Rickety bridge puts locals at risk
A decades-old wooden bridge over a branch of the Lauhajang river at Gharia in Kalihati has become a daily ordeal for residents of four villages who depend on it as their only link to other areas.
26 November 2025, 18:00 PM
26 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Tangail Shoal teachers suffer amid transport woes
Teachers of various educational institutions located in remote Jamuna shoals of Tangail’s Bhuapur upazila have long been suffering from transportation issues.
20 October 2025, 21:27 PM
20 October 2025, 21:27 PM
Gopalpur in Tangail / Last of the shital pati makers
Shital-pati, a type of mat made by weaving strips of murta cane (Schumannianthus dichotomus), was once a popular household item across the country, prized for its smooth texture and natural cooling properties that offered comfort during the sweltering summer months.
6 October 2025, 18:00 PM
6 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Tangail hospital crippled by manpower crisis
The 250-bed General Hospital in Tangail has been struggling to provide adequate healthcare services due to a severe shortage of doctors and other staff.
4 October 2025, 19:35 PM
4 October 2025, 19:35 PM
Encroachment, waste dumping push Burai Beel to the brink
Burai Beel, a natural wetland located near eastern part of Tangail district town, is rapidly shrinking due to continuous pollution and encroachment.
17 September 2025, 18:00 PM
17 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Encroachment, waste dumping push Burai Beel to the brink
Burai Beel, a natural wetland near Tangail district town, is rapidly shrinking due to pollution and encroachment
17 September 2025, 11:34 AM
17 September 2025, 11:34 AM
Tangail mourns as two Milestone plane crash victims laid to rest
Tanvir was waiting to attend his coaching class after regular school hours when the plane crashed into the school premises
22 July 2025, 06:49 AM
22 July 2025, 06:49 AM
People suffer as bridge lacks approach roads
People continue to suffer due to the lack of approach roads to a bridge built over the Louhajang River in Tangail Sadar upazila.
21 July 2025, 22:18 PM
21 July 2025, 22:18 PM
Cassava cultivation catching on in hilly areas of Tangail
Cassava farmers in the Madhupur, Ghatail and Sakhipur upazilas of Tangail are enjoying bumper harvests of the crop, which has changed the fortunes of many in the fertile, hilly region.
7 December 2022, 04:00 AM
Rice mill pollutes air, damages crops
An automated rice mill named Daily Rice Industry Limited has been set up in Tangail’s Icharchala village at Ghatail upazila recently.
6 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Dhaka rally: BNP men in Tangail leaving homes in fear of arrests
BNP leaders have alleged that their activists in Tangail are leaving their homes owing to fear of being arrested in police raids ahead of the December 10 rally in Dhaka.
2 December 2022, 13:50 PM
Poor infrastructure failing Tangail BSCIC estate
The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation’s (BSCIC) industrial estate in Tangail has long been gripped by a myriad of troubles, including poor roads and drainage system, according to industry operators.
8 November 2022, 02:50 AM
These were schools once
Fifteen community schools in Tangail’s Basail upazila have remained locked for more than two decades. As activities in these schools are closed, weeds and bushes have taken over the buildings.
2 November 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Save us from erosion’
Houses, croplands and other important establishments have gone into the Dhaleshwari river at Sahabatpur union in Tangail’s Nagarpur upazila following recent erosion.
16 October 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Crops washed away overnight’
Farmer Shahidul Islam of Kukadair village of Gobindasi union of Bhuanpur upazila has cultivated different crops on his 12 bighas of land, after taking loan from local money launderers.
15 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Tangail sari sales get Durga Puja boost
Local sale of saris, especially those made on handlooms by skilled artisans in Tangail renowned for their colours and designs, has apparently gone up marking the upcoming Durga Puja.
28 September 2022, 02:50 AM
When authorities remain inactive
Residents of Hatia village in Tangail’s Dashakia union were all alone in their struggle to protect their lives and property from flooding, as the authorities had been indifferent to this matter for many years.
13 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Rising demand, price of jute entice farmers
Farmers have been regaining their interest in jute cultivation over the past few years as both the price and demand for the golden fibre are rising at home and abroad.
13 September 2022, 03:30 AM
Development, but at what cost?
The once solitary, neat and green Tangail town has turned into a concrete jungle within a few decades after mindless tree felling, thanks to unplanned urbanisation.
1 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Sugarcane production on the decline
Sugarcane production and acreages in Bangladesh have more than halved in the last two decades as farmers find it difficult to generate a steady stream of profit from the crop, official figures showed.
28 August 2022, 03:15 AM
In the end, it’s the children who suffer
By the bank of Jamuna river stands Char Chandani Government Primary School in Tangail’s Bhuapur upazila.
20 August 2022, 02:45 AM
Chemically-tainted pineapples: The farmers’ perspective
Despite being delicious, pineapples grown in Tangail’s Madhupur upazila have grabbed media headlines for all the wrong reasons in the last few years.
11 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Hills lost to greed
Many hilly areas in Tangail’s Ghatail upazila have been flattened due to rampant cutting of red clay hillocks by soil traders allegedly supported by local influential people.
10 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Gang-rape, robbery on moving bus: Witness recounts horror
Hekmat Ali, the plaintiff of the case filed for robbery and gang-rape on a moving bus in Tangail, narrated the horrifying incident which occurred on the night of August 3.
4 August 2022, 13:57 PM
Slow progress in BREB solar pump project
A project undertaken by Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) to install 2,000 solar-powered irrigation pumps has been advancing at a snail’s pace.
28 July 2022, 02:45 AM
Ashrayan Project -2: ‘I’ll invite the PM to our home!’
“I am Sheikh Hasina’s Jannat!”
20 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Spreading light in remote area
A library was set up at Kachua village in Tangail recently in the name of the late Selim Al Deen, a playwright and theatre artist as well as founding chairperson of Jahangirnagar University’s Department of Drama and Dramatics.
15 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Jamuna devours 1,000 homes in Tangail
With erosion by the river Jamuna taking a serious turn, over 1,000 dwellings and vast tracks of croplands have been devoured in Tangail.
8 July 2022, 18:00 PM