Noakhali

UP polls violence claims 10 lives

Thus far reported, 10 people are killed in Jamalpur, Chittagong, Noakhali and Comilla districts in separate incidents of violence during the fifth phase of union parishad polls.
28 May 2016

UP polls: Clashes halt voting at 5 centres

Voting at five polling centres are suspended due to violence in two districts and 13 BNP chairman candidates boycotted polls in three districts during the fifth phase of union parishad election.
28 May 2016

Roanu takes 23 lives

Twenty-three people are killed and 13 more are missing after Cyclone Roanu made landfall yesterday afternoon on Chittagong-Noakhali coast. Accidents caused by the storm were the reason for the fatalities in Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Bhola, Noakhali, Patuakhali and Laxmipur.
21 May 2016

Cement clinker-laden lighter vessel capsizes in Bay

A lighter vessel carrying around 1,400 tonnes of cement clinkers capsizes in the Bay of Bengal after it was hit by another lighter vessel.
17 April 2016

1 killed, 2 bullet-hit in Noakhali BCL infighting

A member of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) is killed and two others hit by bullets in a clash between two factional groups of the student wing of the ruling Awami League in Sadar upazila of Noakhali.
21 March 2016

Hezbut Tawheed blames Jamaat for attack in Noakhali

Islamist group Hezbut Tawheed blames Jamaat-e-Islami for the death of two of its men during a clash with villagers in Sonaimuri upazila of Noakhali on Monday.
17 March 2016

3 killed in Hizb-ut Tawhid-villagers clash in Noakhali

Three people including two alleged members of the blacklisted Hizb-ut Tawhid are killed in a clash with villagers over the construction of a mosque in Shonaimuri upazila of Noakhali today.
14 March 2016

4 'robbers' killed by mob in Hatiya

Four suspected robbers are beaten to death and another two critically injured by a mob at Noakhali's Hatiya late last night.
11 March 2016

Heart of gold

Far from home and still further from peace of mind, nobody knows how the handful of mentally ill outsiders arrived over the years, in Sagoria Bazar of Noakhali's Hatiya Island. Locals speculate they accidentally hitched a ride on a Hatiya-bound ship and, once on the island, never found a way off.
27 February 2016

2 killed as microbus hits auto-rickshaw

Two people are killed and three others injured as a microbus hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on the Laxmipur-Begumganj road in Banglabazar area of Begumganj upazila of Noakhali.
17 January 2016

Municipal polls: 2 OCs withdrawn

The authorities withdraw two officers-in-charge in Sunamganj and Noakhali for their alleged controversial roles ahead of the upcoming municipality polls.
27 December 2015

Blasts at Chowmuhani BNP mayor aspirant’s meeting, 4 hurt

At least four people are injured after several crude bombs are blasted during a meeting of BNP-backed mayor candidate in Noakhali’s Chowmuhani today.
12 December 2015

Noakhali clash over land dispute kills 2

Two people are killed and seven others, including a woman, injured in a clash between two rival groups at Purbo Shibpur village in Sadar upazila over a land-related dispute.
27 November 2015

Man stabbed and shot dead ‘by extortionist’ in Noakhali

Man stabbed dead by extortionist in Noakhali Sadar upazila.
16 November 2015

Jubo League activist hacked to death in Noakhali

A local Jubo League activist is hacked to death by miscreants at Showani Togba village in Chatkhil upazila of Noakhali today morning.
25 October 2015

Charges accepted against 5 Noakhali ‘war criminals’

A tribunal in Dhaka accepts three charges brought against five war crimes suspects from Noakhali.
14 October 2015

2 war crimes accused held in Noakhali

Police arrest two “Razakars” in Noakhali for their alleged involvement in crimes during the Liberation War in 1971.
5 October 2015

Arrest warrant for 5 Noakhali ‘Razakars’

A tribunal in Dhaka issues arrest warrant against five suspected war criminals of Noakhali for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the country’s 1971 Liberation War.
5 October 2015

Bangladeshi murdered in South Africa

A Bangladeshi expatriate from Noakhali was allegedly murdered in South Africa last Friday, family has claimed.
30 July 2015

Rivals kill 3 brothers in Noakhali

Three siblings were chopped to death allegedly by their rivals over previous enmity in Sonaimuri upazila of Noakhali.
19 July 2015