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BGB finds detonators hidden near Bangladesh-India border in Sunamganj

Vigilance increased and BGB remains on high alert
26 December 2025, 10:52 AM

Indefinite bus strike in Sunamganj after transport workers, students clash

Public sufferings mounted after CNG-run auto-rickshaws also joined the strike, further paralysing transport in the region
4 August 2025, 06:57 AM

Tanguar Haor: No houseboats to be allowed in specific areas

The Sunamganj District Administration has suspended the entry of houseboats into the watchtower area and adjacent zones within Tanguar Haor
23 June 2025, 19:40 PM

Justice for mass killing first even if it delays polls

Justice for the mass killings during the uprising must be ensured, even if it delays the elections, said Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday.
1 February 2025, 18:10 PM

2 killed in road crash

Two motorcyclists were killed in a head-on collision with a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Sunamganj yesterday morning.
6 January 2025, 21:10 PM

Border trespassing: 2 Indian nationals detained in Sunamganj

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained two Indian nationals along Sunamganj border for illegally entering the country this afternoon.
2 January 2025, 13:45 PM

Student platform: Five hurt as two factions clash over committee

At least five students were injured when two factions of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement clashed in Sunamganj town, centring a disagreement over the newly formed committee.
14 November 2024, 19:00 PM

Attack on protesting students: Sunamganj’s ex-MP on 2-day remand

A Sunamganj court today granted a two-day remand for Muhibur Rahman Manik, former lawmaker of Sunamganj-5 constituency, in a case filed in connection with attacking students on August 4 during the anti-discrimination students' movement
21 October 2024, 09:17 AM

Six of a family perish in fire

Six members of a family, including four children, were killed in a fire at a house of Ashrayan project in Sunamganj’s Dharmapasha upazila early yesterday.
1 October 2024, 18:25 PM

Ex-planning minister Mannan denied bail

A Sunamganj court today sent former planning minister MA Mannan back to jail after rejecting his bail petition in a case filed over the attacks on students and people during the recent student-led movement in the district
23 September 2024, 09:44 AM

3 killed in Sunamganj road accident due to thick fog

Three people were killed in Sunamganj after a pickup truck hit a roadside tree amid dense fog this morning
2 January 2024, 10:06 AM

14 injured in BNP men-police clash in Sunamganj

At least seven BNP men, five police personnel and two journalists were injured during a clash between the party activists and police in Sunamganj this morning.
19 November 2023, 10:31 AM

Incessant rains inundate low-lying areas in Sunamganj

Low-lying areas in Sunamganj district including the town have been inundated due to incessant rains for the last four days till today morning and onrush of upstream water.
2 July 2023, 11:05 AM

Police cordon off house in Sunamganj

Police have cordoned off a house in Sunamganj’s Jagannathpur upazila since this morning, on the suspicion that explosive materials are stored there.
8 January 2023, 11:11 AM

Jhumon Das denied bail in DSA case; family to file appeal

A Sunamganj court today (September 26, 2022) rejected the bail plea of Jhumon Das who was arrested in a case filed under the Digital Security Act.
26 September 2022, 11:56 AM

Sunamganj man, injured while collecting flood relief, dies

A man who was injured yesterday (June 20, 2022) while trying to collect relief dropped from an Air Force helicopter at Tahirpur upazila in Sunamganj died this morning (June 21, 2022) in hospital.
21 June 2022, 06:24 AM

21 DU students, stranded in Sunamganj flood, being moved to police lines

A group of 21 students of Dhaka University, who went to Sunamganj on a tour, were stranded there due to the sudden flood.
17 June 2022, 10:14 AM

Heavy rainfall and water from hills deluge Sunamganj

Lalpur, Gourarang, Saheb Bari Ghat and many other low-lying areas in the Sunamganj district are now submerged under floodwater caused by heavy rainfall - threatening catastrophic damage to the upcoming harvesting season while most of the villages are currently only accessible by boats.
23 May 2022, 03:04 AM