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.
Most roads in Tangail town have long remained in a sorry state, causing untold suffering for commuters.
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.
The Tangail town protection embankment is under threat due to indiscriminate soil lifting from the Poulee river, a branch of the Jamuna.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
