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 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
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
Elenga flyover construction, rain fears raise Eid travel concerns on Jamuna highway
16 May 2026
Authorities brace for heavy Eid traffic
16 May 2026
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
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
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
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
Too many patients, too few beds
Khadiza Begum, came to Khulna Medical College Hospital on December 30 from Satkhira’s Shyamnagar, with her six-year-old son Siam, who was suffering from high fever and shortness of breath.
8 January 2023
Tangail, a town of traffic jams
Acute traffic jams have turned the lives of the Tangail city dwellers miserable, thanks to lack of necessary roads and poor planning and management of the authorities concerned.
1 January 2023
Dr Samad’s ‘green heaven’
Dr MA Samad is rated as one of the best kidney disease specialists in the country. He wakes up early in the morning and attends to hundreds of patients at the Anwara Khan Modern Hospital in Dhanmondi of Dhaka.
27 December 2022
A well-oiled operation to lift sand illegally
Illegal sand extraction is going on unabated along Jamuna river in Tangail’s Bhuanpur upazila. Locals fear that unless authorities intervene in time, this will lead to erosion in the upcoming rainy season.
25 December 2022
Tangail, a city with no waste management
The Tangail municipality, established in 1887 during the British era, has no waste management system. As a result, garbage is being dumped at different points under the open sky.
20 December 2022
Hill-cutting spree in Tangail
Tangail’s red-clay hillocks are being razed indiscriminately, creating an imbalance in the ecosystem and destroying biodiversity in the region.
17 December 2022
No place to study
The construction of a school building in Tangail’s Basail upazila has not been completed in three years, hampering the education of the school’s children.
16 December 2022
Crossing the river still an ordeal for them
Thousands of residents in Tangail’s Basail upazila have been suffering for a long time after a bridge over Jhenai river has remained completely broken for several years.
9 December 2022
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
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
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
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
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
‘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
‘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
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
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
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
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
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