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
June 14, 2016
June 14, 2016

A good initiative to protect people

Amid the recent attacks and killings in the country, the superintendent of police in Magura has taken a unique initiative to protect the people in his district.

March 3, 2016
March 3, 2016

Classes disturbed as 9 school buildings unusable for 3 yrs

Students of nine government primary schools in four of six Jhenidah's upazilas are facing trouble attending classes as school buildings were declared abandoned three years ago.

February 14, 2016
February 14, 2016

Jhenidah flower traders making good profit

Flower growers and traders of bouquets and garlands are making good profit amid high demand of the items centring the Valentine's

January 22, 2016
January 22, 2016

A novel initiative to stop school dropouts

The managing committee chairman of Bhaina Shaheed Mosharraf-Dalil Uddin High School in Harinakundo upazila under the district has

January 5, 2016
January 5, 2016

Ensure punishment to killer uncle

"I want hanging of the criminal. He destroyed all my hopes. How will I live without my sons?" said Delwar Hossain, father of Mostafa Shafin, and Mostafa Amin, who along with their cousin Mahim Hossain were burnt to death at Kabirpur village of Shailkupa upazila on Sunday night.

December 23, 2015
December 23, 2015

Paddy price fall upsets Jhenidah farmers

The prices of paddy have fallen sharply in absence of buyers in the local markets, much to the frustration of the growers in the district.

December 20, 2015
December 20, 2015

Lalon festival ends in Jhenidah

A three-day Lalon utsab (Festival) was held at Harishpur village under Harinakundo upazila of the district on the occasion of 125 death anniversary of mystic bard Lalon, from Thursday to Saturday.

December 4, 2015
December 4, 2015

Patients suffer as medicine supply stopped for 2 months

Treatment at 171 community clinics in six upazilas of the district is badly hampered as supply of government medicines has remained

September 6, 2015
September 6, 2015

Jute growers are all smiles in 6 western districts

Good yield as well as good prices of jute makes growers in six western districts happy this year.

August 14, 2015
August 14, 2015

Dragon fruit farming sees success in Jhenidah

A dragon fruit orchard at Mundia village in Kaliganj upazila under the district attracts a good number of visitors, especially youths.