Tangail
#Crafts / Borni village: Where bamboo crafts tell the story of skill and heritage
Quality bamboo crafts are usually difficult to come by and finding a destination with an extensive selection of choices can be even more elusive. Hence, if you are in pursuit of such a place, let us recommend a trip to Borni, a village in Tangail.
4 places to visit in Tangail
Located around 100 kilometres north of Dhaka, the Tangail district is a place where not only the hilly forest of Bhawal meets the mighty Jamuna River, but also a melting pot of Bengali and unique cultures like the Garo and the Koch people. Although not particularly known for tourism, the Tangail district features an astonishing blend of picturesque countryside, deep forests, rich cultural heritage, and sites of historical significance.
Nisho's fans create temporary hall in his hometown for 'Shurongo'
Afran Nisho's die hard fans from Tangail have created a temporary cinema hall to watch his silver screen debut "Shurongo" on the big screen.
Who will hold the reins of brick kiln owners?
Toxic smoke from brick kilns is damaging crops and public health
A young agro enthusiast helping farmers in Tangail
When the pandemic hit and in-person classes at universities were suspended, Shakil Ahmed, then a final-year student of agriculture department at Noakhali Science and Technology University, had returned home.
6 get death penalty for killing couple for land property in Tangail
A tribunal in Dhaka today sentenced six people to death for killing a couple -- a retired government primary school teacher and his wife -- in a bid to grab land property in Sadar upazila of Tangail in 2017.
2 bodies recovered in Tangail
Police have recovered the bodies of two motorcyclists beside Dhaka-Tangail highway in Mirzapur upazila of Tangail.
Miscreants shoot postmaster, snatch Tk 50 lakh in Tangail
A group of miscreants snatched Tk 50 lakh from a postmaster after shooting him in the leg at Kalihati upazila of Tangail today.
Family abandons woman with flu-like symptoms in Tangail forest
A woman suspected to be showing symptoms of coronavirus was left behind in a forest in Tangail’s Shakhipur upazila allegedly by her family members yesterday evening.
2 ‘JMB’ suspects killed in ‘gunfight’ with Tangail cops
Two suspected members of the banned militant outfit, Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), are killed in “gunfight” in Madhupur upazila of Tangail.
14 punished for illegal sand lifting
A mobile court yesterday awarded punishment to 14 people for illegally lifting sand near the Bangabandhu Bridge in Bhuapur upazila of Tangail.
Court orders seizure of MP Amanur, 9 others' assets
A Tangail court on Monday ordered confiscation of assets of 10 fugitive accused, including Awami League lawmaker Amanur
DB detains niece's ex-husband
The Detective Branch (DB) of police yesterday detained another suspect in connection with the killing of tailor Nikhil
Hindu tailor murder in Tangail: Cautious, yet Nikhil could not survive
For the machete attack on tailor Nikhil Joardar of Tangail, assailants chose a comparatively quiet time at noon when he usually stayed
Tangail tailor killing: 3 placed on 6-day remand
A Tangail Court grants six-day remand for each of the three detainees including a local Jamaat-e-Islami leader in two cases filed in connection with killing of a Hindu tailor.
Machetes strike again: This time, a tailor killed in Bangladesh district of Tangail
Another day, another brutal murder. In the latest attack, unidentified assailants hacked a Hindu man to death in his tailoring shop in Tangail in broad daylight yesterday.
Claim of IS baseless: minister
Reiterating that there is no presence of Islamic State in the country, Bangladesh home minister terms IS claim of today’s murder of a Hindu tailor in Tangail as baseless.
Tailor killed in Tangail, ‘IS claims responsibility’
Bike-riding assailants stab dead a middle-aged Hindu tailor in Tangail. Hours later, US-based SITE Intelligence Group tweet that international militant outfit Islamic State have claimed credit for the murder saying that he blasphemed Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
Homegrown militants under control: Kamal
Admitting that there is existence of homegrown militants in the country, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal claims that they are under control.