Azibor Rahman

A haven for the elderly on banks of Buri Bhairab

Founded on ancestral land by Jyotsna Mukherjee, this refuge provides food, shelter and care free of charge to those with nowhere else to turn

1m ago

Magura rape, murder: Quick trial marks a watershed

The court handed down the verdict in record time, 24 days after the trial started on April 23, 2025.

1m ago

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

8m 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.

9m 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.

11m ago

From outlaws to flower growers

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

1y 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
February 24, 2017
February 24, 2017

Sreepur dairy farm on verge of closure

A well-known dairy farm in Magura is on the verge of closure due to lack of sufficient funds.

February 12, 2017
February 12, 2017

From Japan with love

At home in Japan, 88-year-old Hiroko Kobayashi still teaches ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arranging. With more than 40 years

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.