Bagerhat
Six Upazilas In Bagerhat: Water crisis grips oastal areas
The residents of six coastal upazilas under Bagerhat district are grappling with an acute crisis for fresh water for domestic consumption since the onset of dry season.
Bagerhat in festive mood ahead of Padma Bridge opening
The countdown is on. Padma Bridge, the largest megaproject of the country, will be opened by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday morning (June 25).
Death of newborn in Bagerhat: father remanded for 3 days
A Bagerhat court granted three-day remand for a man arrested for allegedly stealing and killing his newborn daughter in Morrelganj upazila.
Youth arrested for raping woman in Bagerhat
Police have arrested a young man for allegedly raping a woman in Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat.
Bagerhat police constable held for killing wife
A police constable has been arrested in Sharankhola upazila of Bagerhat on charges of killing his wife.
Tidal waves wash away 1,000 fish enclosures in Bagerhat
At least 1,000 fish enclosures were washed away by tidal waves in Bagerhat in the last four days.
Prisoners at Bagerhat jail can now talk to dear ones over phone
Prisoners at Bagerhat District Jail will now be able to talk to their loved ones over phone.
Bank officer's house robbed in Bagerhat
A bank officer’s house is robbed in Bagerhat’s Fakirhat upazila.
Quick wit and courage save Bagerhat boy from crocodile’s jaws
A ninth-grader narrowly escapes serious injury or worse when he is attacked by a crocodile at the shrine of Hajrat Khan Jahan Ali in Bagerhat today.
War trial: Death for Siraj, Akram jailed until death
A special tribunal finds two Bagerhat Razakars guilty of war crimes during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.
Bagerhat ‘Razakar’ Abdul Latif dies
War crimes suspect of Bagerhat Abdul Latif Talukdar dies from old age complications attending treatments at a Dhaka hospital.
3 Bagerhat ‘war criminals’ verdict any day
A tribunal in Dhaka concludes hearing arguments in a case against three alleged war criminals of Bagerhat and will deliver its verdict any day.
'Robber' killed in Sundarbans 'gunfight'
An alleged leader of a robber gang was killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion in Sharankhola range of Sundarbans in Bagerhat.
Circus elephant kills 3 in Bagherhat
A circus elephant tramples three people to death and damages several houses at three villages in Mollahat upazila of Bagerhat.
Trafficker, 2 ‘robbers’ killed in ‘gunfights’
A human trafficker and two alleged robbers have killed in separate “gunfights” in Cox’s Bazar and the Sundarbans respectively. This is the second time in three days that police crossed swords with human traffickers of Cox’s Bazar after The Daily Star ran a series of reports on human trafficking.
5 killed in Bagerhat road crash
Five people including four of a family die in a head-on collision between a bus and a pick-up van in Fakirhat upazila of Bagerhat.
‘Robber’ killed in 'gunfight' with Bagerhat lawmen
An alleged robber is killed and another injured with bullet in a “shootout” with law enforcers in the Sundarbans under Sharankhola range of Bagerhat
6 killed, many trapped in Bagerhat cement warehouse collapse
At least six workers were killed, 30 injured and another 50 feared trapped under the rubble when the roof of a cement warehouse at Mongla in Bagerhat collapsed