Two-day Sachin Mela begins today at Sachin Dev Burman’s ancestral home
A two-day ‘Sachin Mela-2026’ begins in Cumilla today in memory of Sachin Dev Burman, the subcontinent’s celebrated singer and master composer. The Cumilla district administration is organising the fair on 30 and 31 October in the…
Overnight drive at 18 police stations: 275 detained in Cumilla anti-teen gang, drug and mugging operation, 133 freed on bond
Cumilla district police have detained 275 people in a special drive carried out simultaneously at 18 police stations in the district. The drive was conducted to curb drug trading, teen gangs and mugging. The drive began on Friday (23 October) evening and…
252 more detained in Cumilla, total 2,598 in drive against teen gangs
The total number of people detained in several days of drives in Cumilla has risen to 2,598. In the district police’s special drive to curb teen gangs and juvenile crime, another 252 people have most recently been detained. The drive was conducted…
‘In the age of AI, the curriculum must be made technology-based’
A panel discussion titled ‘Improving the quality of technical education, professional recognition and increasing future employment opportunities’ was held on Sunday, the closing day of the three-day technical education and innovation fair…
20 friends’ ‘hospital of the poor’ in Chauddagram, where treatment does not stop for want of money
Munshirhat Bazar — a well-known rural locality in Chauddagram upazila of Cumilla. This bazar is one of the centres of education, health and economic activity for the people of several surrounding villages. Although people come and go here every day,…
Anti-teen gang drive in Cumilla: Detentions cross 2,000 in five phases
The district police’s series of drives against teen gangs in Cumilla is continuing. Most recently, police detained another 363 people in simultaneous drives in the district’s 18 thanas from Friday evening until late at night. With this, a…
Grocer detained in Chandina on charge of attempting to rape child
A 45-year-old grocery shopkeeper has been accused of attempting to rape a four-and-a-half-year-old child after luring her with the offer of ice cream in Chandina of Cumilla. The incident took place on Friday (2 October) morning in the Indrarchar area of…
‘Tk 5 lakh cannot be the value of a life’, says MP Monirul
Cumilla-6 lawmaker Monirul Haque Chowdhury has demanded that compensation for the families of those killed in road accidents be arranged by transport owners as well, alongside the government. He said countless people are losing their lives in road…
1,293 detained in three phases of anti-teen gang drives in Cumilla
A total of 1,293 people have been detained in three phases of continuous police drives against teen gangs and miscreants in the district. Of them, 415 were detained in the latest drive, conducted jointly by the district police and the Detective Branch…
Caught while going to take drugs at border, Debidwar Jubo League leader Ruhul sent to jail
Jubo League leader Ruhul Amin, who was arrested while going to take drugs in an area bordering India in Brahmanpara of Cumilla, has been sent to jail through a court. Debidwar Police Station produced the accused in multiple cases before the court on…