Comilla

Three carriages of the Dhaka-bound Karnaphuli Commuter train were salvaged around 4:30am today, nearly 16 hours after its derailment in Laksam, Cumilla ... Show more

Derailed at Laksam: Three carriages removed after 16-hour recovery operation, track repairs underway

A charge sheet in the murder case of Ishayat Shahriar Oprotim, the 13-year-old son of Cumilla University teacher Nahida Begum ... Show more

Oprotim murder: Charge sheet likely in 2-3 days

Two Bangladeshi policemen were detained by India's Border Security Force (BSF) after crossing into Indian territory during an anti-drug operation near the ... Show more

2 Bangladeshi policemen detained by BSF at Cumilla border

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has dissolved the organisational structure of its Cumilla city unit following an incident at the party office in the city on October ... Show more

Jamaat dissolves Cumilla city unit following October 14 incident

Miscreants hacked a local Jubo Dal leader to death near Chhatarkhil police outpost in Cumilla Sadar upazila today. Jubo Dal leader hacked to death in Cumilla

A madrasa teacher from Cumilla was killed yesterday in a Houthi missile attack at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia ... Show more

Nasrullah set out for Umrah, but never reached Makkah

A CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver confessed to raping and killing a 15-year-old schoolgirl in Cumilla early Thursday, police said. CNG driver confesses to rape and murder of 15-year-old in Cumilla

Police recovered the body of a 15-year-old girl from a paddy field beside the Cumilla-Noakhali regional highway in Lalmai upazila this morning. thedailystar.net

Comilla University authorities today held a meeting with government agencies, law enforcement officials, students and local stakeholders to discuss measures ... Show more

Comilla University seeks stronger security measures after Oprotim's killing

Five active members of three teenage gangs were arrested in separate drives in Cumilla, police said. 5 alleged members of 3 teen gangs arrested in Cumilla, say police

The High Court today barred Aminul Islam, suspended headteacher of Berakola Abdul Matin Khasru Girls' High School in Brahmanpara, Cumilla ... Show more

HC bars suspended headteacher from entering Cumilla school

The investigation officer (IO) in the murder case of 13-year-old Ishiat Shahriar Oprotim, who was found dead near Comilla University on September 19 ... Show more

Investigation officer changed in Oprotim murder case

The body of a 13-year-old boy was recovered from the Sananda hillocks on the outskirts of Cumilla this afternoon, nearly 24 hours after he left home in the ... Show more

'What do I live for now?'

A total of 624 suspected members of juvenile gangs were detained in separate drives across Cumilla yesterday, police said. 624 detained as police launch drives against teen gangs across Cumilla

Seventeen teenagers allegedly carried out vandalism inside Daudkandi Police Station in Cumilla after being brought there for questioning as part of an ongoing ... Show more

17 teenagers allegedly vandalise Cumilla police station

The first namaz-e-janaza of 13-year-old Ishiat Shahriar Opratim was held at the playground beside the Central Jame Mosque of Comilla University at 10:13am ... Show more

First janaza of Comilla University teacher's son Opratim held

#Cumilla #YouthGang #Crime #TikTok #TiktokViral #Bangladesh #Society

"What crime did my son commit that he had to be killed?" his mother, Nahida Begum, an associate professor of Bangla at Comilla University, and his father ... Show more

'Even if the killers are hanged, I will never get my son back'

Opposition Chief Whip and National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam today said the death of the missing son of a Comilla University teacher was not an ... Show more

Home minister should resign for failing to ensure security: Nahid

A severe traffic congestion has developed on the Dhaka-bound lane of the Dhaka-Chattogram highway, stretching from Daudkandi in Cumilla to the Meghna Toll ... Show more

Road repairs trigger long tailback on Dhaka-Chattogram highway

Plan would give passengers from Narsingdi, Brahmanbaria, Cumilla and Feni direct train access to the tourist city. Railway proposes extending Mahanagar Express to Cox's Bazar

A Cumilla court today sentenced two members of the banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to 20 years' rigorous imprisonment each ... Show more

2 JMB members sentenced to 20 years in 2006 Cumilla explosives case

The Supreme Court chamber judge today stayed a High Court order that granted bail to former army personnel Hafizur Rahman in Sohagi Jahan Tonu murder case in ... Show more

Tonu murder case: SC stays Hafizur's bail, orders him to surrender

Former army personnel Hafizur Rahman, the only accused who was arrested in the sensational Tonu murder case, was released from Cumilla Central Jail this ... Show more

Sole arrestee in Tonu murder case released on HC bail

Cases concern killings of 3 BNP leaders in Lakshmipur and disappearance of 2 others from Cumilla ICT orders jail authorities to produce Ziaul Ahsan, Tareque Sayeed on Aug 10

“Shekor” (The Roots) releases today in 11 cinemas across Bangladesh, including Star Cineplex, Lion Cinemas and Shyamoli Cinema in Dhaka ... Show more

'Shekor' releases in cinemas today

Residents in Cumilla district have been suffering immensely due to frequent load-shedding, often extending for several hours, particularly in rural areas. Frequent load-shedding disrupts life in Cumilla

