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
July 15, 2016
Driven by love for orphans
One may derive inspiration for good deeds from different sources, but for Bilkis Banu, a foster mother of 55 orphans, it came from a dream in which she saw Mother Teresa.
August 2, 2015
Target jobs
Now that they have a country to belong to after nearly a seven-decade wait, a new struggle begins for the people of Dashirchhara, a former Indian enclave in Kurigram. They now have to find jobs. Hoping that Bangladesh government would allocate funds for the development of the newly acquired areas, people of Dashiarchhara have started putting up signboards of educational institutions all around.
July 8, 2015
Oracle Students' Library in Kurigram
The Oracle Students' Library in Araji Palashbari village of Halokhana union under Sadarupazila of Kurigram has been making a difference
March 18, 2015
Primary school in Jattrapur in shambles
Students from Porerchar Non-government Primary School at Jattrapur union under Kurigram Sadar upazila are facing problems
March 11, 2015
Livelihoods of drum players of Kurigram at risk
People of the Hindu Kaishobo (Malee) community of Kurigram Sadar upazila, who make a living out of playing drums, are facing an
February 27, 2015
Sugar beet farming sees success in Kurigram
A farmer has become successful in experimental cultivation of newly introduced sugar beet on his one decimal of land at Mahidhar Khandak village of Chhinay union in Rajarhat upazila under the district this year.
X