Jahidul Islam

The historic three-domed mosque in Narsingdi stands tall even after around 300 years, and remains a testament to the rich heritage of Muslim architecture from the Mughal era.

The escape of 184 prisoners from Narsingdi District Jail has left the public in a state of fear and insecurity. Despite continuous operations by law enforcement agencies, neither the fugitives nor the looted weapons and ammunition have been fully recovered.

Despite five job advertisements over the past two years for a total of 123 vacant positions, the recruitment process at the Narsingdi Deputy Commissioner’s Office remains incomplete.

Two police residential messes built three years ago in Narsingdi remain unused due to bureaucratic delays and alleged negligence

water pollution and encroachment have drastically reduced fish populations, forcing him to consider changing his occupation and pushing him into hard times.

Surge in unregulated vehicles, lack of enforcement to blame

Bristi Akter has no legs since birth. Now 13, the Kishoreganj girl showed an increasing interest in studies and her family had her admitted to a local school. But her peers would often tease her about her condition, forcing her family to stop sending her to the school in the district’s Bhogpara in Katiadi upazila.

At the turn of the millennium, travelling by road between Sylhet and Dhaka felt akin to a trek across rugged terrain. One would have to awkwardly traverse bumps along narrow and winding paths for upwards of 10 hours to make the trip either way.

Laila Kaniz Lucky is the upazila parishad chairman of Narsingdi’s Raipura and a retired teacher of a government college.

Locals said that they raised Tk 30 lakh to construct the two bridges, whose total length is 1,240 feet. Of the two bridges, the bambo-made one is 900-feet, while the wooden bridge stands is 340 feet long

At only three, Kazi Mahmud Hasan Tarek lost his ability to walk after suffering from polio.

At least 17 people were killed after a freight train ignored a signal light and rammed into a carriage of Egarosindhur Godhuli near Bhairab Bazar Junction Railway Station yesterday afternoon.

“I have been waiting for four hours for my test since I arrived here at 9:00am with a stomach ache. However, by the time my turn arrived, the doctor had already left the hospital,” said Sonia Akter while talking to this correspondent recently.

Lotkon farmers in Bangladesh are enjoying good yields and prices for the fruit this year thanks to its vast popularity at home and abroad, according to market players.

Ahsan Sikder took up cattle rearing in 2013, a couple of years after he graduated from Rajshahi University’s Marketing department

Mahmuda Begum was bleeding excessively after she gave birth to a baby girl on December 22 last year.

New industries are being set up in Narsingdi as the district’s road connectivity with the capital has seen a remarkable improvement in recent years, businessmen say.

It has been almost six years since four Awami League men disappeared after police allegedly picked them up from a village in Raipura, Narsingdi.

The massive popularity of Narsingdi’s Shibpur Upazila Parishad Chairman Harunur Rashid Khan and the possibility of him contesting in the next general election might be reasons behind Saturday’s gun attack on him.

Industrial estates under the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) aim to facilitate cottage, micro, small and medium businesses by providing them a safe place to operate along with all the required services.