Faridpur

Faridpur-Magura Rail Link: Poor monitoring to blame for slow pace

After observing the slow pace of a project under which rail tracks are being laid on a 19km stretch between Faridpur and Magura, a report prepared by a government body has accused the railway authorities of serious lacking in their monitoring.
10 July 2023, 01:30 AM

Tank-lorry owners want fare hike, halt fuel supply in 14 dists

Supply of fuel remains suspended in 14 districts of greater Khulna and Faridpur as tank-lorry owners enforced a 24-hour strike demanding an increase in commission on selling fuel and tank lorry fare.
7 August 2022, 06:08 AM

One shot during Eid jamaat in Cumilla; 2 killed in Faridpur clash

A man was shot during Eid jamaat in Cumilla and two were hacked to death in a clash over previous feud in Faridpur today (May 3, 2022).
3 May 2022, 16:24 PM

Road crashes kill 14 on Eid day

At least 14 people are killed and 44 others injured in separate road accidents in Faridpur, Lalmonirhat, Jhenidah, Tangail and Narsingdi districts.
5 June 2019, 04:13 AM

Elderly woman among two found dead in Faridpur

A youth and a woman were found dead in Madhukhali and Sadar upazilas in the district yesterday.
25 April 2019, 18:00 PM

8 BNP leaders sent to jail over Faridpur AL leader murder

A Faridpur court sends eight leaders of BNP and its associate bodies to jail after rejecting their bail petitions in a case filed over the murder of Awami League leader Yusuf Bepari.
27 January 2019, 13:14 PM

Road crashes kill 9 in Faridpur, Sunamganj

Nine people are killed in separate road accidents in Faridpur and Sunamganj districts.
7 February 2018, 04:04 AM

Mob beats 'cattle thief' to death

A silent burglar alarm may have prevented the theft of a farmer's cattle in Faridpur but cost another man his life.
17 December 2017, 18:00 PM

Man killed for trying to stop a stalker

A man was killed and his son injured on Tuesday for trying to stop a stalker who was hounding a housewife over phone in Faridpur's Bhanga, police said yesterday.
15 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Robbers kill three in Faridpur

Three people were killed and two others injured in two separate robbery incidents in two neighbouring upazilas of Faridpur early yesterday.
9 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Woman killed as Faridpur AL men clash

A woman was killed and at least 29 people were injured as two factions of ruling Awami League clashed over establishing supremacy in
10 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Nature Quest: Guardian tree of Faridpur

Caught in the mosaic of day-to-day concerns, it's not always that one can appreciate the bigger picture: how much the future is with
21 September 2017, 18:19 PM

30 hurt in Faridpur AL infighting

At least 30 people are injured in a clash between two factions of ruling Awami League over establishing supremacy at Saltha Upazila in Faridpur.
3 March 2017, 14:19 PM

Faridpur newborn admitted to a Dhaka hospital

The newborn girl, who cried out at the graveyard when family members were preparing to bury her after a doctor declared her dead, is admitted to Square Hospital in Dhaka for proper treatment.
24 September 2016, 10:45 AM

Rivals 'kill' UP member in Barisal

A union parishad member allegedly killed by his rivals in Bakerganj upazila of Barisal.
11 June 2016, 15:28 PM

Disappearance panic spreads in Pabna villages

Panic grips two villages in Faridpur upazila of the district as nine people hailing from there went missing in less than five weeks after being picked up by people claiming to be law enforcers.
25 May 2016, 18:00 PM

2 foreigners arrested for 'robbery'

Police yesterday arrested two Iranian citizens on charges of robbery at a filling station in Faridpur.
21 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Hindu priest murdered

A Hindu priest died on Saturday, a day after he was stabbed by a local youth in Tungipara of Gopalganj.
24 April 2016, 18:00 PM

2 sweepers found dead in Faridpur

Two sweepers are found dead with stab injuries at West Khabashpur Miapara Road in Faridpur district town.
8 April 2016, 07:00 AM

Star editor gets bail in Faridpur

The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam has secured bail in a Tk 50-crore defamation case in Faridpur.
15 March 2016, 05:20 AM