Visually impaired family resumes singing in Brahmanbaria after a six-day halt
On November 26, a group of youths asked the family to stop singing and instead take up begging
2 December 2025, 19:08 PM
Locals suffer due to lack of concrete bridge
More than 1 lakh residents of around 15 villages in Sarail upazila of Brahmanbaria have long been facing difficulties with connectivity due to absence of a permanent concrete bridge over the Chettra River.
27 November 2025, 18:00 PM
On the banks of Titas, a palace fading into memory
The Haripur Zamindar Bari in Brahmanbaria’s Nasirnagar upazila stands in quiet resignation, its ageing walls holding the weight of a world long gone.
14 November 2025, 20:04 PM
Silted canals put boro cultivation at risk
The Goalnagar union in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria lies on the eastern bank of the Meghna river, with adjoining wetlands through which water flows into two canals -- Kainchar khal and Chikondia khal.
3 November 2025, 18:00 PM
One killed, three injured in B’baria gang violence
A person was shot dead, and three others were injured in a series of attacks and counterattacks between two rival gangs reportedly fighting to establish dominance in Nabinagar upazila of Brahmanbaria.
2 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Ashuganj fertiliser plant struggling for survival
Once a major producer of fertiliser, Ashuganj Fertiliser and Chemical Company Limited is now struggling to survive amid a web of complications.
27 September 2025, 21:50 PM
40 years of tradition and goodwill: How Chunilal’s rosogolla became Sarail’s identity
At one end of the remote Aruail Bazar in Sarail upazila of Brahmanbaria, a small sweet shop has been drawing visitors for over four decades.
12 September 2025, 20:05 PM
Agent banking drives rural remittance boom
Bangladesh’s agent banking network is continuing to play a transformative role in the country’s financial system, especially through the channelling of remittances through agent outlets.
14 August 2025, 18:00 PM
From the kitchen to continents
It began with a storm and some fallen mangoes.
8 August 2025, 19:58 PM
From Malaysia to Brahmanbaria: Rambutan finds a new home
Rambutan tree requires similar care to a lychee tree
19 July 2025, 12:45 PM
Rebuilding life with quail farming
When Monir Hossain returned to his village home after spending five years abroad, he was unemployed and disheartened. Little did he know that a random video on YouTube would soon change the course of his life. It was a video about quail farming, and it sparked an idea that has since transformed his livelihood.
17 July 2025, 18:00 PM
Brahmanbaria village turns into 'ghost town' after JCD leader’s murder
Arson and looting forces over a hundred families to flee their home
9 July 2025, 13:44 PM
Fayzul finds success in mushroom farming
With a quiet determination and a vision rooted in both necessity and inspiration, Fayzul Gani, a young law student from Karuatoli village in Brahmanbaria’s Akhaura upazila, has carved out an unlikely path to success -- through mushrooms.
4 July 2025, 21:51 PM
Bijoynagar records bumper litchi yield
Growers eye Tk 25cr in sales
28 May 2025, 11:27 AM
Illegal soil extraction threatens Haora riverbank
Illegal soil extraction from the banks of the Haora river in Brahmanbaria’s Akhaura upazila has raised serious concerns over the integrity of the river protection embankment and the surrounding environment.
26 May 2025, 18:00 PM
India's import ban hits exports through Akhaura land port
Daily exports through the port halved after the restriction
19 May 2025, 10:12 AM
Migrant worker forced to fight for Russia killed in drone attack
"Are you Akram's mother? How do I tell you that Akram is no more…?".Mobina Begum, mother of Akram Hossain, a migrant worker who was forcefully made to fight for Russia by human traffickers in its war against Ukraine, got a call from his fellow Bangladeshi fighter from Kishoreganj on Thursd
19 April 2025, 19:02 PM
Farmers struggle as illegal soil extraction chokes Titas river
A syndicate engaged in extracting soil illegally in Brahmanbaria’s Akhaura upazila has curved out a road-like structure through the Titas river and adjoining cropland to facilitate soil transportation, thereby choking the river’s natural flow.
22 March 2025, 19:20 PM
Breathing life into bamboo
In the village of Sreemoddi under Cumilla’s Homna upazila, the melodious craft of making bamboo flutes has quietly persisted for generations.
14 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Poisoning land and lives
Illegal brick kilns take a toxic toll on Brahmanbaria
28 February 2025, 18:00 PM