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
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
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
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
Death of a dream
Rupa Khatun was on the right track to realise her late father's dream.
30 August 2017
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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