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Nazrul Barsho cultural competition begins in Tangail

31 August 2026
The National Cultural Competition on Nazrul was inaugurated in Tangail today (Monday) as part of a nationwide initiative marking Nazrul Barsho.
31 August 2026
Madhupur pineapple price

Madhupur pineapple prices crash as rain, flood dampen demand

29 July 2026
Pineapple farmers in Tangail’s Madhupur upazila are selling this season’s harvest at a loss, as prices for the GI-certified fruit have collapsed at the peak of the season.
29 July 2026
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A direct line to the MP

12 July 2026
Worried that severe erosion by the Jhenai river could swallow more land in Tartia village, Khandaker Akhtaruzzaman recently used a newly installed phone booth to seek help from his lawmaker.
12 July 2026
The Elenga flyover construction on the eastern end of the Jamuna Bridge began in 2022 and was scheduled for completion in 2025. However, about 40 percent of the work remains incomplete. Photo: Star

Elenga flyover construction, rain fears raise Eid travel concerns on Jamuna highway

16 May 2026
Authorities brace for heavy Eid traffic
16 May 2026
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Tangail sarees draw Eid shoppers with designs and comfort

19 March 2026
Traditional handloom sarees remain a festival favourite as buyers flock to markets
19 March 2026
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Tk 4cr bridge lies unused for 5 years in Tangail

12 March 2026
A bridge built over the Louhajang river in Tangail municipal town at a cost of Tk 4 crore has remained unused for five years due to the absence of approach roads, forcing residents to rely on risky makeshift ladders or take long detours.
12 March 2026
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Eid journey: Slow progress on Elenga flyover threatens severe congestion

6 March 2026
Many travellers from 21 districts will use the Dhaka-Tangail-Jamuna Bridge highway, widely known as the gateway to the north.
6 March 2026
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Pintu and Tuku: Brothers win big from BNP in Tangail

13 February 2026
Tangail-2 goes to Abdus Salam Pintu for third time
13 February 2026
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Nine old risky bridges in Bhuapur

Nine bridges on the Elenga-Bhuapur road in the district are in dilapidated state due to lack of renovation for long.
4 October 2017
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Impact of Tangail flood

Different crops worth around Tk 213 crore were damaged on 19,756 hectares of land due to the recent flood in the district.
3 October 2017
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Free food for the poor

What to have for dinner? It's a question that for many is a matter of basic choice. But for those of us not blessed with a reliable income, finding a meal can be more challenging. Every day some people won't manage; some will go hungry. It is an enduring, sad reality that is
24 September 2017
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Jamuna devours embankment

With water receding in the Jamuna, fresh erosion has damaged a large portion of the bank protection embankment on the eastern side
31 August 2017
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Death of a dream

Rupa Khatun was on the right track to realise her late father's dream.
30 August 2017
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Gridlocks make commuters suffer at Rasulpur-Elenga stretch

Passengers have to undergo untold sufferings as hundreds of vehicles face regular gridlocks amid the repair work of the two-kilometre stretch from Rasulpur-Elenga of Dhaka-Tangail highway.
24 August 2017
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A fatal train trip averted as locals step in

The story could go something like this: a train carrying more than 2,000 people fell into a deep pit near a bridge; rescuers were trying to save as many people as they could; and there were mourners wailing all around.
20 August 2017
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Cattle hotels!

Over 250 families of several villages Tangail's Bhuapur upazila are finding some quick cash by turning their front yards into hotels for cattle.
13 August 2017
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From bridge to boat

Thousands of people have started using boats to commute between Delduar upazila in Tangail and the district headquarters as a bailey bridge on the road collapsed four days ago under the weight of a fertiliser-laden truck.
21 July 2017
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Two kms in two hours

It takes vehicles about two hours to cross just a two-kilometre stretch of Dhaka-Tangail highway near Rasulpur and Pungli, said
20 July 2017
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Canal filled to widen Tangail highway

An important canal has been filled up at Rasulpur in Tangail Sadar upazila for the work of Joydevpur-Chandra-
6 July 2017
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In desperation

Bithi Akter's mehendi is still peeping out from under the bandage wrapped around her wound on the left hand. The 15-year-old
3 July 2017
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Hospital generator lying packed for 9yrs

A generator at Sakhipur Upazila Health Complex in the district has not been used for the last nine years as it is more powerful than
2 July 2017
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Who cares?

A broken bridge over the Jhinai river in Basail upazila of the district has been lying unrepaired for the last seven years, causing sufferings to local people.
24 June 2017
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Katakhali almost dead

Katakhali Khal, an important canal flowing through Sadar and Basail upazilas of the district, has become almost dead due to mindless
22 June 2017
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Small mistake, big damage

Around 65,000 pineapples of a farmer in Tangail's Ghatail were damaged by mistakenly spraying weed killer instead of growth hormones.
11 June 2017
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Jamdani weavers busy eyeing Eid market

Tangail's jamdani sari-weavers have their hands full these days, busily creating contemporary and traditional sari designs in a
7 June 2017
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Same old story at Tangail Sal forest

The traditional Sal forest in Tangail is disappearing fast due to non-stop felling of trees and encroachment of forestlands.
4 June 2017
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I've retired from job, not teaching

Bahaj Uddin Fakir, a retiree from Shaheed Smriti High School and College in Tangail's Madhupur upazila, has not taken even a day's
31 May 2017
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Toxic wastes pollute two rivers

Rampant dumping of untreated toxic wastes from textile factories for years has polluted water of the Langulia and Fatikjani rivers in
28 May 2017

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