involvement in crimes during the Liberation War in 1971.

October 5, 2015
October 5, 2015

Arrest warrant for 5 Noakhali ‘Razakars’

A tribunal in Dhaka issues arrest warrant against five suspected war criminals of Noakhali for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the country’s 1971 Liberation War.

July 30, 2015
July 30, 2015

Bangladeshi murdered in South Africa

A Bangladeshi expatriate from Noakhali was allegedly murdered in South Africa last Friday, family has claimed.

July 19, 2015
July 19, 2015

Rivals kill 3 brothers in Noakhali

Three siblings were chopped to death allegedly by their rivals over previous enmity in Sonaimuri upazila of Noakhali.

May 16, 2015
May 16, 2015

Fire kills businessman in Noakhali

A businessman is burnt alive as a fire broke out at a shop in Companiganj upazila in Noakhali.

April 6, 2015
April 6, 2015

‘Shibir man’ dies in clash with Noakhali cops

Alleged activist of Islami Chhatra Shibir dies and one other shot during clash with police in Noakhali Sadar upazila.

March 22, 2015
March 22, 2015

15 police officers transferred

The government transferred 15 police officers to different positions in the latest reshuffle.

March 13, 2015
March 13, 2015

Gandhian from Bangladesh gets peace prize

In 1946-47, Mahatma Gandhi spent more than three months in Noakhali, now part of Bangladesh, dousing the flames of communal violence that had engulfed the district

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