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
Chemically-tainted pineapples: The farmers’ perspective
Despite being delicious, pineapples grown in Tangail’s Madhupur upazila have grabbed media headlines for all the wrong reasons in the last few years.
11 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Hills lost to greed
Many hilly areas in Tangail’s Ghatail upazila have been flattened due to rampant cutting of red clay hillocks by soil traders allegedly supported by local influential people.
10 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Gang-rape, robbery on moving bus: Witness recounts horror
Hekmat Ali, the plaintiff of the case filed for robbery and gang-rape on a moving bus in Tangail, narrated the horrifying incident which occurred on the night of August 3.
4 August 2022, 13:57 PM
Slow progress in BREB solar pump project
A project undertaken by Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board (BREB) to install 2,000 solar-powered irrigation pumps has been advancing at a snail’s pace.
28 July 2022, 02:45 AM
Ashrayan Project -2: ‘I’ll invite the PM to our home!’
“I am Sheikh Hasina’s Jannat!”
20 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Spreading light in remote area
A library was set up at Kachua village in Tangail recently in the name of the late Selim Al Deen, a playwright and theatre artist as well as founding chairperson of Jahangirnagar University’s Department of Drama and Dramatics.
15 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Jamuna devours 1,000 homes in Tangail
With erosion by the river Jamuna taking a serious turn, over 1,000 dwellings and vast tracks of croplands have been devoured in Tangail.
8 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Tangail’s madhupur: Foresters, Garo people at odds over land
Tensions have been brewing between members of the Garo communityand foresters over pieces of land in the Amtali forest of Tangail’s Madhupur upazila.
8 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Poor Eid sales frustrate Tangail sari traders
Tangail sari weavers and traders are disappointed ahead of Eid-ul-Azha this year as the people’s decreasing purchasing power coupled with the ongoing flood situation in different parts of the country has led to poor sales, according to market players.
6 July 2022, 05:30 AM
Pineapple prices frustrate farmers
Although pineapple yields in Madhupur upazila of Tangail have been good this year, growers have been left frustrated by a 40 to 50 per cent drop in prices for the highly popular fruit, according to local farmers and agriculture officials.
19 June 2022, 05:00 AM
A young agro enthusiast helping farmers in Tangail
When the pandemic hit and in-person classes at universities were suspended, Shakil Ahmed, then a final-year student of agriculture department at Noakhali Science and Technology University, had returned home.
17 May 2022, 05:00 AM
Grabbers feast on Tangail hillocks
A range of red hillocks -- it’s not only a great sight, surrounded by luscious Sal forests, but is also crucial in conserving the biodiversity of the midlands of Tangail and Gazipur.
15 May 2022, 03:30 AM
Endangered red sandalwood tree found in Tangail’s Madhupur forest
Red sandalwood or blood sandalwood tree, which recently came to limelight due to popular Indian Telegu cinema “Puspa: The Rise”, has been found in Madhupur forest of Tangail.
2 May 2022, 06:09 AM
Made In Tangail: Sari makers in overdrive
After a two-year-long wait owing to the pandemic, Tangail sari weavers have finally been able to dust off their looms.
29 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Congestion around Bangabandhu Bridge: Gridlocks await northbound Eid journey
Eid holidaymakers heading for northern districts might get caught in gridlocks on both sides of the Bangabandhu bridge due to the expansion work on a 25km stretch of the Elenga-Rangpur highway.
19 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Once there was a river
Once upon a time, the turbulent Bangshi river used to be one of the important rivers in central Bangladesh. However, the river is rapidly losing all its might and glory due to the filling up of its banks, mindless pollution and illegal grabbing.
8 April 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Entertainment’ at the cost of cropland
The Forest Department is set to excavate an artificial lake at Amtali in Madhupur National Park to attract tourists, despite objections from the local ethnic minorities who fear this would damage their livelihoods and culture.
8 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Peanut emerging as a major cash crop
The ever popular peanut has maintained a steady uptick in consumption for many years now, turning it into a major cash crop for local growers, especially those in char areas along Jamuna River in Tangail.
22 March 2022, 18:00 PM
413-year-old Atia Mosque needs urgent renovation
upazila has been in a dilapidated condition for long due to lack of care and maintenance.
20 March 2022, 18:00 PM
BSCIC fair in Tangail fails to live up to expectations
An ongoing fair in Tangail to display products of small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) has been far from being able to draw buyers and visitors as per expectations, frustrating participants.
19 March 2022, 18:00 PM