Kushtia

Kushtia

Floodwaters inundate homesteads in a village along the Padma River in Kushtia’s Daulatpur, leaving houses partially submerged as water levels rise. Photo: TBS

Over 30,000 remain stranded despite slowing Padma River rise

Food and drinking water shortages worsen amid prolonged inundation.

Floodwaters submerge farmland and roads as the Padma River rises in Daulatpur, Kushtia, on 11 September 2026. Photo: Collected

Over 50,000 stranded as Padma swells in Kushtia

Police stand guard as the body of alleged pir Mohammad Abdur Rahman, also known as Shamim Jahangir Kalandar, is reburied at its original grave in Daulatpur, Kushtia, on 5 September 2026. Photo: Collected

Slain pir's body exhumed five months after burial, reburied under police guard

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) stand with seized Indian drugs and contraband items following a raid along the Kushtia border. Photo: TBS

Indian drugs, smuggled goods worth Tk18.38 lakh seized in Kushtia border raids

Workers burn used batteries at an allegedly illegal battery recycling plant near Sadipur boat ghat in Char Sadipur union of Kumarkhali upazila, Kushtia. Photo: TBS

Illegal battery plant pollutes Padma char in Kushtia, threatens farmland

Police stand guard as activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and Gono Odhikar Parishad clash near Chhoy Rastar Mor in Kushtia this evening. Photo: Collected

12 injured in Jamaat-Gono Odhikar clash in Kushtia; MP Amir Hamza's car vandalised

The minister visited the children at around 8pm today (11 August) and took responsibility for all their medical expenses. Photo: TBS

Conjoined twins from Kushtia die at DMCH

The victim, former senior joint convener of Khoksa Upazila BNP unit Nafiz Ahmed Khan Raju. Photo: Collected

Shots fired, crude bombs exploded as armed miscreants hack Kushtia BNP leader

Passengers and locals block the Khulna-bound Sundarban Express at Kushtia Court Railway Station today, protesting the alleged stabbing of a father and his son by a Bangladesh Railway staff member. Photo: Collected

Railway staffer allegedly stabs father, son at Kushtia station; protesters halt train for 2hrs

Representational Image. Photo: Collected

Youth arrested over raping teenager in Kushtia

Illustration: TBS

2 youths hacked to death over establishing dominance in Kushtia, another injured

Photo: Representative image/Collected

Youth found hanging in Kushtia after watching Brazil-Norway World Cup match

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain speaks to journalists after his surprise inspection of Kushtia General Hospital on 17 June 2026. Photo: TBS

Health minister makes surprise visit to Kushtia hospital, flags poor hygiene