Crew member missing after ferry goes down in Padma
A man went missing after a ferry capsized in the Padma with nine trucks and more than 20 people on board yesterday morning.
17 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Crew member missing after ferry goes down in Padma
A crew member went missing after a ferry capsized in the Padma with nine trucks and more than 20 people on board yesterday morning.
17 January 2024, 18:00 PM
4 brick kilns eating away farmland
Four brick kilns set up side by side on farmland have been badly affecting the agricultural production in Manikganj’s Singair upazila as the soil of the adjacent croplands are sold to feed the brick kilns for long.
8 April 2023, 18:00 PM
Runa Akhter appears for SSC exams nearly 12 hrs after giving birth to baby girl
Runa Akhter appeared for her Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination today (September 22, 2022), less than 24 hours after she gave birth to baby girl the previous night.
22 September 2022, 16:26 PM
Manikganj zila parishad polls: Chairman candidate goes into hiding fearing attacks
KM Bajlul Haque Ripon, an independent chairman candidate for Manikganj zila parishad elections, has gone into hiding fearing attacks allegedly by ruling party-backed chairman candidate after he was threatened to withdraw his candidature.
21 September 2022, 13:56 PM
‘I don’t know where I’ll go’
Hundreds of families in Patilapara area in Manikganj’s Saturia upazila have been affected by river erosion. Vast crop lands and houses have been washed away by the Dhaleshwari river in the last few days. Hundreds of houses and crop lands, including, Abdur Rahman Khan High School are now at risk of erosion.
28 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Paturia-Daulatdia: Almost deserted
The number of vehicles at the Paturia-Daulatdia and Shimulia-Majhikandi ferry routes significantly dropped as the Padma Bridge opened to traffic yesterday.
26 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Baliati Palace: A striking 19th century architecture at the heart of Manikganj
Gobinda Ram Shaha was a zamindar of Baliati village. He was a renowned salt merchant during the mid 18th century and had four sons -- Dadhi Ram, Pandit Ram, Ananda Ram and Golap Ram. It's likely that the sons built the palace after their father's death.
20 May 2022, 02:57 AM
Eid rush at ferry terminals: Hundreds stuck in gridlock
Hundreds of Eid holidaymakers are suffering at ferry terminals as long tailbacks causing them wait for hours.
27 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Remembering Teroshree massacre
The Liberation War has left our nation marred with atrocious tales. The Teroshree village of Ghior upazila of Manikganj bore testament to such a tale.
20 March 2022, 18:00 PM
From child bride to changemaker
She was a victim of child marriage. Being only a ninth-grader, she was forcibly married off at 14 in 2003.
8 December 2021, 18:00 PM
10-year-old with special needs living in a cage for 6 years
Ten-year-old Shikha Das has been living in a cage at home -- in Purbaful Kaunnail Rishipara under Kalukhali upazila of Rajbari -- for the last six years.
23 November 2021, 12:55 PM
Paturia-Daulatdia Ferry Service: Truckers’ wait counted in days
Truckers and bus passengers are suffering immensely as ferry service on the Paturia-Daulatdia ferry route is being hampered due to shortage of ferries for the last 19 days.
14 November 2021, 18:00 PM
Leaving the glitzy city for now
Al-Amin worked at a metal ornament factory in the capital's Lalbagh area for 15 years.After the pandemic struck Bangladesh and the factory incurred losses due to a fall in sales, the factory had to eventually close down two weeks ago, leaving the 26-year-old unemployed.
1 July 2021, 18:00 PM
Living in the memories of loved ones
Sami lost his father a year ago.
30 June 2021, 18:00 PM
Paturia-Daulatdia Ferry Services: Frequent breakdowns, repair cost of older vessels part of problem
Frequent breakdowns of decades-old larger ferries, known as ro-ro ferries, are one of the prime reasons for frequent disruptions in ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route, which is used by lakhs of residents in the country’s 21 south-western districts.
6 October 2020, 18:00 PM
The Manikganj garden with 500 species of exotic flowering plants
Tanvir Ahmed of Manikganj has 500 species of exotic flowering plants in his garden. The master's degree holder from Dhaka University has 613 species of flowers and fruit trees in his garden. Of the 573 species of flowering plants, 500 are exotic and most of the 140 species of fruit trees are exotic.
1 October 2020, 12:59 PM
Daulatdia Ferry Ghat at risk of erosion again
River erosion has begun at Daulatdia ferry terminal in Rajbari. A part of terminal-3 and its adjacent area have already gone into the Padma over the last three days.
23 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Paturia-Daulatdia Route: Ferry crisis deals double blow
Ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia route have been disrupted for the last three days due to shortage of vessels.
22 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Wait for Ferries: Truckers pay extra to cut the queue
Cashing in on heavy flow of vehicles on Paturia-Daulatdia ferry route, some dishonest BIWTC employees are allegedly overcharging goods-laden vehicles to board ferries for crossing the Padma through the route.
21 September 2020, 18:00 PM