Dhaka, Nov. 19 -- An "extramarital affair" between the wife of an expatriate worker, cattle trader Abdul Latif, and his brother-in-law led to the murder, police say. Police have arrested four people ... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- Two leaders of the Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal were killed after a truck ran over their motorcycle on the way to attend a party programme in Sirajganj's Raiganj Upazila. The accident to... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 7 -- A fisherman has died after allegedly being beaten by fellow fishermen during a dispute over net casting in Sirajganj. The incident took place early on Friday in the Gohala River, sai... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- Police have arrested nine members of a family convicted in a land dispute case in Sirajganj's Tarash Upazila. They were arrested at their home on Wednesday night, said Tarash Police ... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- The number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive cases in Sirajganj has risen sharply, prompting the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) to declare the district a ... Read More
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
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
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
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
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