Tk 53cr withdrawn for an unfinished road
A contractor firm tasked with the construction of Nabinagar-Shibpur-Radhika regional highway in Brahmanbaria has withdrawn the entire Tk 53 crore bill for the project without completing it.
3m ago
Hospitals overrun with patients amid cold snap
The recent cold wave has led to a surge in diarrhoea and pneumonia cases across Brahmanbaria district.
3m ago
Sweet syrupy surprise
When you visit Bijoynagar, you will be welcomed not with words but a bite into warm chitoi pitha, dipped in the rich and velvety Lali gur -- a delicacy that has graced these lands for decades.
3m ago
Housing at the cost of a pond
A 50-year-old pond with an expanse of 72-decimal area is being filled up with truckloads of earth in Brahmanbaria’s Bijoynagar upazila, flouting rules.
3m ago
Lives lost, dreams shattered
There was a crowd in front of the Bhairab Upazila Health Complex, staring at a digital monitor yesterday.
6m ago
17 killed as trains collide in Bhairab
At least 17 people were killed after a freight train ignored a signal light and rammed into a carriage of Egarosindhur Godhuli near Bhairab Bazar Junction Railway Station yesterday afternoon.
6m ago
Contractors paid Tk 1.36cr even before work starts
A project was passed for the financial year 2022-23 to build two new school buildings with the funding of the World Bank in Kasba upazila of Brahmanbaria at a cost of Tk 1.36 crore.
9m ago
WDB digs canal, ‘AL leaders sell earth’
Let’s start with why canals are excavated. Excavation project of a canal involves digging and removing soil and rock materials from the ground to create a trench or channel. The excavated soil is then used to form the embankments or sides of the canal. The purpose of this project is to create a waterway for transportation of goods, irrigation, and drainage.
1y ago
April 15, 2021
Hefajat says 'no', pictures say 'yes'
From March 26 to 28, Hefajat-e-Islam activists attacked and vandalised 58 government and non-government institutions, two temples, and houses and offices of top leaders of the district Awami League and Chhatra League in Brahmanbaria.
April 4, 2021
Mayhem in B’baria: Blame game at full throttle
A week after the Brahmanbaria mayhem, Hefajat-e-Islam, the ruling Awami League and the BNP are trading blame for the widespread violence and damages in the town.
April 2, 2021
B’baria still reeling from Hefajat havoc
The music academy of legendary musician Ustad Alauddin Khan is situated just 150 metres off Brahmanbaria Sadar Model Police Station.
February 24, 2021
Power plant filling up Meghna bank
The state-owned Ashuganj Power Station Company Limited (APSCL) is filling the Meghna bank with sand to construct a new unit near Sohagpur village. The sand is being extracted from the river bed.
December 23, 2020
Boro on 15,000 hectares in BADC project uncertain
Irrigation in 15,000 hectares of land in the upcoming Boro season seems uncertain as various parts of the canal under the Ashuganj-Palash Agro Irrigation Project have been filled with sand to upgrade the highway from Ashuganj river port to Akhaura land port into four lanes.
October 30, 2020
4 years of Nasirnagar attack: Victims see no hope for justice
Recalling the violent attack at her home in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria, Purnima Das still trembles with fear.
September 12, 2020
Toxic water from India: environment in Akhaura at risk
Toxic industrial and medical waste and household sewage has been making its way into Bangladesh from Agartala, the capital of the Indian state of Tripura, for years through a cross-border canal putting the environment, health, and livelihoods in bordering Akhaura upazila at risk.
August 5, 2020
Beirut blast: Bangladeshi dreams engulfed in flames
Four. That is the current number of Bangladeshi nationals who died in the Beirut explosion last night. Beyond that number, however, lies the story of migrant workers who leave Bangladesh to seek better fortune elsewhere.
July 31, 2020
Dirt now LGED contractors’ component of choice!
Civil engineering contractors in Bijoynagar upazila have been using earth and substandard bricks to repair a vital road that connects Akhaura land port with at least three nearby upazilas.
July 24, 2020
Transshipment of Indian Goods: First consignment reaches Tripura, Assam thru’ Ctg
India has for the first time sent cargo from Kolkata to Tripura and Assam using Bangladesh’s Akhaura land port in Brahmanbaria.
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