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.
Syndicate meeting today, univ likely to open tomorrow
Perhaps joy and festivity swept through the homes of law students from Jagannath University’s batch-14 as their final results for the bachelor’s degree were announced on Sunday.
It was at the Shilpakala Academy auditorium, Cumilla, around 8:20pm.
Voting in yesterday’s Cumilla City Corporation polls took place largely without hassles, but there were some complaints about technical issues with electronic voting machines and long waiting times.
An unusually calm Cumilla city goes to election this morning amid a lack of enthusiasm and excitement among the voters about the polls, considered an acid test for the newly formed Election Commission.
Ruling Awami League mayoral candidate Arfanul Haque Rifat said people of the Cumilla city wants change.
Monirul Haque Sakku, an independent in the Cumilla city mayoral polls, alleged that there is no level playing field right now and the ruling party candidate will try to create chaos on election day.
Candidates in the Cumilla city polls made their last-minute efforts to woo voters yesterday as the electioneering ended at midnight.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her government have declared zero tolerance against narcotics. But the ruling Awami League has picked a top listed patron of the illegal drug business as its mayoral candidate for the Cumilla city polls.
The family of Sohagi Jahan Tonu is losing hope that her brutal murder would be solved anytime soon as the killers are still at large six years on.
The killers’ target was clear: shoot and confirm the death of Cumilla city Councillor Syed Mohammad Sohel on the spot.
Around 7:00am on October 13, a 30-year-old Ekram Hossain dialled 999 and reported to the police about an alleged defamation of the Holy Quran at Nanua Dighir Par puja mandap in Cumilla city.
