4 children drown in Noakhali, Narsingdi
Four children, including two minor cousins, drowned in separate incidents in Narsingdi and Noakhali on Sunday...
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Situation escalates in Noakhali, another wet spell approaching
The flood situation in Noakhali escalated on Saturday as water receded slowly while onrush of water from upstream, particularly from Feni, continued amidst warning from the meteorological office about a fresh wet spell beginning from today...
Exams suspended, edn instts closed in Feni, Noakhali for inclement weather
The offices of the district administrations of Feni and Noakhali on Wednesday announced to suspend examinations and close educational institutions for two days from Wednesday due to incessant raining...
AIB opens 88th sub-branch in Noakhali
Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC on Thursday inaugurated its 88th sub-branch at Maijdee Bazar in Noakhali, said a press release...
Global Islami Bank opens 3 sub-branches
Global Islami Bank on Wednesday opened three sub-branches at Bhuiyar Hat in Noakhali, Islamia Madrasa in Chattogram and Tarakanda in Mymensingh, said a press release...
Pubali Bank gifts ambulance to NSTU
Pubali Bank PLC on Tuesday gifted an ambulance to Noakhali Science and Technology University as a part of the bank鈥檚 corporate social responsibility, said a press release...
Noakhali Royals eye BPL entry
A London-based company, Sayan鈥檚 Global, expressed interest in acquiring a Bangladesh Premier League franchise under the name 鈥楴oakhali Royals鈥� on Monday...
Derailments halt rail links between Dhaka, six dists
Rail communications between the capital Dhaka and six other districts were suspended for several hours following three incidents of derailment on Friday night and early Saturday.
JBPLC holds divisional branch managers鈥� confce
Janata Bank PLC on Thursday held divisional branch managers鈥� conference for Cumilla and Noakhali, said a press release...
Youth shot to death, brother injured
A youth was shot dead and his brother was injured in an attack allegedly by a group of assailants at Begumganj upazila in Noakhali on Monday night...
Former-JCD leader found dead two days after missing
The body of a former leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student wing of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, was recovered from a septic tank of a newly constructed building at village Durgapur of Sadar Upazila in Noakhali on Saturday, two days after he went missing...
Case filed for attempting to rape minor
A case was filed on Sunday for attempting to rape a seven-year-old girl while she was on her way to madrassah at Companiganj in Noakhali...
3 arrested for lynching mentally challenged in Noakhali
Police arrested three people on Sunday in connection with the lynching of a 40-year-old mentally challenged person, suspected of theft, at Chobir Paik village in Kabirhat of Noakhali on Friday...
Couple burnt to death in Noakhali
A couple was burnt to death in a fire that broke out at their kitchen in Hatiya upazila of Noakhali district....
Schoolboy among 5 killed in road accidents
At least five people, including a schoolboy, were killed and four others injured in road accidents in Rajshahi, Noakhali, Tangail and Meherpur on Monday...
Youth stabbed to death over loan row
A youth was stabbed to death, and another injured in Begumganj upazila of Noakhali, following a dispute over the repayment of a loan Saturday night...
NCC Bank distributes agricultural materials, machinery in Noakhali
National Credit and Commerce Bank PLC has distributed tree agricultural materials and machinery free of cost among 500 flood-affected and marginal farmers of Maijdee and Chowmuhani in Noakhali under special CSR in the agricultural sector...
Body of elderly man recovered
The body of an elderly man was recovered from a pond in Najirpur village of Begumganj upazila in Noakhali on Thursday morning, a day after he went missing....
Juba Dal leader shot as two groups clash
A Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal leader was injured after he was shot in a clash between two factions of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party allegedly over extortions in Noakhali鈥檚 Sonaimuri on Monday....
50-maund whale washed ashore in Hatiya
A whale weighing about 50 maunds (1 maund equals 37.32kg) was released into the Meghna River on Thursday after it was washed ashore on the island of Hatiya in Noakhali...
506 more Rohingyas reach Bhasan Char
In the 25th phase of the relocation process, 506 Rohingya refugees on Tuesday arrived at Bhasan Char, an island upazila of Hatiya in Noakhali....
2 arrested over rape of woman, daughter
The police on Saturday night arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in an incident of raping a woman and her daughter at Char Elahi union under Noakhali鈥檚 Companiganj upazila...
Ex-MPs Ekramul, Rouf arrested
Ousted prime minister鈥檚 principal secretary Kamal Abdul Naser Chowdhury, former youth and sports ministry secretary Mesbah Uddin Ahmed, and former Khulna-4 lawmaker Abdus Salam Murshedy were remanded in separate cases on Wednesday...
ACC to investigate 2 ex-MPs, DIG Baten
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Sunday decided to investigate former lawmakers Md Shaheen Chaklader and HM Ibrahim over allegations of amassing illegal wealth...
Fugitive accused in student murder case detained in Noakhali
The Rapid Action Battalion members have arrested a fugitive accused involved in killing a student during anti-discrimination student movement from Sonapur Zero Point area in Sudharampur thana in Noakhali district...
Govt must shore post-flood issues to resume educational activities
MANY educational institutions still not being able to resume academic activities especially in Feni, Cumilla and Noakhali that went under water in the recent flooding of Bangladesh鈥檚 east, north-east and south-east warrants an early attention of a few public agencies as the academic year is drawing near. The flooding that had affected about six million people...
People returning to damaged homesteads on broken roads
The flood affected people in eastern, south-eastern and north-eastern Bangladesh are continuing to suffer as roads, other infrastructures and homesteads are severely damaged in the flood...
SC stands beside flood-affected people
The Supreme Court administration under the directive of Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed distributed relief among 250 families in the flood-affected area of Feni and Noakhali on Thursday...
416 mobile towers still out of order in 11 flood-hit districts: BTRC
A total of 416 mobile towers out of 14,551, in eleven flood affected district have remained out of order due to flood, according to the Bangladesh Telecommunication and Regulatory Commission...
Immediate, equitable relief access a must
WITH half a million people living in shelters and five million more having been directly affected, public suffering in districts under water is worsening as relief has not yet reached remote areas. The disaster management ministry says at least 74 upazilas in 11 districts have been severely affected, the authorities have opened 3,834 shelters and 27 people have...