At Abdullahpur Government Primary School in Akhaura area, in eastern Bangladesh’s Brahmanbaria district, the day begins with the stench of sewage wafting from an adjacent canal, Katakhal. Located in…

BRAHMANBARIA, Aug 23 — The giant structures of Bangladesh’s Ashuganj fertiliser factory have stood silent for more than a year, as a natural gas crisis shuts industries,...

Bangladesh is expanding domestic gas production through new drilling and workover projects, targeting additional supplies and reduced reliance on imported gas by 2030. Bangladesh has started supplying an additional 12.5 million cubic feet of gas per day to the national grid from the Titas-28 well in Brahmanbaria, the state minister for power, energy and mineral resources, Anindya Islam Amit, said on Friday. Speaking at the inauguration of gas production from the well in Brahmanbaria, the minister said the new supply would make it possible to increase gas availability for the industrial and power sectors. Amit said the government has planned to drill another 150 wells by 2030 as part of efforts to achieve self-sufficiency in the energy sector. He said the government was also seeking to reduce dependence on imported gas by strengthening the capacity of domestic companies. Engineer Khaled Hossain Mahbub , chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on the Ministry of Commerce, attended the event as a special guest. As part of the government’s plan to drill 150 wells, five projects of Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited, or BGFCL, are currently under way to drill six new wells and carry out workovers on eight closed wells by 2030,...

Students gathered in Brahmanbaria late night under the slogan "NCP Boycott," organizing a protest march against the ruling party. The demonstration, led by madrasa students, took place in the town's c… · Photo : quinn.anya · CC BY-SA · Flickr

From BNP stalwart to expelled independent, Rumeen Farhana rode the ‘duck’ symbol to a 38,000-vote victory in Brahmanbaria-2, defying harassment, party betrayal, and Bangladesh’s bruising gendered poli...

Thieves broke into the Sri Sri Pagal Shankar ISKCON temple in Nasirnagar, Brahmanbaria district, and stole 14 idols, 20,000 Taka in cash, gold and silver ornaments, and several ritual items, according to reports. The incident marks the second such robbery at the temple since 2017, raising serious concerns over the safety and security of the Hindu temples. According to reports, the theft occurred in the night when the temple was closed, and the burglars reportedly targeted valuable religious artifacts. An investigation was reportedly started, and efforts were made to identify those responsible. X 
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