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
August 4, 2017
Piper chaba vines lucrative for Kurigram farmers
Farmers in Kurigram's Rajarhat upazila are discovering the joy of cultivating the piper chaba plant, a vine locally known as choi jhal
July 30, 2017
Roaring Teesta
Erosion by the Teesta river after recession of floodwater has taken a serious turn in five villages under Rajarhat upazila of the district.
July 19, 2017
Ulipur's historic Munshibari in desperate need of maintenance
Founded during the reign of Nawab Sirajuddaula, the attractive administrator's house, the Munshibari in Dharnibari union of Kurigram's Ulipur upazila is a draw card for anyone wishing to explore the area's rich historical heritage.
June 23, 2017
The return of manual husking
Early of a morning or into the evening, it used to be that the pounding, grinding sound of the urun-gayne, as it is called in Kurigram,
May 11, 2017
Herbal drink: An innovation
There are a good number of people in urban and rural areas who like to have a glass of herbal drink to regain energy in hot weather.
April 3, 2017
Buri Teesta river dying
People in Ulipur upazila of the district are suffering as the Buri Teesta river is drying up due to earth filling at a place where a sluice gate collapsed in 1988.
March 27, 2017
None owns war memorial
The memorial built here to commemorate the martyrs of the War of Liberation in 1971 could not be handed over to any authority even four years after its construction was completed.
February 8, 2017
Late blight disease hits potato
Potato farmers in Kurigram Sadar upazila are harvesting potato before its maturity period to reduce their loss this year.
February 5, 2017
Abul Kashem 'recharges' his life!
A little bit of creative thinking has allowed Abul Kashem to earn a steady livelihood from a business he set up at Roumari upazila Bazar in Kurigram.
February 2, 2017
Orange-fleshed sweet potato gets popular in Kurigram
Orange fleshed-sweet potato is being cultivated for the first time in the district's char areas.
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