It has been nine long years since the rape and murder of Sohagi Jahan Tonu, yet the case remains unresolved.
Some people of Cumilla, along with a section of the Awami League, started supporting former Chhatra League leader AKM Bahauddin Bahar in the ‘80s to usher in a new era of young leadership and counter the influence of late party heavyweight Afzal Khan’s family in regional politics. Little did they know what was ahead of them.
Around 82,000 houses were partially or completely damaged after the Gumti river embankment was breached on August 22, resulting in a devastating flood that affected thousands of people in Cumilla.
Twenty deceased soldiers were identified by DNA testing while the process of identifying the others is underway
BARD Cumilla organises reading in nature to revive the reading culture in youth
12 cases were filed with different police stations within Cumilla district after the incident of October13, 2021
Rural and regional roads, bridges, culverts and other infrastructures sustained considerable damages in the recent spells of flood in 16 upazilas of Cumilla.
People wishing to distribute relief materials among the flood victims are finding it very difficult to reach remote areas due to a lack of boats.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Says young man who landed in jail pretending to be Rabiul
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”.
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.
If you are wondering what BNP supporters and activists are getting to eat after reaching the rally venue in Cumilla a day ahead of the programme, the answer is that the menu is not too shabby.
Law enforcers are looking for the imam of a Cumilla mosque because of his “links” with the seven youths who went missing from the district last month.
