Talking to people from different walks of life during my visit to Feni revealed that Nizam’s rise started in 2011 when he became Feni Paurshwa Mayor. He became the undeclared ‘ruler’ of Feni after being elected General Secretary of the District Awami League in 2012. He installed his loyal followers as public representatives at various…
According to several sources in the Feni Awami League, Shusen Chandra Sheel, a close associate of Nizam Hazari, was one of the controllers of tenders in various government offices in the district. He is the general secretary of Feni Sadar Upazila Awami League and former president of Sadar Upazila. Ziauddin Bablu, former vice-president of Feni…
Attempts were made to contact Jasim Uddin, Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, by calling him several times on his mobile phone to inquire about his participation in the election campaign as a government official. However, he did not answer the call. After this he was texted, but no reply was received. When questioned about…
After the decision of the District Judge Court, the convicted accused appealed in the High Court. Five years have passed since then, but the hearing of the appeal is yet to begin. Hafeez Ahmed, public prosecutor (PP) of the Feni court, told Prothom Alo, the hearing of the appeal has not started as the paper…
Local people ransacked the parish electricity office in Feni due to power cut
16 years after his conviction, a fugitive arrested in Feni
According to the UNB report, two people were killed while six others were seriously injured after a microbus rammed into a roadside tree after losing control on the Dhaka-Chattagram highway in Feni Sadar Upazila on Saturday morning. Among the dead are Jannatul Firdous (36), wife of Kuwaiti migrant Belal Hussain under Daganbhuiyan upazila of Feni,…
Four people including a Dhaka University student were killed and 35 injured as a bus plunged into a roadside ditch in Feni Sadar upazila early Saturday. Mohipal highway police said a Dhaka-bound bus of St Martin Paribahan from Cox’s bazar fell into a ditch at Fatehpur around 4:00am, killing four passengers on the spot and…