Tangail Shoal teachers suffer amid transport woes
Teachers of various educational institutions located in remote Jamuna shoals of Tangail’s Bhuapur upazila have long been suffering from transportation issues.
20 October 2025, 21:27 PM
Gopalpur in Tangail / Last of the shital pati makers
Shital-pati, a type of mat made by weaving strips of murta cane (Schumannianthus dichotomus), was once a popular household item across the country, prized for its smooth texture and natural cooling properties that offered comfort during the sweltering summer months.
6 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Tangail hospital crippled by manpower crisis
The 250-bed General Hospital in Tangail has been struggling to provide adequate healthcare services due to a severe shortage of doctors and other staff.
4 October 2025, 19:35 PM
Encroachment, waste dumping push Burai Beel to the brink
Burai Beel, a natural wetland located near eastern part of Tangail district town, is rapidly shrinking due to continuous pollution and encroachment.
17 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Encroachment, waste dumping push Burai Beel to the brink
Burai Beel, a natural wetland near Tangail district town, is rapidly shrinking due to pollution and encroachment
17 September 2025, 11:34 AM
Tangail mourns as two Milestone plane crash victims laid to rest
Tanvir was waiting to attend his coaching class after regular school hours when the plane crashed into the school premises
22 July 2025, 06:49 AM
People suffer as bridge lacks approach roads
People continue to suffer due to the lack of approach roads to a bridge built over the Louhajang River in Tangail Sadar upazila.
21 July 2025, 22:18 PM
Battered Tangail road takes toll on locals
The Sakhipur-Sagardighi road in Tangail has become almost unusable due to the lack of necessary repairs, causing immense suffering to people.
20 July 2025, 20:11 PM
Impact of Tangail flood
Different crops worth around Tk 213 crore were damaged on 19,756 hectares of land due to the recent flood in the district.
3 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Free food for the poor
What to have for dinner? It's a question that for many is a matter of basic choice. But for those of us not blessed with a reliable income, finding a meal can be more challenging. Every day some people won't manage; some will go hungry. It is an enduring, sad reality that is
24 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Jamuna devours embankment
With water receding in the Jamuna, fresh erosion has damaged a large portion of the bank protection embankment on the eastern side
31 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Death of a dream
Rupa Khatun was on the right track to realise her late father's dream.
30 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Gridlocks make commuters suffer at Rasulpur-Elenga stretch
Passengers have to undergo untold sufferings as hundreds of vehicles face regular gridlocks amid the repair work of the two-kilometre stretch from Rasulpur-Elenga of Dhaka-Tangail highway.
24 August 2017, 18:00 PM
A fatal train trip averted as locals step in
The story could go something like this: a train carrying more than 2,000 people fell into a deep pit near a bridge; rescuers were trying to save as many people as they could; and there were mourners wailing all around.
20 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Cattle hotels!
Over 250 families of several villages Tangail's Bhuapur upazila are finding some quick cash by turning their front yards into hotels for cattle.
13 August 2017, 18:00 PM
From bridge to boat
Thousands of people have started using boats to commute between Delduar upazila in Tangail and the district headquarters as a bailey bridge on the road collapsed four days ago under the weight of a fertiliser-laden truck.
21 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Two kms in two hours
It takes vehicles about two hours to cross just a two-kilometre stretch of Dhaka-Tangail highway near Rasulpur and Pungli, said
20 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Canal filled to widen Tangail highway
An important canal has been filled up at Rasulpur in Tangail Sadar upazila for the work of Joydevpur-Chandra-
6 July 2017, 18:00 PM
In desperation
Bithi Akter's mehendi is still peeping out from under the bandage wrapped around her wound on the left hand. The 15-year-old
3 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Hospital generator lying packed for 9yrs
A generator at Sakhipur Upazila Health Complex in the district has not been used for the last nine years as it is more powerful than
2 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Who cares?
A broken bridge over the Jhinai river in Basail upazila of the district has been lying unrepaired for the last seven years, causing sufferings to local people.
24 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Katakhali almost dead
Katakhali Khal, an important canal flowing through Sadar and Basail upazilas of the district, has become almost dead due to mindless
22 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Small mistake, big damage
Around 65,000 pineapples of a farmer in Tangail's Ghatail were damaged by mistakenly spraying weed killer instead of growth hormones.
11 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Jamdani weavers busy eyeing Eid market
Tangail's jamdani sari-weavers have their hands full these days, busily creating contemporary and traditional sari designs in a
7 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Same old story at Tangail Sal forest
The traditional Sal forest in Tangail is disappearing fast due to non-stop felling of trees and encroachment of forestlands.
4 June 2017, 18:00 PM
I've retired from job, not teaching
Bahaj Uddin Fakir, a retiree from Shaheed Smriti High School and College in Tangail's Madhupur upazila, has not taken even a day's
31 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Toxic wastes pollute two rivers
Rampant dumping of untreated toxic wastes from textile factories for years has polluted water of the Langulia and Fatikjani rivers in
28 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Tale of a dedicated mother
Bina Begum, 30, mother of three speech and hearing impaired children from the husband with the same problem, has set a laudable
27 May 2017, 18:00 PM