Meghna

3 Major Bridges by Early Next Year: Dhaka-Ctg highway awaits relief

Opening of three new bridges on the Shitalakkhya, Meghna and Gumti rivers will reduce bottlenecks on Dhaka-Chittagong highway early next year.

Sonargaon Economic Zone: Injunction there, so is violation

The woes of 12,000 villagers on the Meghna in Sonargaon are not likely to lessen despite the highest court's ban against damaging their ancestral agricultural land.

To eat or not to eat Hilsa this Pahela Baishakh

Pahela Baisakh in Dhaka at the Suhrawardi Udyan fare with Hilsa and panta bhat. A writer-poet, now living in Canada, made the claim sometime back that it was he and his group of friends who started the fad.

Out of command, 2 cargo ships drift downstream in Meghna

Two out of command cargo ships are drifting downstream in the Meghna in strong current. Chandpur Coast Guard is searching for the ships.

6 drown as trawler sinks in Meghna

Six people including four children drown and 20 missing as a trawler carrying 50 passengers capsizes in Meghna river in Monpura upazila of Bhola.

3 killed, 4 hurt in Narsingdi launch capsize

Three people including a child are killed and four injured as two launches collide in Meghna river at Srinagar village of Narsingdi Sadar upazila

May 6, 2018
May 6, 2018

3 Major Bridges by Early Next Year: Dhaka-Ctg highway awaits relief

Opening of three new bridges on the Shitalakkhya, Meghna and Gumti rivers will reduce bottlenecks on Dhaka-Chittagong highway early next year.

March 1, 2018
March 1, 2018

Sonargaon Economic Zone: Injunction there, so is violation

The woes of 12,000 villagers on the Meghna in Sonargaon are not likely to lessen despite the highest court's ban against damaging their ancestral agricultural land.

April 12, 2016
April 12, 2016

To eat or not to eat Hilsa this Pahela Baishakh

Pahela Baisakh in Dhaka at the Suhrawardi Udyan fare with Hilsa and panta bhat. A writer-poet, now living in Canada, made the claim sometime back that it was he and his group of friends who started the fad.

September 3, 2015
September 3, 2015

Out of command, 2 cargo ships drift downstream in Meghna

Two out of command cargo ships are drifting downstream in the Meghna in strong current. Chandpur Coast Guard is searching for the ships.

June 11, 2015
June 11, 2015

6 drown as trawler sinks in Meghna

Six people including four children drown and 20 missing as a trawler carrying 50 passengers capsizes in Meghna river in Monpura upazila of Bhola.

February 13, 2015
February 13, 2015

3 killed, 4 hurt in Narsingdi launch capsize

Three people including a child are killed and four injured as two launches collide in Meghna river at Srinagar village of Narsingdi Sadar upazila