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
October 10, 2021
October 10, 2021

Jhenidah Malakar community busy crafting decorative flowers

Azibor RahmanThe malakar (garlanders) community is spending busy days making decorative flowers crafted with shola (Indian jointvetch) ahead of Laxmi and Durga Puja.

October 5, 2021
October 5, 2021

On the road to collective solvency

The phenomenal role played by four Jhenidah women in empowering marginal women and making them financially solvent by providing training on vermicompost has been recognised by the government.

September 29, 2021
September 29, 2021

Timber trader finds fortune in dragon fruit farming

Surat Ali, a middle-aged farmer based in Khulna’s Jhenaidah district, is enjoying massive success from dragon fruit cultivation.

September 25, 2021
September 25, 2021

Free books for everyone—A hawker’s selfless dream

A hawker in Jhenidah, with his own hard-earned money, has established a self-made library at his house in College Para area under Kaliganj municipality. 

September 24, 2021
September 24, 2021

Shahin Alam’s selfless pursuit of knowledge

When the University of Dhaka (DU) was shut down due to the pandemic, 24 -year-old Shahin Alam, a Political Science student of the university, began computer training sessions for physically-challenged and visually-impaired students online, free of cost. Alam is visually-impaired himself. He is from Alampur village under Kotchandpur upazila.

September 23, 2021
September 23, 2021

Imitation jewellery makes a comeback in Jhenidah

Around 10,000 families in Moheshpur upazila of Khulna’s Jhenaidah district are seeing better days as the local imitation or “city gold” jewellery industry has bounced back from a prolonged period of economic uncertainty due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.

September 3, 2021
September 3, 2021

The 20-year-old with 11 national awards

Twenty-year-old Tanjim Tabassum Orthi won 11 national awards in singing from 2013 to 2019. Besides being a singer, she hopes to be a BCS cadre.

August 27, 2021
August 27, 2021

Talent isn’t measured by limbs

Seventeen-year-old Tamanna Aktar Nura was born with no arms and only one leg. She earned the highest GPA in her high school graduation exams. She took the exams by holding a pen between her toes.

August 17, 2021
August 17, 2021

PM’s housing project ushers in human habitation in deserted village

 Deserted village of Mongolpur under Elangi union in Kotchandpur upazila in Jhenidah is again seen human habitation thanks to the prime minister’s housing project for the homeless marking Mujib Borsho.

August 8, 2021
August 8, 2021

Students’ bridge on Chitra river connects 7 villages in Jhenidah

Recently an association of college and university Student based in Kaliganj upazila has built a wooden bridge voluntarily over the Chitra river for the greater benefit of the villagers and students.