Habiganj
An economic corridor that quietly fuels growth
At the turn of the millennium, travelling by road between Sylhet and Dhaka felt akin to a trek across rugged terrain. One would have to awkwardly traverse bumps along narrow and winding paths for upwards of 10 hours to make the trip either way.
Showbiz stars mobilise to support flood-affected areas
Heavy rains and landslides from upstream India have inundated the southeastern districts of the country. Regions such as Feni, Noakhali, Lakshmipur, Cumilla, Habiganj, Moulvibazar, Rangamati, and Khagrachari are struggling with severe flooding.
Govt’s cash aid programme: lists of 3 unions in Habiganj cancelled for irregularities
The lists of poor families for the government’s cash assistance programme in three unions of Habiganj’s Lakhai upazila have been cancelled following irregularities.
Habiganj DC tests Covid-19 positive, placed in home quarantine
Deputy commissioner of Habiganj district tests positive for Covid-19 and is placed in home quarantine.
Health complex in Habiganj closed after doctor, nurses test Covid-19 positive
Habiganj's Lakhai Upazila Health Complex was declared closed after a doctor and two nurses of the hospital tested positive with coronavirus.
Student pushed off bus, killed
A student of Sylhet Agricultural University died after he was pushed off a bus by the helper and crushed under the rear wheels in Nabiganj upazila of Habiganj yesterday evening.
Lightning kills 5 in Habiganj, Kishoreganj
Five people, including four farmers, are killed in separate lightning strikes in Habiganj and Kishoreganj districts.
5 ‘JMB millitants’ held in Habiganj
Law enforcers claim to arrest five alleged members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in Habiganj Sadar upazila.
4 killed as boat capsizes in Habiganj
Four people including three women and a child are killed as a boat capsizes in the Khowai river of Habiganj district.
9 charged with killing 4 kids in Habiganj
Police press charges against nine persons including the prime accused in a case filed for killing four schoolboys in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj.
Jubo Sanghati activist found dead in Habiganj
An activist of Jubo Sanghati, the youth wing of Jatiya Party, was found dead in Habiganj.
6 workers burnt in Habiganj factory fire
Six workers of a factory are burnt in a fire triggered by a gas cylinder explosion in Sadar upazila of Habiganj.
Accused killed in 'gunfight'
An accused in the Habiganj four-kid murder case was killed in a "gunfight" with the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in the district's Chunarughat upazila early yesterday, eight days after law enforcers allegedly picked him up. The dead, Bachchu Mia, was a CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver who had been traceless since being “detained by plainclothes officials” on February 17, according to his family members.
4-kid murder: Body formed to see cop’s negligence
A Habiganj court places two accused on remand each over the murder of four children in Habiganj’s Bahubol upazila.
More than 7 involved
More than seven people were involved in the killing of the four children at Sundartiki of Bahubal in Habiganj, said accused Jewel Mia in his confessional statement before a magistrate yesterday.
Another held over Habiganj 4-kid murder
Police arrest another person for his alleged link to the killing of four schoolboys, who had gone missing from Sundrateki village in Bahubal upazila on February 12.
Killers of 4 Habiganj kids to be tried at special tribunal: Minister
The trial of those accused in the killing of four kids in Habiganj two days ago will be held at the special tribunal, State Minister for Women and Children Affairs Meher Afroz Chumki says.
All they want is justice
Minara Begum could hardly speak to anyone since villagers dug her son's body out of a sand pile on Wednesday. Shell-shocked, she just shed tears silently, holding the boy's clothes tight.
4 Habiganj kids strangled, says doctor after autopsy
The four children whose bodies were found buried under sand in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj yesterday are strangulated to death, says a doctor.