Mirza Shakil

3 years on, 4 key bridges remain incomplete

Despite the passage of official deadlines, construction of four key bridges on the Kalihati-Borachona and Dhalapara roads in Tangail remains incomplete, leaving thousands of residents to suffer daily.

2d ago

Shahjahan Ali: A war hero's commitment to community

Following independence, Shahjahan joined the Bangladesh Police, but he did not remain in the job for long

2w ago

Eid travel thru Jamuna Bridge: Authorities gear up to prevent hassles

As Eid-ul-Fitr approaches, the authorities concerned have taken measures to ensure a seamless Eid journey for holidaymakers travelling to the northern districts via the Jamuna Bridge on the Dhaka-Tangail highway.

2w ago

Chemically-treated pineapples raise health concerns

Pineapple farmers in Madhupur upazila of Tangail have been using chemicals to enhance the fruit’s size and hasten ripening process in hope of maximising their profit by grabbing the market early amid Ramadan season.

3w ago

Lax monitoring lets industrial waste pollute waterbodies

Discharge of untreated and potentially hazardous industrial waste from dyeing and printing units of mills and factories in Tangail has long been indiscriminately polluting the rivers and other waterbodies across the district amid lax monitoring by the authorities concerned.

3w ago

Tangail municipality: Lack of animal screening threaten public health

Public health in Tangail is threatened due to a lack of screening of livestock and the absence of any dedicated slaughterhouse in the kitchen markets of the town.

3w ago

Decades of struggle for a bridge

Thousands of residents in shoal areas under Nagarpur and Sadar upazilas of Tangail have long been suffering due to the absence of a bridge over the Dhaleshwari river.

1m ago

Low price frustrates peanut growers in Tangail

Different varieties of peanut were cultivated on 2,089 hectares of land in the shoal areas of Jamuna and Dhaleshwari rivers in Tangail this year

1m ago
April 8, 2025
April 8, 2025

3 years on, 4 key bridges remain incomplete

Despite the passage of official deadlines, construction of four key bridges on the Kalihati-Borachona and Dhalapara roads in Tangail remains incomplete, leaving thousands of residents to suffer daily.

March 26, 2025
March 26, 2025

Shahjahan Ali: A war hero's commitment to community

Following independence, Shahjahan joined the Bangladesh Police, but he did not remain in the job for long

March 22, 2025
March 22, 2025

Eid travel thru Jamuna Bridge: Authorities gear up to prevent hassles

As Eid-ul-Fitr approaches, the authorities concerned have taken measures to ensure a seamless Eid journey for holidaymakers travelling to the northern districts via the Jamuna Bridge on the Dhaka-Tangail highway.

March 18, 2025
March 18, 2025

Chemically-treated pineapples raise health concerns

Pineapple farmers in Madhupur upazila of Tangail have been using chemicals to enhance the fruit’s size and hasten ripening process in hope of maximising their profit by grabbing the market early amid Ramadan season.

March 17, 2025
March 17, 2025

Lax monitoring lets industrial waste pollute waterbodies

Discharge of untreated and potentially hazardous industrial waste from dyeing and printing units of mills and factories in Tangail has long been indiscriminately polluting the rivers and other waterbodies across the district amid lax monitoring by the authorities concerned.

March 16, 2025
March 16, 2025

Tangail municipality: Lack of animal screening threaten public health

Public health in Tangail is threatened due to a lack of screening of livestock and the absence of any dedicated slaughterhouse in the kitchen markets of the town.

March 3, 2025
March 3, 2025

Decades of struggle for a bridge

Thousands of residents in shoal areas under Nagarpur and Sadar upazilas of Tangail have long been suffering due to the absence of a bridge over the Dhaleshwari river.

February 19, 2025
February 19, 2025

Low price frustrates peanut growers in Tangail

Different varieties of peanut were cultivated on 2,089 hectares of land in the shoal areas of Jamuna and Dhaleshwari rivers in Tangail this year

February 1, 2025
February 1, 2025

Akalu Govt Primary School: Playground turned into a construction site

The playground of Akalu Government Primary School in Aloa of Bhuanpur upazila in Tangail has been occupied by road construction materials and vehicles for the past several weeks, disrupting students’ education and sports activities.

February 1, 2025
February 1, 2025

Upazila Health Complex: Construction of new buildings stalled for 20yrs

Over 2.5 lakh residents of Tangail’s Basail upazila are deprived of quality healthcare facilities as the construction of the upazila health complex’s new buildings remains stalled for nearly 20 years.