Shariatpur

Fishing boats navigate the Meghna River in Shariatpur. Fishermen in the region are forced to pay a hefty amount to wholesalers and influential locals as commission and extortion for catching and selling fish. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Shariatpur fishermen ensnared in a web of extortionists

Wholesalers illegally deduct 10% from fishermen as commission

File photo of the High Court division building of the Supreme Court in Dhaka
Bangladesh

HC rejects Shariatpur ASP's unconditional apology

File photo of the High Court division building of the Supreme Court in Dhaka
Court

HC summons Shariatpur's Naria ASP, OC for torture on accused, extortion

Red chillies rule Mollarhat market in Shariatpur
Bangladesh

Red chillies rule Mollarhat market in Shariatpur

Lightning strike kills 5 in Shariatpur, Barishal
Bangladesh

Lightning strike kills 5 in Shariatpur, Barishal

Cattle graze on the bank of the River Padma at Paschim Painpara near Jajira end of the Padma Bridge. Photo: Mumit M
Economy

Shariatpur transport sector booms in 7 months since Padma Bridge opening

Representational image. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

6 killed on spot as ambulance crashes into truck in Shariatpur

Decades-old Bailey bridges in Bandarban district have turned very hazardous for use.
Infrastructure

Two risky bridges cause Shariatpur people to suffer

Representational image
Bangladesh

3 die after launch hits bridge in Shariatpur 

Photo: TBS
Videos

The legendary taste of Naria’s Sandesh

Photo: Mumit M/TBS
Bangladesh

Breakfast in Dhaka, lunch in Shariatpur: Tale of a roundtrip via Padma Bridge

Shariatpur's 600-year-old building on the edge of ruin
Videos

Shariatpur's 600-year-old building on the edge of ruin

Several workers manufacturing bloc brick through automatic machines in a factory of FK Hydraulic Engineering Works inside the BSCIC industrial zone of Shariatpur. Photo: TBS
Industry

Shariatpur block brick machines getting popular