Noakhali

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. 

Passion for exploration: My personal journey

Born at Chatkhil in Noakhali, Ashraful completed his SSC from home and then moved to Dhaka to complete his HSC at Tejgaon College. He subsequently pursued a BBA and MBA at Eastern University, where he not only focused on his business studies but also explored the field of journalism working as a part-time journalist.

Padma Bridge will open to traffic next month: Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the much-awaited Padma Bridge would be inaugurated in June.

Ward Jubo League leader murdered in Noakhali

A Jubo League leader is killed in Companiganj upazila of Noakhali.

11 more lives lost on roads

Deaths in road crashes continue as 11 more people lost their lives in seven accidents in 24 hours since Sunday night.

Two 'robbers' killed in Hatiya 'gunfight'

Two alleged leaders of a robber gang were killed in a gunfight with Rab at Hatiya upazila in Noakhali yesterday.

2 ‘robbers’ killed in Noakhali ‘gunfight’

Two suspected robbers are killed in what law enforcers say a “gunfight” with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Hatia upazila of Noakhali.

Ex-husband, cohorts 'rape' woman

A woman was allegedly abducted and gang-raped by her former husband and his accomplices in Laxmipur's Kamalnagar upazila Friday night.

Boy, 4, tied up in sack, tortured

A four-year-old boy was allegedly tied up inside a sack and then tortured in Raipur in Laxmipur of Noakhali on Wednesday afternoon.

September 6, 2017
September 6, 2017

4 ‘bullet-hit’ in Noakhali AL infighting

At least 11 activists of ruling Awami League (AL) are injured, four of them ‘bullet-hit’, in a factional clash in Hatiya upazila of Noakhali.

August 16, 2017
August 16, 2017

Noakhali shrine Khadem hacked dead

Miscreants hack a khadem of a mazar (shrine) to death in Sonaimuri upazila of Noakhali.

August 11, 2017
August 11, 2017

4 'thieves' killed in mob beating

Four suspected cattle thieves were beaten to death and two others injured in Subarnachar upazila of Noakhali early yesterday.

August 10, 2017
August 10, 2017

4 ‘cattle lifters’ killed by mob in Noakhali

Four suspected cattle thieves were beaten to death by a mob in Subarnachar upazila of Noakhali early today.

April 20, 2017
April 20, 2017

Bapex begins gas extraction at Sundalpur field

State-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (Bapex) begins extraction of natural gas from Sundalpur gas field in Noakhali.

June 20, 2016
June 20, 2016

4 Noakhali men indicted for 'war crimes'

A special tribunal in Dhaka frames three charges against four men from Noakhali for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity committed during 1971.

June 17, 2016
June 17, 2016

College student shot dead in Noakhali

College student is killed and three others injured in an attack by miscreants at Amishapara Botgram village in Sonaimuri upazila of Noakhali.

May 28, 2016
May 28, 2016

UP polls violence claims 10 lives

Thus far reported, 10 people are killed in Jamalpur, Chittagong, Noakhali and Comilla districts in separate incidents of violence during the fifth phase of union parishad polls.

May 28, 2016
May 28, 2016

UP polls: Clashes halt voting at 5 centres

Voting at five polling centres are suspended due to violence in two districts and 13 BNP chairman candidates boycotted polls in three districts during the fifth phase of union parishad election.

May 22, 2016
May 22, 2016

Roanu takes 23 lives

Twenty-three people are killed and 13 more are missing after Cyclone Roanu made landfall yesterday afternoon on Chittagong-Noakhali coast. Accidents caused by the storm were the reason for the fatalities in Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Bhola, Noakhali, Patuakhali and Laxmipur.