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
September 29, 2018
September 29, 2018

Jhenidah's jewellery town

Costume jewellery makers in Jhenidah meet a significant demand of affordable fashion pieces. The factories employ thousands of artisans.

September 19, 2018
September 19, 2018

Traditional water body clogged

Kalikatala Doha, a 27-acre water body in Naldanga Rajbari area of Jhenidah Sadar upazila, is heading towards virtual death due to serious pollution and clogging by water hyacinth.

August 11, 2018
August 11, 2018

SM Sultan's birth anniversary observed

The 95th birth anniversary of the legendary art maestro SM Sultan was observed yesterday in Narail. The Bengali avant-garde artist was born on this day in 1923.

May 21, 2018
May 21, 2018

On a mission to change lives

A banker by profession, Md Shahjahan Mia set out on a noble mission – to eradicate illiteracy from Nahata Union in Mohammadpur upazila, Magura.

May 21, 2018
May 21, 2018

Under death threat

A Hindu family of Par-Khalkula village under Kaliganj upazila of the district has left home amid alleged death threat by a local ruling

March 16, 2018
March 16, 2018

Nature Quest: Liliums blooming in Bangladesh

The first batch of Lilium flowers has been commercially farmed in two locations in Bangladesh -- Jhenidah and Dhaka.

February 28, 2018
February 28, 2018

Onion, garlic make growers solvent

Onion and garlic farmers in the district have not only become solvent but have also bought land and constructed buildings with the profit they earned by selling their produce. Charsondah and Paikpara villages in Shailkupa upazila are known as 'peyajgram' (onion village) for their contribution to onion and garlic production in the area.

February 12, 2018
February 12, 2018

Dead BNP leader sued in Jhenidah

Believe it or not, a dead BNP leader who died over a year ago has been made accused in two cases filed by police against BNP and Jamaat

February 8, 2018
February 8, 2018

He sees success in chicken farming too

This time he has established a layer chicken farm at his village home in Sadar upazila after achieving a tremendous success in

January 12, 2018
January 12, 2018

Free school for poor children

Knowing that their wealth could serve a good purpose in the here and now, Nawsher Alam and his wife Mahmuda Alam, from Uttar Majhail village in Hazipur union of Magura's sadar upazila, established a free school for poor students.