Madaripur

Screengrabs from a viral Facebook reel shows local Islamic clerics in the Alom Mirer Kandi area of Shirkhara union, Madaripur Sadar cutting down a nearly 200-year-old banyan tree on Monday, 5 May 2025
Bangladesh

200-year-old banyan tree felled in Madaripur over 'bid’ah' claims

The banyan tree on the bank of the Kumar River was widely believed to possess “mystical powers,” leading people to light candles and make vows at its base, according to locals

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Crime

Madaripur AL leader detained after sharing 'defamatory' post on CA

Representational image of burning file/Collected
Bangladesh

Fire guts 19 shops in Madaripur market

Madaripur most poverty-stricken district, Noakhali least: BBS
Bangladesh

Madaripur most poverty-stricken district, Noakhali least: BBS

A view of the Paltan area in Dhaka city. Photo: Wikipedia
Bangladesh

Not Gulshan or Banani! Paltan has least number of Dhaka residents below poverty line, survey finds

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Bangladesh

3 killed in clashes between rival groups in Madaripur

Kundubarir Mela has been held in Bhurghata for over 250 years. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Madaripur’s Kundubarir Mela to be held for 2 days

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Bangladesh

Inclement weather: Most areas in Madaripur without power for 2 days

Sunil Gangopadhyay's ancestral land in Madaripur. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Sunil Gangopadhyay's ancestral land freed from illegal occupation

There are many spectacular buildings at Hasankandi village in Madaripur, all owned by the migrants. Photo: Mehedi Hasan
Panorama

How 'Italy fever' burns and builds Madaripur

Representational image of accident. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

5 killed in bus-truck collision in Madaripur

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Bangladesh

MoFA official lands in Madaripur jail in dowry and torture case filed by wife

Veteran AL leader Abdul Haque Sobuj laid to rest in Madaripur
Bangladesh

Veteran AL leader Abdul Haque Sobuj laid to rest in Madaripur