A Cumilla court has ordered DNA tests for two more individuals in connection with the much-discussed murder investigation of Sohagi Jahan Tonu. Tonu murder probe: Court orders DNA tests for two more individuals

A superintendent of police (SP) has criticized the practice of branding political opponents as “fascists”, saying the label was increasingly being used against ... Show more

'Anyone you dislike is being branded a fascist': Cumilla SP tells JCD leader

The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police has arrested six alleged members of an organized online gambling network and seized 6 ... Show more

Six held as DB busts alleged online gambling network

Heavy rainfall since early today has left large parts of Cumilla city waterlogged, forcing Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) candidates to wade through knee- ... Show more

Heavy rain leaves Cumilla waterlogged, HSC candidates struggle to reach exam halls

A 28-year-old man surrendered to police after allegedly attacking his wife with a machete and leaving her critically injured in Cumilla's Burichang upazila ... Show more

Man surrenders to police after alleged machete attack on wife in Cumilla

A 35-year-old man was killed after an altercation between football supporters watching the Argentina-Egypt World Cup match on TV became violent in ... Show more

WC match: Man killed after brawl between supporters

A 35-year-old man was killed after a dispute among football supporters while watching the Argentina-Egypt FIFA World Cup match escalated into violence at a tea ... Show more

Man killed in Cumilla after argument over Messi's missed penalty

A 22-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death by a 15-year-old girl in Cumilla's Chauddagram upazila today. Young man stabbed to death in Cumilla; 15-year-old girl detained

A class 6 student was shot during a clash between two rival groups outside his school in Cumilla city on Thursday, while students were on their tiffin break ... Show more

Class 6 student shot outside school in clash between rival groups in Cumilla

Rail communication between Chattogram and rest of the country was suspended on Wednesday night after the engine of the Chattogram-bound Sonar Bangla Express ... Show more

Rail link with Ctg snapped after engine failure, derailment in Cumilla

A Cumilla Court today sent expelled Islami Chhatra Shibir leader Jisan Mia Pradhan to jail in a case filed over the alleged rape of a woman and forced abortion ... Show more

Expelled Shibir leader Jisan sent to jail in rape case

A Cumilla court today recorded the confessional statements of two accused and ordered the collection of the victim's swab samples for DNA profiling in a ... Show more

Court orders DNA profiling in rape case against expelled Shibir leader Jisan

A clash broke out between highway police and local three-wheeler workers in the Nimsar area of ​​Cumilla's Burichang upazila today ... Show more

Highway police vehicle vandalized in Cumilla after clash with three-wheeler workers

A Cumilla court yesterday ordered authorities to take necessary legal steps, including seeking Interpol assistance, to trace and arrest two absconding suspects ... Show more

Tonu murder case: Seek Interpol's help to arrest two suspects

Police detained 45 activists of the banned student organization, Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), after they brought out a procession on the Dhaka-Chatogram ... Show more

45 detained after BCL activists brought out procession in Cumilla

Three passengers of an auto-rickshaw were killed and three others injured in a head-on collision with a bus in Cumilla this evening. 3 killed, 3 injured as auto-rickshaw collides with bus in Cumilla

The century-old Rammala Library in Cumilla, home to thousands of ancient manuscripts and rare books, has been left languishing in neglect ... Show more

Rammala Library: A heritage left to decay

National Citizen Party (NCP) Spokesperson Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain today criticised the remarks by Cumilla Zilla Parishad administrator and said the money ... Show more

Asif fires back at Cumilla Zilla Parishad administrator over fund claims

This week, in particular, has felt like a ledger of deaths. The rhythm is disturbingly uniform. A dismembered body found in Dhaka's Manda ... Show more

Murders we write

The involvement of a fourth individual has been confirmed in the murder of Sohagi Jahan Tonu, a history department student of Cumilla Victoria Government ... Show more

Tonu murder: PBI confirms fourth person's involvement following DNA test

A hijra individual who was set on fire allegedly by her "guruma" (community leader) in Cumilla's Burichang died under treatment this afternoon. Murder case filed after hijra individual dies from burn injuries

The Bangladesh Football League title race reaches a thrilling climax as two former champions, Abahani and Bashundhara Kings ... Show more

BFL title race reaches boiling point in Cumilla

Victim rescued after husband called 999; police say one suspect still at large. Four arrested after woman allegedly taken from husband, raped in Cumilla

Chattogram's Prabartak goes under water after just 6mm rain; Cumilla's main roads inundated Photos: Star Chattogram's Prabartak goes under water after just 6mm rain

Four accused were produced before the court today to record their confessional statements under Section 164 at Cognisance Court-6 ... Show more

Four give confessional statements in Cumilla customs officer murder case

Law enforcement agencies have yet to identify those responsible for the killing of customs official Bullet Bairagi, 35, whose body was recovered near Kotbari ... Show more

Case filed in customs officer death in Cumilla, no suspects identified

At least five were injured, some seriously, in a clash between Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir at Cumilla Polytechnic ... Show more

Five injured in clash between Chhatra Dal and Shibir at Cumilla Polytechnic