Noakhali
Showbiz stars mobilise to support flood-affected areas
Heavy rains and landslides from upstream India have inundated the southeastern districts of the country. Regions such as Feni, Noakhali, Lakshmipur, Cumilla, Habiganj, Moulvibazar, Rangamati, and Khagrachari are struggling with severe flooding.
24 August 2024, 07:02 AM
Passion for exploration: My personal journey
Born at Chatkhil in Noakhali, Ashraful completed his SSC from home and then moved to Dhaka to complete his HSC at Tejgaon College. He subsequently pursued a BBA and MBA at Eastern University, where he not only focused on his business studies but also explored the field of journalism working as a part-time journalist.
28 November 2023, 09:54 AM
Padma Bridge will open to traffic next month: Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the much-awaited Padma Bridge would be inaugurated in June.
5 May 2022, 17:22 PM
Ward Jubo League leader murdered in Noakhali
A Jubo League leader is killed in Companiganj upazila of Noakhali.
10 May 2020, 11:26 AM
11 more lives lost on roads
Deaths in road crashes continue as 11 more people lost their lives in seven accidents in 24 hours since Sunday night.
3 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Two 'robbers' killed in Hatiya 'gunfight'
Two alleged leaders of a robber gang were killed in a gunfight with Rab at Hatiya upazila in Noakhali yesterday.
21 November 2017, 18:00 PM
2 ‘robbers’ killed in Noakhali ‘gunfight’
Two suspected robbers are killed in what law enforcers say a “gunfight” with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Hatia upazila of Noakhali.
21 November 2017, 04:28 AM
Ex-husband, cohorts 'rape' woman
A woman was allegedly abducted and gang-raped by her former husband and his accomplices in Laxmipur's Kamalnagar upazila Friday night.
19 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Boy, 4, tied up in sack, tortured
A four-year-old boy was allegedly tied up inside a sack and then tortured in Raipur in Laxmipur of Noakhali on Wednesday afternoon.
2 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Rape in Noakhali: Accused UP chairman still at large
A union parishad chairman, who was sued for raping and torturing a woman at his office in Noakhali's Subarnachar upazila on
6 October 2017, 18:00 PM
4 ‘bullet-hit’ in Noakhali AL infighting
At least 11 activists of ruling Awami League (AL) are injured, four of them ‘bullet-hit’, in a factional clash in Hatiya upazila of Noakhali.
6 September 2017, 15:01 PM
Noakhali shrine Khadem hacked dead
Miscreants hack a khadem of a mazar (shrine) to death in Sonaimuri upazila of Noakhali.
16 August 2017, 16:07 PM
4 'thieves' killed in mob beating
Four suspected cattle thieves were beaten to death and two others injured in Subarnachar upazila of Noakhali early yesterday.
10 August 2017, 18:00 PM
4 ‘cattle lifters’ killed by mob in Noakhali
Four suspected cattle thieves were beaten to death by a mob in Subarnachar upazila of Noakhali early today.
10 August 2017, 04:25 AM
Bapex begins gas extraction at Sundalpur field
State-owned Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (Bapex) begins extraction of natural gas from Sundalpur gas field in Noakhali.
20 April 2017, 10:43 AM
4 Noakhali men indicted for 'war crimes'
A special tribunal in Dhaka frames three charges against four men from Noakhali for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity committed during 1971.
20 June 2016, 06:11 AM
College student shot dead in Noakhali
College student is killed and three others injured in an attack by miscreants at Amishapara Botgram village in Sonaimuri upazila of Noakhali.
17 June 2016, 04:25 AM
UP polls violence claims 10 lives
Thus far reported, 10 people are killed in Jamalpur, Chittagong, Noakhali and Comilla districts in separate incidents of violence during the fifth phase of union parishad polls.
28 May 2016, 06:36 AM
UP polls: Clashes halt voting at 5 centres
Voting at five polling centres are suspended due to violence in two districts and 13 BNP chairman candidates boycotted polls in three districts during the fifth phase of union parishad election.
28 May 2016, 03:40 AM
Roanu takes 23 lives
Twenty-three people are killed and 13 more are missing after Cyclone Roanu made landfall yesterday afternoon on Chittagong-Noakhali coast.
Accidents caused by the storm were the reason for the fatalities in Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Bhola, Noakhali, Patuakhali and Laxmipur.
21 May 2016, 18:00 PM