Shahjibazar power station fire plunges Habiganj into darkness
The entire Habiganj district has been left without electricity as a fire broke out at the 33/11 kV switching station of Shahjibazar Power Plant Thursday night...
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Two electrocuted in 2 dists
Two individuals died from electrocution in Habiganj and Lalmonirhat on Wednesday...
Habiganj ex-DC among 4 jailed in court contempt case聽
A Habiganj court on Sunday sentenced former Habiganj deputy commissioner Md Ataur Rahman, former additional deputy commissioner, revenue, AKM Aminul Islam and two more ex-officials to one month in prison in a contempt of court lawsuit...
Mentally unstable person freed after spending 30 years in jail
After spending more than three decades behind bars, 60-year-old Kanu Mia walked out of Habiganj District Jail on Tuesday morning.
4,000 people named in Habiganj murder case
About 4,000 people, including a leader of Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal, were sued on Friday over the death of an ambulance driver on July 7 during a clash between inhabitants of two villages under Nabiganj upazila in Habiganj...
Man held for raping minor girl in Habiganj
A 37-year-old man was arrested early Sunday allegedly for raping a seven-year-old girl at Madhabpur upazila in Habiganj...
SSC examinee stabbed to death in Habiganj
An SSC examinee was stabbed to death by a thief in the Chowdhury Bazar area of Habiganj district town early Thursday...
200 sued, 8 held for attacking police in Habiganj
Eight people were arrested on early Sunday morning in a case filed in the incident of snatching an accused after attacking the police at Nabiganj upazila in Habiganj...
Indian national held in Habiganj over illegal entry
The Border Guard Bangladesh arrested an Indian youth on Monday in the border area along Chunarughat upazila in Habiganj district on charges of illegal entry...
Govt inertia fuels crisis of gendered violence
FIVE incidents rape that took place in four days since June 13 in Rajbari, Habiganj, Gazipur and Munshiganj lay bare the pervasive threat that girls and young women face. Two schoolgirls were abducted and raped at Pangsha in Rajpari in the morning on June 15. One of the accused was arrested. Two cases were filed. The driver of a bus and his assistant raped a young...
College student raped inside moving bus in Habiganj
What began as a quiet afternoon journey home turned into a horrific ordeal for a young college student travelling to Baniachong upazila of Habiganj from Dhaka...
9 killed, 30 injured in road accidents
At least nine people were killed and 30 others injured in six road accidents in four districts, Dinajpur, Habiganj, Rajshahi and Magura, on Monday...
50 injured as local rivals clash in Habiganj
At least 50 people were injured in a fierce clash between two rival groups over a longstanding feud in Baniachong upazila of Habiganj on Monday...
Four die in road accident in Habiganj
Four people, including two women, were killed and five others were also injured in a collision between a truck and a pickup van on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj early Friday.
Lightning kills 2 workers in Habiganj
Two workers were killed by a lightning strike while working at a paddy field at Shibpasha village under Ajmiriganj upazila in Habiganj district on Wednesday...
Two die from electrocution
At least two people, including a 75-year-old man, died from electrocution at Madhabpur and Chunarughat upazilas in Habiganj early Tuesday...
Two youths killed in Habiganj road accident
Two youths were killed in a road accident on Dhaka-Sylhet highway in Shayestaganj upazila of Habiganj on Wednesday night, said police on Thursday morning...
Man commits suicide after killing 2 children
A man reportedly committed suicide by consuming poison allegedly after killing his two children at Chunarughat upazila in Habiganj on Friday morning.
Court sents ex-Habiganj lawmaker Majid Khan to jail
A Habiganj court has sent former Awami League lawmaker Advocate Majid Khan to jail in a murder case...
4 killed, 15 injured in road accidents in 4 districts
At least four people were killed and 15 injured in separate road accidents in Dhaka, Tangail, Chuadanga and Habiganj between Saturday night and Sunday...
One killed as villagers clash in Habiganj
At least one person was killed and 15 others were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers in Habiganj on Wednesday over establishing supremacy in the area...
Man kills teenage daughter for talking to boys
A man killed his teenage girl at Madhabpur upazila in Habiganj on Wednesday after failing to resist her from talking to boys over the mobile phone....
Father allegedly kills daughter over 鈥榤obile addiction鈥� in Habiganj
A man allegedly stabbed to death his 15-year-old daughter on Wednesday at Ghanashyampur village in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj after 鈥榝ailing to keep her away mobile phone addiction鈥�.
50 injured as villagers clash in Habiganj
At least 50 people were injured in a three-hour clash between two groups of villagers in Lakhai upazila of Habiganj Wednesday night over the possession of a marshland...
Indian police handover Bangladeshi鈥檚 body at Habiganj border
The body of a Bangladeshi man, Zahur Ali, was handed over to the Bangladesh Police by the Indian police on Thursday evening, two days after he was found dead in the Gauranagar area under Khowai police station in Tripura State of India....
BSF pushes back four Bangladeshis along Habiganj border
Indian Border Security Force sent back four Bangladeshis, who earlier trespassed into India through the border of Habiganj.
4 killed as gas line explodes at Akij factory
At least four people, including an engineer, were killed in an explosion in the聽 gas connection line of an Akij Venture Limited factory at Bahubal upazila in Habiganj.
Three Indian nationals held in Habiganj
Three Indian nationals were arrested at Madhabpur upazila in Habiganj on Tuesday night on charge of illegally entering Bangladesh...
Youth killed in Habiganj over Wi-Fi dispute
A 17-year-old boy was allegedly killed by his neighbour Sunday night in Nabiganj upazila of Habiganj, following a dispute over sharing a Wi-Fi connection...
Tea workers continue strike demanding arrears, rations
Tea workers from 12 gardens under the National Tea Company in Habiganj, Moulvibazar and Sylhet district have been on strike for over a month, demanding three months鈥� unpaid wages and rations...