Mirza Shakil

Jamuna’s erosion sparks panic among locals

With the Jamuna river’s water level rising over the last couple of weeks, erosion has started in Tangail’s Bhuanpur upazila, leaving riverside residents in distress.

2w ago

Most roads in Tangail town dilapidated

Most roads in Tangail town have long remained in a sorry state, causing untold suffering for commuters.

3w ago

Ghatail upazila in Tangail: People suffer due to stalled road work

Renovation of the 5-km road from Palima in Kalihati upazila to Lokerpara in Ghatail upazila of Tangail has not been completed, even after a year and a half beyond the scheduled deadline.

1m ago

Tangail embankment under threat

The Tangail town protection embankment is under threat due to indiscriminate soil lifting from the Poulee river, a branch of the Jamuna.

1m ago

Health service limps due to manpower shortage

Healthcare services at the 50-bed Nagarpur Upazila Health Complex in Tangail are being severely hampered due to various problems, especially a shortage of necessary workforce.

1m ago

Locals take it upon themselves to repair road

Hundreds of residents in Dubail and Gabra villages under Delduar and Mirzapur upazilas of Tangail have long been suffering after an earthen road was severely damaged in floods.

1m ago

3 years past deadline, bridge still incomplete

Construction of a bridge over the Jhenai river in Tangail’s Basail upazila remains incomplete more than three years after the deadline, causing immense suffering to hundreds of people.

1m ago

Weaving bird nests, weaving hope

In an attempt to move the wheel of fortune for his poor family, Jahidul Islam, 27, a resident of Nalma village under Tangail's Ghatail upazila, had migrated to Saudi Arabia as a worker. However, his pursuit ended with a disappointment, and he had to return empty-handed after spending three years in the KSA

1m ago
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.

January 25, 2025
January 25, 2025

Kalihati upazila in Tangail: Locals suffer as key road lies incomplete

Residents of Kalihati upazila in Tangail are enduring significant hardships due to the deteriorating condition of a key local road, which remains incomplete after contractors abandoned the repair work

January 18, 2025
January 18, 2025

Shawl makers struggle amid high production costs

Even though sales of Tangail’s iconic shawl, produced in both handlooms and powerlooms, have increased this winter, weavers and artisans are struggling to make expected profits due to the rising cost of production, especially the high price of yarn.