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
Chettra River in Brahmanbaria / 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
Haripur Zamindar Bari in Brahmanbaria / 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
Nasirnagar of B’baria / 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
Once a canal ran through it
A flowing canal ran through the town of Brahmanbaria once. Now what is left of the 3.5-km-long canal is a mere stream. At places, it looks as though it is a long stretch of barren land.
19 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Drying of river hampers Boro farming in B'baria
Boro cultivation on 4,000 bighas of land in six villages of Nasirnagar upazila has been facing a serious setback this year due to insufficient flow of water in the dried up Chikondiya river.
2 March 2019, 18:00 PM
2 women surrender after 39 hours
Two suspected women militants surrender two days after law enforcers cordoned off a seven-storey building in Gangpar area of Madhabdi upazila in Narsingdi.
17 October 2018, 18:00 PM
Paving in the rain!
It was raining around 12:30pm yesterday. Despite this, a group of workers, equipped with shovels and rakes, was trying to level freshly laid asphalt on TA Road near Ghorapatty intersection in Brahmanbaria town. Next to them two road rollers were moving in different directions to compact the surface.
21 July 2018, 18:00 PM
No less than a movie
It was an unusual but lucrative offer for Selim Mia, a rickshaw-puller in Brahmanbaria's Chhoto Kuripaika village.
28 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Beyond the call of duty
All SSC examinees were in the exam centre by then. They were about to start one of the important public examinations of their life.
1 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Obliged to stop it, he does the opposite
If informed about a child marriage, a union parishad chairman, like any other local government representative, becomes legally obliged to step in to stop the social evil.
28 December 2017, 18:00 PM
B'baria Handloom Industry: Hanging by a thread
The once hustle and bustle of the traditional handlooms at Bancharampurupazila of Brahmanbaria is now a thing of the past.
17 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Probe still incomplete
One year has passed since the attack on houses and temples of Hindu people at Nasirnagar upazila in Brahmanbaria but police could not complete investigations and submit the charge sheet into the incident yet.
29 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Highway in sorry state
The dilapidated Comilla-Sylhet highway, an important road for trade between Bangladesh and India through Akhaura land port, has turned hazardous for motor vehicles.
25 October 2017, 18:00 PM
B'baria schoolchildren at risk
For up to three thousand schoolchildren in Brahmanbaria's Nasirnagar upazila, dilapidated school buildings are a usual hazard.
6 August 2017, 18:00 PM
FLUTE plays export music
The sound of flutes tuning and playing is nothing new to Sreemoddi village in Comilla's Homna upazila. Over a century ago two expert flute craftsmen, Kokil Das Bairagi and Deen Bandhu, reached the village from India to ply their trade. Locals say they made up to a
6 May 2017, 18:00 PM