Rickety bridge puts locals at risk
A decades-old wooden bridge over a branch of the Lauhajang river at Gharia in Kalihati has become a daily ordeal for residents of four villages who depend on it as their only link to other areas.
26 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Tangail Shoal teachers suffer amid transport woes
Teachers of various educational institutions located in remote Jamuna shoals of Tangail’s Bhuapur upazila have long been suffering from transportation issues.
20 October 2025, 21:27 PM
Gopalpur in Tangail / Last of the shital pati makers
Shital-pati, a type of mat made by weaving strips of murta cane (Schumannianthus dichotomus), was once a popular household item across the country, prized for its smooth texture and natural cooling properties that offered comfort during the sweltering summer months.
6 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Tangail hospital crippled by manpower crisis
The 250-bed General Hospital in Tangail has been struggling to provide adequate healthcare services due to a severe shortage of doctors and other staff.
4 October 2025, 19:35 PM
Encroachment, waste dumping push Burai Beel to the brink
Burai Beel, a natural wetland located near eastern part of Tangail district town, is rapidly shrinking due to continuous pollution and encroachment.
17 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Encroachment, waste dumping push Burai Beel to the brink
Burai Beel, a natural wetland near Tangail district town, is rapidly shrinking due to pollution and encroachment
17 September 2025, 11:34 AM
Tangail mourns as two Milestone plane crash victims laid to rest
Tanvir was waiting to attend his coaching class after regular school hours when the plane crashed into the school premises
22 July 2025, 06:49 AM
People suffer as bridge lacks approach roads
People continue to suffer due to the lack of approach roads to a bridge built over the Louhajang River in Tangail Sadar upazila.
21 July 2025, 22:18 PM
Too many patients, too few beds
Khadiza Begum, came to Khulna Medical College Hospital on December 30 from Satkhira’s Shyamnagar, with her six-year-old son Siam, who was suffering from high fever and shortness of breath.
8 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Tangail, a town of traffic jams
Acute traffic jams have turned the lives of the Tangail city dwellers miserable, thanks to lack of necessary roads and poor planning and management of the authorities concerned.
1 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Dr Samad’s ‘green heaven’
Dr MA Samad is rated as one of the best kidney disease specialists in the country. He wakes up early in the morning and attends to hundreds of patients at the Anwara Khan Modern Hospital in Dhanmondi of Dhaka.
27 December 2022, 18:00 PM
A well-oiled operation to lift sand illegally
Illegal sand extraction is going on unabated along Jamuna river in Tangail’s Bhuanpur upazila. Locals fear that unless authorities intervene in time, this will lead to erosion in the upcoming rainy season.
25 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Tangail, a city with no waste management
The Tangail municipality, established in 1887 during the British era, has no waste management system. As a result, garbage is being dumped at different points under the open sky.
20 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Hill-cutting spree in Tangail
Tangail’s red-clay hillocks are being razed indiscriminately, creating an imbalance in the ecosystem and destroying biodiversity in the region.
17 December 2022, 18:00 PM
No place to study
The construction of a school building in Tangail’s Basail upazila has not been completed in three years, hampering the education of the school’s children.
16 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Crossing the river still an ordeal for them
Thousands of residents in Tangail’s Basail upazila have been suffering for a long time after a bridge over Jhenai river has remained completely broken for several years.
9 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Cassava cultivation catching on in hilly areas of Tangail
Cassava farmers in the Madhupur, Ghatail and Sakhipur upazilas of Tangail are enjoying bumper harvests of the crop, which has changed the fortunes of many in the fertile, hilly region.
7 December 2022, 04:00 AM
Rice mill pollutes air, damages crops
An automated rice mill named Daily Rice Industry Limited has been set up in Tangail’s Icharchala village at Ghatail upazila recently.
6 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Dhaka rally: BNP men in Tangail leaving homes in fear of arrests
BNP leaders have alleged that their activists in Tangail are leaving their homes owing to fear of being arrested in police raids ahead of the December 10 rally in Dhaka.
2 December 2022, 13:50 PM
Poor infrastructure failing Tangail BSCIC estate
The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation’s (BSCIC) industrial estate in Tangail has long been gripped by a myriad of troubles, including poor roads and drainage system, according to industry operators.
8 November 2022, 02:50 AM
These were schools once
Fifteen community schools in Tangail’s Basail upazila have remained locked for more than two decades. As activities in these schools are closed, weeds and bushes have taken over the buildings.
2 November 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Save us from erosion’
Houses, croplands and other important establishments have gone into the Dhaleshwari river at Sahabatpur union in Tangail’s Nagarpur upazila following recent erosion.
16 October 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Crops washed away overnight’
Farmer Shahidul Islam of Kukadair village of Gobindasi union of Bhuanpur upazila has cultivated different crops on his 12 bighas of land, after taking loan from local money launderers.
15 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Tangail sari sales get Durga Puja boost
Local sale of saris, especially those made on handlooms by skilled artisans in Tangail renowned for their colours and designs, has apparently gone up marking the upcoming Durga Puja.
28 September 2022, 02:50 AM
When authorities remain inactive
Residents of Hatia village in Tangail’s Dashakia union were all alone in their struggle to protect their lives and property from flooding, as the authorities had been indifferent to this matter for many years.
13 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Rising demand, price of jute entice farmers
Farmers have been regaining their interest in jute cultivation over the past few years as both the price and demand for the golden fibre are rising at home and abroad.
13 September 2022, 03:30 AM
Development, but at what cost?
The once solitary, neat and green Tangail town has turned into a concrete jungle within a few decades after mindless tree felling, thanks to unplanned urbanisation.
1 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Sugarcane production on the decline
Sugarcane production and acreages in Bangladesh have more than halved in the last two decades as farmers find it difficult to generate a steady stream of profit from the crop, official figures showed.
28 August 2022, 03:15 AM