Key Cumilla road in ruins, thousands suffer daily
The Major Abdul Gani Road in Cumilla, which connects Cumilla city and Brahmanpara upazila, has become largely unfit for travel, causing immense suffering for nearly 50,000 people who use the road for their daily commute.
9 October 2025, 18:00 PM
9 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Tonu murder: 9 years without closure
It has been nine long years since the rape and murder of Sohagi Jahan Tonu, yet the case remains unresolved.
19 March 2025, 19:10 PM
19 March 2025, 19:10 PM
Of cronies and crimes / Bahar: the patron of Cumilla’s goons
Some people of Cumilla, along with a section of the Awami League, started supporting former Chhatra League leader AKM Bahauddin Bahar in the ‘80s to usher in a new era of young leadership and counter the influence of late party heavyweight Afzal Khan’s family in regional politics. Little did they know what was ahead of them.
24 January 2025, 18:00 PM
24 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Flood damages / Most victims yet to get govt aid
Around 82,000 houses were partially or completely damaged after the Gumti river embankment was breached on August 22, resulting in a devastating flood that affected thousands of people in Cumilla.
17 December 2024, 18:00 PM
17 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Remains of 24 Japanese WW2 soldiers being exhumed for relocation
Twenty deceased soldiers were identified by DNA testing while the process of identifying the others is underway
18 November 2024, 11:27 AM
18 November 2024, 11:27 AM
Reading in the era of reels
BARD Cumilla organises reading in nature to revive the reading culture in youth
9 November 2024, 19:06 PM
9 November 2024, 19:06 PM
2021 Cumilla communal violence: No cases have gone to trial in three years
12 cases were filed with different police stations within Cumilla district after the incident of October13, 2021
7 October 2024, 11:07 AM
7 October 2024, 11:07 AM
Flood aftermath in Akhaura and Cumilla / 1,258km roads, 32 bridges and culverts damaged
Rural and regional roads, bridges, culverts and other infrastructures sustained considerable damages in the recent spells of flood in 16 upazilas of Cumilla.
6 September 2024, 18:00 PM
6 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Relief delivery is now the challenge
People wishing to distribute relief materials among the flood victims are finding it very difficult to reach remote areas due to a lack of boats.
26 August 2024, 18:00 PM
VC, Teachers feud at CoU: Stalemate leaves students in limbo
Syndicate meeting today, univ likely to open tomorrow
4 June 2024, 16:36 PM
Tears of grief, instead of joy
Perhaps joy and festivity swept through the homes of law students from Jagannath University’s batch-14 as their final results for the bachelor’s degree were announced on Sunday.
20 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Eight years on, still no justice for Tonu
Eight years have passed since the murder of Sohagi Jahan Tonu, yet there has been little to no progress in the probe, frustrating the victim’s family.
19 March 2024, 18:00 PM
First city polls under new AL govt today
Mymensingh and Cumilla cities go to polls today to pick their mayors and councillors, just two months after the Awami League formed a new government.
8 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Cumilla City Corporation By-election: No enthusiasm among voters
Despite 13-day-long vigorous campaigning by mayoral candidates in Cumilla City Corporation by-polls that ended last night, there is no apparent enthusiasm among voters.
7 March 2024, 18:00 PM
In Cumilla, canals run black
Joinul Hossain, a 55-year-old farmer in Cumilla Sadar south upazila, followed in his father’s footsteps to dedicate his entire life to cultivating their small piece of land and fishing in a canal near it.
17 November 2023, 18:00 PM
Not a single arrest in 7 years
Seven years have passed since the killing of Sohagi Jahan Tonu, yet law enforcement agencies have failed to make any progress in the murder probe.
20 March 2023, 11:28 AM
‘He hooked me with promises of stardom’
Says young man who landed in jail pretending to be Rabiul
18 March 2023, 01:20 AM
A plot afoot to throw BNP leaders out of polls
The BNP yesterday alleged the government was conspiring to implicate its senior leaders in “false and fabricated” cases to make them ineligible for the national election “like it did to Khaleda Zia”.
27 November 2022, 01:00 AM
Cumilla rally today: BNP faces few obstructions this time
Though BNP men faced transport strikes and obstructions ahead of most of the recent rallies in several cities, the situation in Cumilla was different before today’s rally.
25 November 2022, 18:00 PM
What's on the menu at a rally?
If you are wondering what BNP supporters and activists are getting to eat after reaching the rally venue in Cumilla a day ahead of the programme, the answer is that the menu is not too shabby.
25 November 2022, 10:06 AM
Law enforces looking for Cumilla imam
Law enforcers are looking for the imam of a Cumilla mosque because of his “links” with the seven youths who went missing from the district last month.
20 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Cumilla choked by congestion
Commuters’ suffering in the sweltering heat on the roads, as most of them had to spend at least 30 minutes to an hour more than the usual time to reach their destinations due to gridlocks, has become a common situation in Cumilla city.
13 August 2022, 18:00 PM
An uphill task, yet Sakku fought well
The split in the pro-BNP vote bank because of the party’s two expelled leaders running for mayor was a big advantage for the ruling Awami League candidate in the Cumilla City Corporation election.
17 June 2022, 02:00 AM
Cumilla city polls: Dramatic win for Rifat
It was at the Shilpakala Academy auditorium, Cumilla, around 8:20pm.
15 June 2022, 18:00 PM
EVM experience: Largely without hassles
Voting in yesterday’s Cumilla City Corporation polls took place largely without hassles, but there were some complaints about technical issues with electronic voting machines and long waiting times.
15 June 2022, 18:00 PM
It's actually Sakku vs Bahar: Cumilla city goes to polls
An unusually calm Cumilla city goes to election this morning amid a lack of enthusiasm and excitement among the voters about the polls, considered an acid test for the newly formed Election Commission.
14 June 2022, 18:00 PM
People want change: Rifat
Ruling Awami League mayoral candidate Arfanul Haque Rifat said people of the Cumilla city wants change.
14 June 2022, 02:30 AM
No level playing field: Sakku
Monirul Haque Sakku, an independent in the Cumilla city mayoral polls, alleged that there is no level playing field right now and the ruling party candidate will try to create chaos on election day.
14 June 2022, 02:00 AM