Chapainawabganj

Finding quality mangoes in Dhaka

Summer in Bangladesh is a special time for anyone who likes fruits, especially for the variety of mangoes, jackfruit and all other local sweet fruit varieties. Starting off in May, fruit markets all over Bangladesh are now flooded with mangoes of various types, qualities, and varieties. If you among the lucky who can access mangoes straight from the hubs like Rajshahi, Chapai Nawabganj, and Satkhira, great! But for the rest of us living away from the mango heaven, here is a simple guide to shop for the delicious king of fruits, particularly in the capital.
15 June 2022, 10:49 AM

C’nawabganj, Rajshahi both to use Fazli mango GI tag

Chapainawabganj and Rajshahi yesterday secured their names as producing regions of Fazli mango meaning that the northern districts will be able to use its Geographical Indication (GI) tag, which will enable growers to brand the popular mango variety better at home and abroad.
24 May 2022, 18:00 PM

3 killed in Chapainawabganj road crash

Three labours were killed and six others were injured after a truck hit a human hauler in Nachole upazila of Chapainawabganj this morning.
15 May 2021, 07:04 AM

Low demand for milk puts cattle rearing community in distress

Pasturers rearing cattle for milk in Chapainawabganj are facing hardship as the demand for their product plunged following the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
4 May 2020, 13:03 PM

10,000 people stranded as Padma, Mahananda water level rises

At least 10,000 people are stranded in parts of the Chapainawabganj Sadar and Shibganj upazilas as the water level of Padma and Mahananda rivers increase further.
2 October 2019, 05:41 AM

Bullet-hit body found along Shingnagar border in Chapainawabganj

A bullet-hit body has been found near Bangladesh-India border at Shingnagar in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj.
20 June 2019, 10:31 AM

Bullet-hit body found in C’nawabganj

The bullet-hit body of a man is found at a frontier village in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj.
20 April 2019, 05:07 AM

5 children rescued in C’nawabganj, ‘kidnapper’ held

Police rescue five children and detained one person in connection with his alleged involvement in their abduction in Chapainwabganj municipality area.
9 February 2019, 11:33 AM

Arms, ammo recovered in C’nawabganj

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovers a pistol with magazine, two one shooter pistols and three rounds of bullet during an overnight drive on a mango orchard at Shyampur Bazar in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj.
10 August 2018, 07:10 AM

‘Stalker’ stabs schoolgirl in Chapainawabganj

A 13-year-old schoolgirl has been stabbed in broad daylight in Chapainawabganj town, an attack believed to have been motivated from family quarrel.
14 March 2018, 06:19 AM

Arms Smuggling: Just so easy

In recent years, the country's northwestern border in Chapainawabganj has emerged as a major route for smuggling in arms. It has of late become militants' most preferred point for collecting illegal firearms and explosives. This is the route through which terror outfit “Neo JMB” smuggled in the guns and bombs used in last year's Gulshan café attack. With such chilling information surfacing, Shariful Islam visits the zero line area of Indo-Bangla border in the district to investigate how the illicit trade goes on there so easily.
3 November 2017, 18:00 PM

500-yr-old mosque in danger

The Chhoto Sona Masjid in Shibanj upazila of Chapainawabganj has withstood the test of time. Built by Wali Muhammad during the
17 October 2017, 18:00 PM

BSF kills 2 Bangladeshi nationals

Indian Border security Force-BSF killed two Bangladeshi nationals on Charaldanga frontier of Gomostapur upazila in Chapainawabganj early Monday, some 200 yards inside the Indian Territory from the border.
20 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Himsagor mangoes now going to UK

A consignment of mangoes from Chapainawabganj was sent to the capital on Monday for export to the United Kingdom.
7 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Fruit bagging to ensure chemical-free mangoes

Fruit bagging is gaining popularity among the mango growers in the district as an effective alternative to chemical pesticides.
1 June 2016, 18:00 PM

‘Drug addict’ kills schoolgirl

A schoolgirl was hacked to death and her three classmates were injured allegedly by a "drug addict" in Mohipur village of
27 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Girl stabbed dead by 'drug addict' in Chapainawabganj

A student is stabbed dead and three others injured by a ‘drug addict’ in Chapainawabganj Sadar.
27 May 2016, 06:26 AM

Mango growers fear loss of production

Mangoes have been falling off trees due to a prolonged drought-like situation in Chapainawabganj, the highest
8 May 2016, 18:00 PM

1 held with arms, ammo in Chapainawabganj

Rapid Action Battalion detains an alleged illegal arms trader and seized arms and ammunition from his possession in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj.
13 March 2016, 05:27 AM

Truck kills 2 cops at Chapainawabganj checkpoint

A police sergeant and a sub-inspector are killed as a truck crushes them at a checkpoint in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj.
3 March 2016, 03:08 AM