Migrant worker forced to fight for Russia killed in drone attack
"Are you Akram's mother? How do I tell you that Akram is no more…?".Mobina Begum, mother of Akram Hossain, a migrant worker who was forcefully made to fight for Russia by human traffickers in its war against Ukraine, got a call from his fellow Bangladeshi fighter from Kishoreganj on Thursd
19 April 2025, 19:02 PM
Farmers struggle as illegal soil extraction chokes Titas river
A syndicate engaged in extracting soil illegally in Brahmanbaria’s Akhaura upazila has curved out a road-like structure through the Titas river and adjoining cropland to facilitate soil transportation, thereby choking the river’s natural flow.
22 March 2025, 19:20 PM
Breathing life into bamboo
In the village of Sreemoddi under Cumilla’s Homna upazila, the melodious craft of making bamboo flutes has quietly persisted for generations.
14 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Poisoning land and lives
Illegal brick kilns take a toxic toll on Brahmanbaria
28 February 2025, 18:00 PM
No Shaheed Minar at 1,048 schools in Brahmanbaria
At least 1,048 educational institutions in Brahmanbaria district lack Shaheed Minars
19 February 2025, 12:55 PM
Brahmanbaria BNP prepares for conference on school grounds without permission
Brahmanbaria district BNP has started making preparations for their biennial conference at the grounds of Bangladesh Gas Fields School and College, a Key Point Installation ((KPI) classified as educational institution, slated for January 18
16 January 2025, 13:17 PM
When Israeli aggression claims a Bangladeshi life
For over a year now, parents in Palestine have mourned their children, families have grieved over their homes turned to dust, as thousands were killed by Israel's genocide on the Gaza Strip.
3 November 2024, 18:15 PM
'Only his lifeless body will return'
Israeli airstrike claims Bangladeshi expat Nizam’s life in Beirut, leaving family in grief and uncertainty
3 November 2024, 11:51 AM
Waterbodies disappearing in Brahmanbaria town
Once known as a ‘town of ponds’, Brahmanbaria now hardly retained only one-fourth of its 200 natural water bodies.
1 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Moderate rain inundates Brahmanbaria town
Waterlogging has become a common phenomenon in monsoon at a number of neighbourhoods in Brahmanbaria.
25 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Crossing the Mediterranean: Trip doomed from start
The motorboat used by traffickers for the journey by sea from the coast of Libya to Europe was barely capable of carrying 35 people. Yet, 75 people, including the 64 Bangladeshis, were crammed on board.
23 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Bridge turns death trap
The Kaikyachara Bridge that connects Bijoynagar and Madhabpur upazilas has remained severely damaged for months now, causing distress to locals and hampering the movement of traffic.
28 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Once a canal ran through it
A flowing canal ran through the town of Brahmanbaria once. Now what is left of the 3.5-km-long canal is a mere stream. At places, it looks as though it is a long stretch of barren land.
19 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Drying of river hampers Boro farming in B'baria
Boro cultivation on 4,000 bighas of land in six villages of Nasirnagar upazila has been facing a serious setback this year due to insufficient flow of water in the dried up Chikondiya river.
2 March 2019, 18:00 PM
2 women surrender after 39 hours
Two suspected women militants surrender two days after law enforcers cordoned off a seven-storey building in Gangpar area of Madhabdi upazila in Narsingdi.
17 October 2018, 18:00 PM
Paving in the rain!
It was raining around 12:30pm yesterday. Despite this, a group of workers, equipped with shovels and rakes, was trying to level freshly laid asphalt on TA Road near Ghorapatty intersection in Brahmanbaria town. Next to them two road rollers were moving in different directions to compact the surface.
21 July 2018, 18:00 PM
No less than a movie
It was an unusual but lucrative offer for Selim Mia, a rickshaw-puller in Brahmanbaria's Chhoto Kuripaika village.
28 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Beyond the call of duty
All SSC examinees were in the exam centre by then. They were about to start one of the important public examinations of their life.
1 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Obliged to stop it, he does the opposite
If informed about a child marriage, a union parishad chairman, like any other local government representative, becomes legally obliged to step in to stop the social evil.
28 December 2017, 18:00 PM
B'baria Handloom Industry: Hanging by a thread
The once hustle and bustle of the traditional handlooms at Bancharampurupazila of Brahmanbaria is now a thing of the past.
17 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Probe still incomplete
One year has passed since the attack on houses and temples of Hindu people at Nasirnagar upazila in Brahmanbaria but police could not complete investigations and submit the charge sheet into the incident yet.
29 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Highway in sorry state
The dilapidated Comilla-Sylhet highway, an important road for trade between Bangladesh and India through Akhaura land port, has turned hazardous for motor vehicles.
25 October 2017, 18:00 PM
B'baria schoolchildren at risk
For up to three thousand schoolchildren in Brahmanbaria's Nasirnagar upazila, dilapidated school buildings are a usual hazard.
6 August 2017, 18:00 PM
FLUTE plays export music
The sound of flutes tuning and playing is nothing new to Sreemoddi village in Comilla's Homna upazila. Over a century ago two expert flute craftsmen, Kokil Das Bairagi and Deen Bandhu, reached the village from India to ply their trade. Locals say they made up to a
6 May 2017, 18:00 PM