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Two children among 3 dead as three-wheeler crashes into autorickshaw in Sirajganj

Dhaka, Oct. 9 -- Three people, including two children, have died after a three-wheeler - known locally as a "votvoti" - crashed into an autorickshaw in Sirajganj's Tarash Upazila. Police said one of ... Read More


Erosion fear grips Sirajganj residents as Jamuna rises

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- The Jamuna River in Sirajganj is swelling rapidly due to the onrush of water from the upstream and heavy rainfall. Since Tuesday morning, the river water has been rising by 2cm per h... Read More


Relief for fishermen as private lease on Gohala River reversed

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- The administration in Ullapara Upazila of Sirajganj has cancelled the lease of the Gohala River that had been granted by a local mosque committee, bringing relief to over 100 fishing ... Read More


Sirajganj mosque leases section of river, local fishermen fear loss of livelihood

Dhaka, Oct. 3 -- A local mosque committee in Sirajganj has leased a 2.5km stretch of the Gohala River, raising concerns among more than a hundred fishing families who depend on the river for their liv... Read More


Mobile phone messages help police 'crack' murder of man with 'mental disability' in Sirajganj

Dhaka, Oct. 3 -- Detective police say they have solved the murder of a man with a "mental disability", three months after his body was found, based on information extracted from mobile phone texts. S... Read More


Court jails seven for life over 13-year old murder in Sirajganj

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- A Sirajganj court has sentenced seven men to life imprisonment in a 13-year-old murder case in Shahjadpur Upazila. Judge Kaniz Fatema of the Additional District and Sessions Judge's... Read More


Rabindra University students block railway, cutting off train service to the north

Bangladesh, Aug. 13 -- Rabindra University students demanding the construction of a permanent campus have escalated their protest by blocking the railway line in Sirajganj's Ullapara, halting rail com... Read More


Mob kills 2 suspected cattle thieves, 2 more hospitalised

Bangladesh, Aug. 4 -- A mob has lynched two people who were crossing the Jamuna River in Sirajganj while carrying cattle on a boat, calling them cattle thieves. Two others were injured in the inciden... Read More