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Student group rescues Himalayan Griffon vulture in Gaibandha

Members of the student-led environmental organisation 'Team for Energy and Environmental Research' (TEER) rescued a Himalayan Griffon vulture from the Kashim Bazar area under Sundarganj upazila in Gaibandha..With the assistance of the local forest department, the vulture was rescued and ha
5 January 2026, 15:32 PM

Nine years on, justice still elusive for Gaibandha Santal killings

Protests mark the day as victim families demand justice
6 November 2025, 14:23 PM
2 November 2025, 09:40 AM
23 October 2025, 19:11 PM

Female teacher’s body recovered from river in Gaibandha

Police say cause of death yet to be determined
16 September 2025, 13:48 PM

Santals protest ‘false’ extortion case in Gaibandha

Indigenous community accuses union chairman and his family of land grabbing, demands police action
5 September 2025, 16:18 PM
20 August 2025, 09:25 AM

Former BCL leader killed in Gaibandha

A former leader of the now banned Chhatra League (BCL) was hacked to death in broad daylight in Gaibandha’s Sadullapur upazila this afternoon..Abdullah Al-Mamun Mondal, 30, was the son of Abdul Mannan Mondal from Khamarpara village under the upazila..According to police and locals, M
13 February 2025, 19:28 PM

3 workers missing after boat capsizes in the Teesta

Workers Atwar, Raju and Rashid went missing while dumping cement blocks to prevent river bank erosion last afternoon
28 July 2024, 09:50 AM

Gaibandha-2: JP candidate show-caused for polls code violation

The Election Inquiry Committee of the Gaibandha-2 constituency issued a show-cause notice to the Jatiya Party candidate Abdur Rashid Sarkar for violating the electoral code of conduct
30 December 2023, 09:53 AM

Gaibandha BNP leader denies buying Trinamool BNP's nomination

Advocate Md Obaidul Haque Sarkar, an advisor of the Gaibandha district unit of BNP, who was nominated by Trinamool BNP to contest the national election from the Gaibandha-4 constituency, said that he did not purchase any nomination paper from the party
29 November 2023, 17:20 PM

Gaibandha Jubo League leader stabbed to death; 4 held

A union-level Jubo League leader was stabbed to death in Sundarganj upazila of Gaibandha last night, police said
13 November 2023, 10:58 AM

Traffic police killed in Gaibandha road accident

A traffic constable was killed when a sand-laden truck hit his motorcycle in Gaibandha town this morning
24 August 2023, 08:58 AM

Couple among 3 killed in Gaibandha road accident

Three people, including a couple, were killed and at least 15 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Gaibandha's Gobindaganj upazila last night
8 July 2023, 04:32 AM

Counting underway in Gaibandha-5 by-polls

Counting of votes in the by-election to Gaibandha-5 constituency is underway after polling ended this evening.
4 January 2023, 14:24 PM

4 killed in Gaibandha road crash

Four people were killed as a bus hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Gaibandha's Palashbari upazila today.
15 December 2022, 04:43 AM

Gaibandha-5: Voting again on January 4

Re-election will be held in Gaibandha-5 constituency on January 4 next year, the Election Commission announced today.
6 December 2022, 06:28 AM

BNP-police clash leaves 50 injured in Gaibandha

At least 50 people were injured in a clash between police and BNP men in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha this evening (August 24, 2022).
24 August 2022, 17:52 PM

Accused in kidnapping, rape case flees from police van in Gaibandha

An accused in an abduction and rape case has escaped with handcuffs while getting down from a police van at Govindganj Police Station in Gaibandha.
31 May 2022, 13:47 PM

Phulchari char areas: Where people live without roads, hospitals 

In the char areas of Phulchari upazila of Gaibandha, people don’t have access to roads, healthcare facilities, and to a number of basic facilities. Millions of people here have to travel 40-50km using boats for medical treatment.
19 May 2022, 02:57 AM