Tangail

Who will hold the reins of brick kiln owners?

Toxic smoke from brick kilns is damaging crops and public health

A young agro enthusiast helping farmers in Tangail

When the pandemic hit and in-person classes at universities were suspended, Shakil Ahmed, then a final-year student of agriculture department at Noakhali Science and Technology University, had returned home.

6 get death penalty for killing couple for land property in Tangail

A tribunal in Dhaka today sentenced six people to death for killing a couple -- a retired government primary school teacher and his wife -- in a bid to grab land property in Sadar upazila of Tangail in 2017.

2 bodies recovered in Tangail

Police have recovered the bodies of two motorcyclists beside Dhaka-Tangail highway in Mirzapur upazila of Tangail.

Miscreants shoot postmaster, snatch Tk 50 lakh in Tangail

A group of miscreants snatched Tk 50 lakh from a postmaster after shooting him in the leg at Kalihati upazila of Tangail today.

Family abandons woman with flu-like symptoms in Tangail forest

A woman suspected to be showing symptoms of coronavirus was left behind in a forest in Tangail’s Shakhipur upazila allegedly by her family members yesterday evening.

Heritage site in a shambles

The once impressive structure of Hemnagar Zamindar Bari in Tangail's Gopalpur upazila is falling apart due to lack of proper maintenance.

Woman 'raped' by eight men in Tangail

A group of eight men on Friday night allegedly gang-raped a ready-made garment worker after physically assaulting her husband.

5 arrested for beating up 2 college girls

Police on Wednesday night arrested five youths for allegedly beating up two college girls with iron rods in Sakhipur upazila of Tangail.

November 3, 2017
November 3, 2017

Change Maker: From crime den to a safe park

A dark, doomed slum area infested with drug pedlars and local hoodlums.

November 3, 2017
November 3, 2017

RP Shaha Kidnap, Killing: The details 'untangled'

The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal has found significant evidence that a Tangail man was involved in the

September 10, 2017
September 10, 2017

Rush back to city chokes highways

Road transportation between Dhaka and different parts of the country -- south, west and north -- virtually collapsed yesterday, amid a huge rush of people returning to the capital from Eid vacation, due to heavy traffic creating tailbacks on roads and delayed ferry services.

September 8, 2017
September 8, 2017

Tangail road crashes kill 14 in 24 hours

At least 11 people, including eight members of two families, were killed and seven others were injured in road accidents in Tangail

August 14, 2017
August 14, 2017

Cattle hotels!

Over 250 families of several villages Tangail's Bhuapur upazila are finding some quick cash by turning their front yards into hotels for cattle.

August 8, 2017
August 8, 2017

12 to hang for killing Tangail college student

A Tangail court sentenced 12 persons to death for murdering a college student named Rajan over land dispute back in 2014.

April 6, 2017
April 6, 2017

Rail link of Dhaka with southern, northern districts snapped

Rail communication of Dhaka with the country's northern and southern region remains suspended as three bogies and the locomotive of a train derail in Bhuapur upazila of Tangail.

August 21, 2016
August 21, 2016

2 ‘JMB’ suspects killed in ‘gunfight’ with Tangail cops

Two suspected members of the banned militant outfit, Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), are killed in “gunfight” in Madhupur upazila of Tangail.

June 2, 2016
June 2, 2016

14 punished for illegal sand lifting

A mobile court yesterday awarded punishment to 14 people for illegally lifting sand near the Bangabandhu Bridge in Bhuapur upazila of Tangail.

May 18, 2016
May 18, 2016

Court orders seizure of MP Amanur, 9 others' assets

A Tangail court on Monday ordered confiscation of assets of 10 fugitive accused, including Awami League lawmaker Amanur