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.
Four kids murdered
Five days ago, four children went out to a nearby playground, telling their parents they would return before sundown. Little did the parents know that it would be their kids' last outing. As the four did not come back home, families mounted a search that night at Sundrateki village in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj. But they found no trace of the children.
Bodies of 4 missing children found in Habiganj
Bodies of four children are found from Bahubal upazila of Habiganj, five days after they went missing.
Raped second time for seeking justice
A housewife of a Hindu family has allegedly been raped twice by the same man in the span of just three days in Baniarchang upazila of Habiganj.
Tea workers in fear of attack
Around five thousand families of agitating tea garden workers in Chandpur of Habiganj are passing their days in fear of attack by Chunarughat upazila chairman men who allegedly roughed up three protesters on Saturday.
Chasing off upazila chairman, tea workers withdraw blockade
Tea workers of Habiganj chase away a muscle showdown of Chunarughat upazila chairman and block a highway for nearly three hours protesting a special economic zone in the area.
3 killed in Habiganj road crash
At least three day labourers are killed and another one critically injured as a goods-laden truck ran over them on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Nabiganj upazila in Habiganj.
Cancel move by Jan 25
Tea garden workers in Habiganj yesterday issued a 16-day ultimatum to the government to cancel the move towards setting up a special economic zone (SEZ) in Chunarughat upazila.
Habiganj tea workers go on strike against SEZ
Thousands of tea workers in Habiganj abandon work and gather for a mass rally against government plans for a Special Economic Zone in the area.
Kibria murder: Charges against 32 including Babar, Hannan accepted
Habiganj court accepts the charges against 32 people including former state minister Lutfozzaman Babar in a case filed under Explosive Substances Act over a grenade attack that killed ex-finance minister SAMS Kibria.
War crimes evidence found against 8 suspects
The investigators of International Crimes Tribunal say they found evidence of war crimes against eight fugitives accused in two war crimes cases.