A witness of history facing demolition
For over a hundred years, Birchandra Ganapathagar (public library) has been a centre for educational, cultural, intellectual and socio-political activities in Cumilla city.
10 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Cumilla not doing well
The coronavirus situation in Cumilla is getting worse day by day.
15 July 2020, 18:00 PM
Covid in Cumilla: 10-bed ICU only hope for 6 dists
Sixty-five-year-old Monirul Sarker was admitted to Cumilla Medical College Hospital’s isolation unit with breathing problems around 9:00pm on Monday.
26 June 2020, 18:00 PM
He gave it all up to set up a school
When most people are busy pursuing personal interest, there are some who strive to change the society.
8 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Hillocks razed at Comilla University
The Mainamati-Lalmai hillocks on the campus premises of Comilla University are at risk.
14 January 2020, 18:00 PM
‘Train driver’s fault’ takes sixteen lives
It was around 3:00am yesterday.
A Chattogram-bound train from Sylhet -- Udayan Express -- was changing its track to allow Dhaka-bound train Turna Nishita Express from Chattogram to pass byMandobagh Railway Station in Brahmanbaria’s Kasba.
12 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Brutal murder at Feni Madrasa 16 get death penalty
A Feni court yesterday handed down death sentence to all the 16 accused, including a sacked madrasa principal and two expelled local Awami League leaders, over the murder of madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi in April, an incident that had shocked the entire nation.
24 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Prashanth’s Death In ‘Crossfire’: Family, BGB, police contradict each other
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and police are making contradictory claims over the videographer who was killed in a “gunfight” with BGB men in Cumilla on early Friday.
29 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Brick kilns' child labour problem
Pabitra Roy, who secured GPA-5 in PEC and JSC exams, spends six months of a year working at a brick kiln to pay for his studies as well as support his family.
1 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Defy obstacles, cast your vote
Top leaders of the Jatiya Oikyafront yesterday said December 30 would be the “day of freedom” for the country's people as no one would be able to snatch their victory in the 11th parliamentary election.
19 December 2018, 18:00 PM
A case of callousness
A couple of nurses and a cleaning staff member (aya) of Debidwer Upazila Health Complex were venturing something they were not supposed to do without the presence of a doctor.
28 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Cases too puzzling
Implicated in three “false cases” and tired of police harassment, Ahad Khalifa was desperately looking for a break.
12 September 2018, 18:00 PM
A rare example of empathy
For housewife Rokeya Begum and her day labourer husband Shah Alam, the burden of hospital bills of Tk two lakh outweighed embracing their newborn at the Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of a private clinic, but humanity triumphed over money in Comilla this week as help arrived in the form of media reports and attention from the administration.
6 September 2018, 18:00 PM
A different call of duty
A woman gave birth to a baby girl under the open sky near Amtoli Mosque beside the Dhaka-Chittagong highway at 4:00pm yesterday.
26 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Forging a future
The high point of 24-year-old Md Amzad Hossain's life was the day he was accepted to study Bangla at Dhaka University. “When the
22 December 2017, 18:00 PM
For the love of nature
Zamil Khan is by profession a restaurateur. He runs a Bangla fare establishment called Nongor in Comilla's Jhawtala.
19 December 2017, 18:00 PM
A traditional toy for festivals
The vuvuzela, a plastic horn made famous around the world since the 2010 World Cup in South Africa has become ubiquitous, too, in
11 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Raid on in Borohat, Moulvibazar: 'Some militants, explosives inside'
Suspected militants at Moulvibazar's Borohat den held their ground by putting up a defiant resistance throughout the day yesterday, forcing police to eventually suspend their operation as soon as dark fell.
31 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Comilla city goes to polls tomorrow
Mayoral candidates from the ruling Awami League and the BNP wrapped up their intensive two-week-long campaign in Comilla yesterday midnight in the run-up to the city corporation polls.
28 March 2017, 18:00 PM