Noakhali

Miscreants posing as DB officers rob Tk 12 lakh from bank agent in Noakhali

Gang allegedly intercepted manager, took him towards Feni and later dumped him in Senbagh
31 August 2026
23 August 2026

As the Meghna advances, Hatiya keeps losing homes and livelihoods

Families rebuild their lives again and again as river erosion continues to swallow land, homes and markets, while a permanent protection project awaits approval
4 August 2026

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

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

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

Ward Jubo League leader murdered in Noakhali

A Jubo League leader is killed in Companiganj upazila of Noakhali.
10 May 2020

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Noakhali shrine Khadem hacked dead

Miscreants hack a khadem of a mazar (shrine) to death in Sonaimuri upazila of Noakhali.
16 August 2017

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

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

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

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

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