More than 150 years ago, Kangal Harinath Majumder, an employee of a British-owned indigo production factory, witnessed how cruelly the workers were being exploited by the zamindars and the British Raj, and he decided to do something about it. Harinath left the job as a tutor at his small village in Kushtia and decided to wage a war against such atrocities in his own way— by publishing news in his own newspaper.

Two swords have been stolen from Kutibari, renowned poet Rabindranath’s house, located at the bank of Padma river at Shilaidah in Kushtia.

Voting at a polling centre in Nayanagar union of Jamalpur's Melandah upazila suspended as miscreants tried to snatch ballot boxes before the second phase of the union parishad polls started. Meanwhile, a clash between supporters of two candidates disrupts voting at a polling centre in Daulatpur of Kushtia.

Two alleged outlaws were killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion in Kushtia Sadar upazila early yesterday.

Two people believed to be members of an outlawed party were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Swastipur in Kushtia Sadar upazila.

Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif’s son is one of the nine victims of the separate road crashes on the Bangabandhu bridge in Tangail and Damurhuda upazila of Chuadanga district.

Police today has recovered the split body and head of a local leader of an outlawed radical organisation from Kushtia’s Sadar upazila.

The authorities close the Islamic University in Kushtia following factional clashes of Bangladesh Chhatra League that left 15 people injured.

Two people are killed and one injured when speeding a truck hit their motorcycle in Kushtia Sadar upazila.

A complaint is lodged against National Cricket Team player Anamul Haque Bijoy for beating and stabbing a young man in Kushtia.

A young man committed suicide to escape locals’ wrath just after he stabbed dead a college student in Kushtia Sadar upazila.

Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) activists torch seven houses in Kushtia after one of their fellows, who was injured in a clash with Awami League men, died at a Dhaka hospital.

Rail communication of Goalando in Rajbari with Rajshahi and Khulna is restored five hours after a train derailed in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia.

Four of a family are allegedly doped before their house looted of cash and valuables worth around Tk 5 lakh in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia.

The family of Swechchasebak League Kushtia district general secretary Sazzad Hossain Sabuj claims that Rab picked him up this morning, but the elite force says it is unaware of the matter.

A ruling party activist allegedly involved in the August 15 infighting in Kushtia that left one dead is killed in gunfight.

The district administration in Kushtia cancels licenses of 10 firearms of seven local Awami League (AL) leaders.

A case has been filed against Kushtia unit Swechchhasebak League general secretary following yesterday’s clash between two groups of ruling party supporters that left one killed.

A local activist of ruling party’s youth front Jubo League was killed during infighting over paying tribute to Bangabandhu in Kushtia.

An alleged robber-gang ringleader was killed in gunfight with police in Meherpur Sadar upazila.