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
January 29, 2020
January 29, 2020

Fish farming on leased canal

People living along both sides of a canal in Harinakundo upazila are suffering immensely as an influential syndicate has been forbidding them to take bath or use its water for their personal household works.

January 22, 2020
January 22, 2020

Croplands under water as canal blocked for fish cultivation

Boro cultivation on around 1500 bighas of land is hampered due to overflowing of Majdia beel (waterbody) as a consequence of building an embankment at the mouth of Sonalidanga canal in Kaliganj upazila of Jhenidah.

January 10, 2020
January 10, 2020

Historic temple crumbling, who cares?

An ancient Shib Mandir at Toilokup village in Kaliganj upazila of Jhenidah is heading towards complete ruination for want of renovation.

January 6, 2020
January 6, 2020

Jhenidah youth’s story of success with Darjeeling variety orange cultivation

This is the story of a youth from Jhenidah district of Bangladesh who has achieved success by cultivating and selling oranges of Darjeeling variety.

January 2, 2020
January 2, 2020

Canal-grabbing goes on

A group of local influential people have continued to grab Zia Khal (canal) in Moheshpur upazila headquarters although it plays a vital role in the lives of the residents of nearby villages.

December 30, 2019
December 30, 2019

DEEDS OF A DEED WRITER

With Aladdin’s lamp seemingly in hand, Nasir Chowdhury from a small town in Jhenaidah amassed a fortune in a mere decade.

September 4, 2019
September 4, 2019

Jhenidah jute farmers brace for losses

An ongoing dry spell has turned waterbodies in Jhenidah almost empty, leaving farmers without much option for retting jute.

July 31, 2019
July 31, 2019

Cinema theatres out of fashion in Jhenaidah

Investments by producers, well-wishers and actors have not succeeded in bringing audiences back to cinema theatres in Jhenaidah.

July 30, 2019
July 30, 2019

School ground under water for over four months

The playground of a primary school in Shailkupa upazila of Jhenidah has become a breeding ground of mosquitoes and insects as rainwater has been stagnant there for about three months now.

July 23, 2019
July 23, 2019

Blame game leaves 500 bighas of land uncultivated

As many as 250 farmers in Jhenidah’s Kaliganj upazila are paying a heavy price as bureaucratic tangles among three organisations left their irrigation solar pumps, six in total, in ruins for the last three years.