Sirajganj

Five missing as boat capsizes in Jamuna river

At least five youths go missing as a boat of a picnic party capsized near China Ghat point in Jamuna river in Sirajganj Sadar upazila.
6 August 2020, 13:10 PM

Man killed in clash over govt pond in Sirajganj

A man is hacked to death by rivals in a clash following a dispute over the lease of a government pond in Sirajganj’s Shahzadpur upazila.
3 May 2020, 13:36 PM

Four die after under-construction gate collapses in Sirajganj

At least four people died and five others were injured after an under-construction gate of a college collapsed at Sirajganj’s Tarash upazila this afternoon.
17 March 2020, 11:42 AM

Two ‘drug dealers’ killed in ‘gunfights’

A suspected drug peddler was killed in a “gunfight” with police in Sirajganj, and another one in what police claimed was an encounter between two groups of drug peddlers in Cox’s Bazar, while, In Chapainawabganj, a body was recovered by police early yesterday.
20 April 2019, 18:00 PM

Three killed as Maitree Express rams minitruck

Three people were killed as Dhaka-bound international passenger train Maitree Express rammed a mini-truck at an “unauthorised” level crossing in Kamarkhand upazila of Sirajganj yesterday afternoon.
13 April 2019, 18:00 PM

2 ‘drug peddlers’ killed in ‘gunfights’ in Tangail, Sirajganj

2 suspected drug peddlers are killed in separate “gunfights” in Tangail and Sirajganj districts while police recovered the body of a suspected drug peddler in Chuadanga.
23 June 2018, 04:46 AM

After murder of daughter, man 'kills himself'

A man allegedly killed himself by jumping under a running train in Sirajganj's Kamarkhand yesterday, two days after his daughter was murdered.
9 August 2017, 18:00 PM

Authorities asked to withdraw Sirajganj RHD chief engineer for ‘negligence’

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader directs the authorities concerned to withdraw Chief Engineer of Road and Highway Department (RHD) of Sirajganj Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal for his alleged negligence in road management.
9 August 2017, 12:45 PM

Beating up Parents: Man gets 10 months in jail

A young man was sentenced to 10 months in prison for beating up his parents at Sirajganj's Raiganj upazila yesterday.
3 August 2017, 18:00 PM

Fresh flood strikes Sirajganj villages

Fresh floods hit at least 30 villages of Sirajganj after a portion of an embankment eroded while the Jamuna in Gaibandha and Brahmaputra in Kurigram were flowing above the danger level yesterday, bringing misery to people in the districts.
14 July 2017, 18:00 PM

Doctor, nurse die of ‘food poisoning’ in Sirajganj

A physician and a nurse of a local hospital die of “food poisoning” in Sirajganj.
25 April 2017, 20:17 PM

2 ‘criminals’ killed in Sirajganj ‘gunfight’ with Rab

Two alleged criminals are killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion in Kamar Kanda upazila of Sirajganj early today.
25 August 2016, 04:37 AM

Train services between Dhaka, northern region resume

Train communications of Dhaka with Rajshahi, Khulna and Rangpur divisions are restored after six hours of disruption following a derailment of a wagon at Sayedabad Rail Station in Sirajganj.
20 June 2016, 04:58 AM

4 killed in Sirajganj road crash

At least four people are killed and 20 others injured as a bus and a truck collided head-on near west zone of the Bangabandhu bridge in Sirajganj.
7 June 2016, 15:14 PM

15 more infected with anthrax in Sirajganj

Fifteen more people have been reported infected with anthrax in Sirajganj's Shazadpur and Kamarkhand upazilas bringing the total number of human infections to an alarming 106 within a month in the district.
26 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Anthrax infects 40 more people

Forty more people are reported to have been infected with anthrax in last 24 hours in a single village at Ullapara upazila in Sirajganj, according to the upazila health office.
16 May 2016, 18:00 PM

35 infected with anthrax

At least 35 people have been infected with anthrax in Sirajganj in the last couple of weeks, according to health officials in the district.
13 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Tagore's legacy in Bangladesh

Rabindranath Tagore's 'Shilaidah Kuthibari' and ‘Shahzadpur Kachharibari’ inspired some of his most celebrated literary works ranging from poetry to spiritual songs, which includes the translation of Gitanjali around 1912.
8 May 2016, 10:07 AM

The light of education is yet to shine at Rabindra University

When Rabindranath Tagore took his first steps in bringing his education philosophies to life he started small. In 1901, with no
7 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Tagore's Kachharibari

The once-vibrant Kachharibari of Rabindranath Tagore still stands at the heart of Shahjadpur Bazaar in Sirajganj.
5 May 2016, 18:00 PM