Brahmanbaria’s famous 'Chhanamukhi' secures GI recognition
Chhanamukhi, a unique and beloved sweetmeat from Brahmanbaria, has officially received Geographical Indication (GI) recognition, marking it as a distinct product from the region
29 September 2024, 10:48 AM
Brahmanbaria incurs Tk 219cr loss in agriculture, fisheries sectors due to flooding
The recent severe flooding in Brahmanbaria’s Sadar, Akhaura, Kasba and Bijoynagar upazilas has heavily damaged the agricultural and fisheries sectors
7 September 2024, 15:49 PM
Fish farmers stare at losses
The recent flood has dealt a heavy blow to fish farmers in Akhaura upazila of Brahmanbaria.
6 September 2024, 18:00 PM
Woman dies in Rab custody
A 45-year-old woman died on Friday morning due to what her grieving husband said was torture in Rab custody in Bhairab, Kishoreganj.
18 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Tk 53cr withdrawn for an unfinished road
A contractor firm tasked with the construction of Nabinagar-Shibpur-Radhika regional highway in Brahmanbaria has withdrawn the entire Tk 53 crore bill for the project without completing it.
30 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Hospitals overrun with patients amid cold snap
The recent cold wave has led to a surge in diarrhoea and pneumonia cases across Brahmanbaria district.
24 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Sweet syrupy surprise
When you visit Bijoynagar, you will be welcomed not with words but a bite into warm chitoi pitha, dipped in the rich and velvety Lali gur -- a delicacy that has graced these lands for decades.
21 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Housing at the cost of a pond
A 50-year-old pond with an expanse of 72-decimal area is being filled up with truckloads of earth in Brahmanbaria’s Bijoynagar upazila, flouting rules.
18 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Lives lost, dreams shattered
There was a crowd in front of the Bhairab Upazila Health Complex, staring at a digital monitor yesterday.
24 October 2023, 18:00 PM
17 killed as trains collide in Bhairab
At least 17 people were killed after a freight train ignored a signal light and rammed into a carriage of Egarosindhur Godhuli near Bhairab Bazar Junction Railway Station yesterday afternoon.
23 October 2023, 18:00 PM
Contractors paid Tk 1.36cr even before work starts
A project was passed for the financial year 2022-23 to build two new school buildings with the funding of the World Bank in Kasba upazila of Brahmanbaria at a cost of Tk 1.36 crore.
25 July 2023, 18:00 PM
WDB digs canal, ‘AL leaders sell earth’
Let’s start with why canals are excavated. Excavation project of a canal involves digging and removing soil and rock materials from the ground to create a trench or channel. The excavated soil is then used to form the embankments or sides of the canal. The purpose of this project is to create a waterway for transportation of goods, irrigation, and drainage.
17 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Death of 3 peacekeepers: Identify the perpetrators
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on the Central African authorities to spare no effort in identifying the perpetrators who attacked the Bangladeshi peacekeepers and bring them to justice swiftly.
5 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Man who travelled on trains without tickets during govt job, repays debts
A government employee, who had travelled several times without tickets in different trains of Dhaka-Chattogram and Dhaka-Sylhet railway routes during his service, has made the payment of all fares recently, after his retirement.
5 September 2022, 20:02 PM
Unauthorised, unprotected
Fifty-seven of the 79 level crossings on the 73km rail track in Brahmanbaria pose a serious risk of accidents as those are without any gatemen or arrangement for stopping the movement of vehicles and pedestrians during the passage of trains.
11 August 2022, 18:00 PM
10,000 students at health risk
Several brick kilns, built near different educational institutions, have been operating in Brahmanbaria, defying law and denying the locals’ objections.
26 June 2022, 02:00 AM
Little progress in Hefajat B’baria mayhem probes
One year after the Hefajat mayhem in Brahmanbaria, investigation of any of 55 cases filed in connection with the incident is yet to be completed.
25 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Farmers turn to sunflowers for a decent profit
Farmers across Bangladesh are more inclined than ever to cultivate sunflowers as an alternative to traditional paddy crops that do not offer much profit.
7 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Nasirnagar mayhem: No evidence, yet Rasraj faces charges
In their forensic report, police found no evidence of Rasraj’s involvement in spreading a photograph that led to a mayhem in Brahmanbaria’s Nasirnagar in October 2016.
11 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Development project chokes canal
Cultivation of Boro on about 5,500 hectares of land in the current season seems uncertain due to the filling up of an important canal for a development project in Sarail upazila of Brahmanbaria.
8 February 2022, 18:00 PM