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.
2m ago
From outlaws to flower growers
Former members of outlawed groups in Jhenidah rebuild their lives as flower growers.
5m 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.
8m 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.
8m 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.
10m 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.
10m ago
Asleep in KL, accused of bombing in Magura
Alamin Kazi of Magura’s Shalikha, an expatriate businessman in Malaysia, was in deep sleep at his Kuala Lumpur residence at 4:30am on November 3.
10m ago
Julfikar finds success in persimmon farming
Persimmon, a Japanese fruit variety, is being cultivated for the first time in the Jessore region, thanks to the favourable growing conditions.
1y ago
July 26, 2022
Youth from Jhenaidah opens a free gym
What started out as a simple hobby, eventually resulted in the formation of a gymnasium in Sreepur village under the Shailkupa upazila in Jhenaidah. Youth from the nearby villages are congregating to this gym, that was made by a member of the youth in Jhenaidah.
June 30, 2022
Naogaon emerges as major mango export hub
Naogaon has joined the ranks of Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj and Dinajpur as a major export hub for mangoes with locally grown varieties of the fruit now making their way abroad after satisfying domestic demand.
June 21, 2022
Passed yet not passed
A freedom fighter’s aspirations to become a lawyer were muffled as he was shown failed in the LLB examination by the Rajshahi University authorities. But at last the indomitable spirit of the freedom fighter prevailed as he obtained the certificate after a 13-year-long legal battle with the university authorities.
June 18, 2022
Diving towards glory
Md Hussain, a student of class ten at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP), made the first national record in a 5-metre platform diving competition in 2018, and secured the second place in a 3-metre springboard diving competition in 2017.
June 7, 2022
A murder they washed their hands of
It can be called a collective act of murder at an unlicensed hospital in Magura. But nobody has taken responsibility.
May 24, 2022
Reigning over the hockey field
A girls’ hockey team in Jhenidah has made their presence felt at various competitions. This correspondent visited Jhenidah Bir Shrestha Hamidur Rahman Stadium to talk to the players of the team. Seventeen girls were practicing under the guidance of their coach and physical instructor, Suriyea Begum, a teacher at Fazar Ali Girls’ School and College.
May 20, 2022
Litchi farming in Magura grows 10 times in as many years
Litchi production in Magura has increased ten fold compared to what it was a decade ago thanks to favourable weather and soil conditions this year.
March 15, 2022
Banana fibre showing export potential
Two friends in Jhenidah have joined hands extracting fibre from banana plants in Jhenidah Sadar upazila after being inspired by YouTube videos.
February 13, 2022
Flower growers eye higher sales ahead of festivals
Flower growers look to turn around from the pandemic-induced losses by making higher sales as demand is rising ahead of Valentine’s Day, Pahela Falgun, the first day of the spring season, and International Mother Language Day.
January 27, 2022
‘Tis the season to eat molasses
It’s a relatively small window. For four months a year, from mid-November to March, farmers who sell molasses from date juice hit their peak.
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