That’s how the light gets in
Two book shelves, two tables and a couple of chairs in a tiny tin hut may not strike a city dweller as much of a library.
4y ago
Kolichun faces threat of extinction
Producers of kolichun, slaked lime made from oyster shells, are leaving their traditional profession due to low demand of their product and high cost of production materials.
4y ago
Fun and learn
Not a single moment is wasted inside the Bhitarband Shishu Park in Kurigram’s Nageshwari upazila.
4y ago
A jewel named Manik
Education is dropped down the list of priorities when survival tops the list for many children having disabilities from birth.
4y ago
Flood-hit Aman growers opt for early Robi crops
A good number of traditional Aman farmers in Kurigram are going to cultivate Robi crops early to recoup their loss caused by the recent floods.
5y ago
Vegetable growers in flood free areas all smiles
Fair price has brought smile to vegetable farmers in flood free areas of Sadar, Nageshwari, Bhurungamari and Rajarhat upazilas.
5y ago
Floods wreak havoc on croplands
The ongoing flood has submerged 60,000 hectares of paddy and vegetable fields, mainly in the northern districts, affecting both farmers and consumers, as crop loss has sent the vegetable prices soaring for reduced supply in the market.
5y ago
Beekeeping: A skill for life
Fifty-two-year-old Mostafizar Rahman is making a change in a unique way by training orphans on the art of making honey, hoping that one day they will become self-sufficient.
5y ago
March 25, 2019
A unique way to honour war heroes
Kurigram is set to recognise its Liberation War heroes in a different way when the country celebrates its 48th anniversary of Independence Day tomorrow.
March 18, 2019
Kurigram Chest Disease Clinic without consultant for 3 years
Patients suffering from chest diseases are being deprived of proper treatment at Kurigram Chest Disease Clinic as there is no doctor for chest disease for nearly three years.
February 15, 2019
Bilkis Banu's foster home now houses 75 orphans
Orphan Pritilata Khatun is in her teens now and last year she passed SSC exams.
February 14, 2019
Kans grass brings profit for Kurigram char people
Cultivation of kans grass (called kash phool in Bangla) serves as a modest earning source for many people, especially those in different char (sandy riverbank) areas of the district.
January 3, 2019
Managing education cost by pigeon farming
When the guardian is supposed to provide his education expenses, 17-year-old Minhajul Islam has taken the responsibility upon him and arranges the expenditure through pigeon farming.
November 16, 2018
Retired cop all smiles on bamboo farming
A retired police official, who has been cultivating long and thick bamboos of Muli variety, widely known as Makhla Bash, at his homestead in Kurigram town for the last ten years, has a desire to spread the cultivation among local people.
November 4, 2018
Patients the victims
Patients have been suffering a lot for long as services at the 250-bed General Hospital, Kurigam has deteriorated due to shortage of beds as well as physicians and nurses.
October 19, 2018
Youth's innovative solution
In an attempt to a hassle-free solution to supply water to his tenants, a youth in Chilmari upazila has invented a switch that monitors water level and automatically switches the water pump on or off.
September 13, 2018
Cattle farming brings him solvency
Once struggling to make both ends meet, Abdul Latif of Shibram village of Kanthalbari union in Kurigram Sadar upazila is now a source of inspiration for success through cattle farming.
February 19, 2018
For uplifting the women
Ever since Sayda Yesmin was in school, she had the will to bring about a change in society. And the only way she knew possible was to give women financial independence.
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