Azibor Rahman

A canal excavation gone wrong?

The excavation of a 13-kilometre canal in Jhenaidah Sadar upazila has brought significant hardship to residents of Charmuraridah and Makimpur villages. .The Bangladesh Water Development Board began the excavation in December 2022, completing it in July 2023 at a cost of Tk 2.55 crore. Whil

3m ago

Jashore-Jhenaidah road in a sorry state

The 45-kilometre road connecting Jashore and Jhenaidah districts has been in a dilapidated state for quite a while.

4m ago

A nuisance on school ground

The premises of Kharashuni Government Primary School in Jhenaidah Sadar upazila has remained occupied since last Ramadan, storing materials of a road construction project by the district administration.

6m ago

From outlaws to flower growers

Former members of outlawed groups in Jhenidah rebuild their lives as flower growers.

9m ago

Busy as a bee!

Anyone visiting Magura and its adjoining Jhenidah will notice a certain change in the scenery: the croplands look like yellow and green canvases.

1y ago

Kumar river under threat

A portion of the Kumar river is being filled up with sand for construction of a permanent bus stand in Magura’s Sreepur upazila.

1y ago

Blockades, strikes stifling flower market

As per data of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) in Jhenaidah, flowers were cultivated on 254 hectares of land for the ongoing fiscal year.

1y ago

A son of the soil

Age is just a number. And Md Helal Uddin of Maheshwarchanda village in Jhenaidah’s Kaliganj upazila is a perfect example of that.

1y ago
January 11, 2018
January 11, 2018

Students invent robot

With the recent fanfare around the visit of international celebrity robot Sophia to Dhaka, public interest in the potential role of robots

December 21, 2017
December 21, 2017

Rooftop seedbeds a success in Jhenidah

College lecturer Khabir Uddin, who teaches at the Shailakupa Women's College in Jhenidah has a hidden talent: he is also a capable

December 21, 2017
December 21, 2017

Martyrs' graves on verge of disappearance

The mass grave of four lower caste Hindus, who were killed during the country's Liberation War in 1971 in Kotchandpur upazila, is on

December 18, 2017
December 18, 2017

Poultry farming under threat

Increasing prices of poultry chicken, poultry feed, medicines and other items in the last six months are worrying around 2,000 poultry

December 14, 2017
December 14, 2017

Malabar spinach fruit a winner for Jhenidah farmer

Jhenidah farmer Amir Hossain, 50, from Badpukuria village in Sadar upazila, can't help himself: he's creative.

December 14, 2017
December 14, 2017

For love of the country, for love of art

None could say that Azizur Rahman, 80, from Rautara village in Magura Sadar upazila hasn't contributed to his country. As a freedom

December 7, 2017
December 7, 2017

Lying broken for 18 months

Around 50 thousand people of 20 villages are suffering as a bridge over the Sanchai river on Narikelbaria-Tikaribazar road in Jhenidah

November 30, 2017
November 30, 2017

Worms the secret to healthy life, says Jhenidah farmer

Jhenidah farmer Md Nasim Uddin, 35, from Balidapara village in Kaliganj upazila is serious about human health and food safety. He wants to increase public awareness of the harmful consequences posed by the use of chemical fertilisers and poisons in growing

November 30, 2017
November 30, 2017

In pursuit of prosperity

For Lovely Yasmin and her family, the long days when her husband was effectively unemployed were difficult. At times, it was a question

November 26, 2017
November 26, 2017

Innovative farmer brings peace, prosperity to whole village

Tranquil days pass. The rural landscape shifts coat with every season. As 72-year-old farmer Mokbul Hossain