3 Bangladeshis ‘shot dead by Libyan mafia’
19 November 2025, 20:47 PM
Three young men from Madaripur, who set out dreaming of Italy’s shores, were allegedly shot dead by a Libyan mafia while attempting to cross the Mediterranean. Their bodies were reportedly thrown into the sea.
19 November 2025, 20:47 PM
‘Tell him to bring Coke and chocolate’
27 October 2025, 11:26 AM
In Shariatpur, a young mother mourns as two children wait for the father who will never return
27 October 2025, 11:26 AM
‘What will this Tk 5 lakh do?’
26 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Wife of Abul Kalam Azad, who was killed after a bearing pad of a metro rail pillar fell on him, said her husband was killed due to negligence of the authorities concerned.
26 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Death of newborn: Cruel toll of ambulance syndicate
16 August 2025, 18:06 PM
A syndicate run by the civil surgeon’s chauffeur and a government ambulance driver has long gripped Shariatpur’s ambulance services -- and last Thursday, its greed allegedly claimed the life of a newborn.
16 August 2025, 18:06 PM
Padma erosion threatens embankment
3 May 2025, 19:35 PM
New erosion has been reported in the Padma Bridge project area, putting the main protection embankment at Naowdoba in Shariatpur’s Jajira end at risk.
3 May 2025, 19:35 PM
Turning rodents into revenue
16 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Laboni Akter, a resident of Dhaka’s Khilgaon, after completing her post-graduation in Zoology from Khilgaon Model College, sought a unique venture to achieve financial solvency.
16 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Orphaned at 4, who will take care of Sowaid now?
20 February 2025, 16:22 PM
Cylinder gas explosion in Savar kills his parents
20 February 2025, 16:22 PM
Of dresses and dolls, and a scar for life
20 March 2023, 01:00 AM
The night before he left for Dhaka from Khulna, Rashed Sardar’s daughters – nine-year-old Safa and five-year-old Sara – had asked him to bring back Eid outfits for them.
20 March 2023, 01:00 AM
People still stopping vehicles on Padma Bridge to take selfies
Some people, crossing the Padma Bridge, were seen stopping their private cars on the bridge to take selfies even though there is a restriction on it.
10 August 2022, 09:33 AM
Buying the first bus ticket to cross Padma Bridge from Shariatpur
Rafiq Islam (45) works at an electric shop in Dhaka. His village home is in Angaria union of Shariatpur Sadar upazila. He bought the first bus ticket from Shariatpur to cross the Padma Bridge and became a part of the nation’s road communication history.
26 June 2022, 08:40 AM
UP elections: First, it’s 100pc, then it’s 75pc
Polling officials made a mess of counting ballots at a voting centre in Shariatpur’s Naria upazila during the fifth phase of the union parishad polls on Wednesday, raising questions about the credibility of the election results.
8 January 2022, 18:00 PM