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.
Habiganj schoolgirl assaulter sent to Tongi juvenile centre
A Habiganj court sends a teenage boy arrested on charge of sexually harassing a schoolgirl to Tongi Juvenile Correction Centre.
Habiganj college boy murdered in campus
A fresher college student is murdered in broad daylight inside his campus in Habiganj.
Kibria murder: No bail for Gaus
High Court rejects bail for BNP leader and Habiganj municipality Mayor Golam Kibria Gaus in the killing case of ex-minister SAMS Kibria.
Dhaka-Sylhet-Ctg train services resume after 10 hours
Rail communications of Dhaka with Chittagong and Sylhet resume after 10 hours of suspension due to derailment of five oil tankers of a freight train.
Speedy tribunal to try Kibria murder case
The case filed over the murder of former finance minister Shah AMS Kibria has been shifted to Speedy Trial Tribunal in Sylhet.
Charges against 3 Habiganj ‘razakars’ accepted
Dhaka tribunal accepts four charges against three suspects for their alleged crimes against humanity in Baniachang of Habiganj during Liberation War in 1971.
Habiganj war crimes suspect arrested
Police arrest a war crimes suspect of Habiganj, two day after a tribunal in Dhaka issued an arrest warrant against him for his crimes against humanity during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
Charges pressed against 2 Habiganj 'Razakar'
Prosecution presses four charges against two war crimes suspects of Habiganj for their alleged crimes against humanity during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
Bismillah Paribahan owner jailed for contempt
In a rare move, the Supreme Court sends Abdus Shahid, a transport businessman, to jail from the court for violating its order against construction of a building in Habiganj.
Charges accepted against Jamalpur ‘Al-Badr men’
A special tribunal in Dhaka accepts five war crimes charges leveled against eight suspects of Jamalpur, who had links with Al-Badr during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.