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
February 12, 2017
February 12, 2017

Hassle-free service at doorstep

It was a different day for the people of Maliat union in Kaliganj upazila under the district, as the upazila administration arranged

February 10, 2017
February 10, 2017

Ramshackle Magura sub-registrar's office

The sub-registrar's office at Sreepur in the district is in an awful state, but repair work cannot be done as a case over ownership of the

February 9, 2017
February 9, 2017

Gerberas bring joy to Magura horticulturists

Offering a bold burst of colour in elementary design, the gerbera flower from the daisy family is a lesson in the genius of simplicity.

February 8, 2017
February 8, 2017

On track to be tobacco farm free

Jhenidah farmers are quitting the tobacco trade en-masse. Thanks to the efforts of NGOs and social organisations in staging rallies,

February 1, 2017
February 1, 2017

One of Asia's biggest seed producers

In the perilous years of the Second World War contractor Hemendranath Dutta from Kolkata established an expansive farm at

January 10, 2017
January 10, 2017

Bamboos support concrete beam to protcet classroom in Jhenidah

Students are attending classes in the risky building of Chapali Government Primary School in Kaliganj upazila under the district due to

December 20, 2016
December 20, 2016

Lalon Memorial Festival held in Jhenidah

A three-day Lalon Memorial Festival was held at Lalon Academy Secondary school ground under Moheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah

November 3, 2016
November 3, 2016

Cuchia, boon for Jhenidah families

Many families in six upazilas of the district are living solvent lives through catching cuchia (swamp eel), a vulnerable species of fish in Bangladesh.

October 10, 2016
October 10, 2016

Bamboos connect collapsed concrete bridge

At last, villagers have erected a bamboo bridge on their own as a replacement for the middle section of the concrete bridge that

October 7, 2016
October 7, 2016

Jute growers all smiles

Farmers in the district are happy at getting fair price of jute this year due to favourable weather and availability of seeds and fertilizers at