Boro cultivation on in full swing as growers ignore biting cold
Farmers in the northern district are passing busy time for planting Boro seedlings, ignoring the biting cold during the peak cultivation season.
4y ago
Two rail bridges in Gaibandha need urgent repair
At least two century-old rail bridges on Santahar-Lalmonirhat rail tracks, which connects the capital with cities in northern districts, continue to be in service despite their ramshackle state.
4y ago
Unused roadside land in Palashbari put to good use
Over a thousand people, mostly women, living in extreme poverty in Palashbari upazila have found a way to bring home some extra income without investing any money.
4y ago
Kochashahar knitwear factories seek govt support for export
After meeting winter clothing needs of the country’s low and limited-income groups, knitwear factories in Kochashahar union of Gobindaganj upazila are now looking to export their goods overseas.
4y ago
A nuisance at school playground
Obstructing outdoor games, the headmaster of a high school in Gaibandha’s Fulchhari upazila has been cultivating black lentils on the school playground for the last two years.
4y ago
Oushodhi Gram: village of herbs
Petbhata village in Rangpur is now known as Oushodhi Gram (village of herbs) as hundreds of families there are gaining solvency by planting herbs.
5y ago
Floating Aman seedbeds to overcome seedling crisis
Prolonged flood in the char lands of Gaibandha district has completely damaged aman seedlings causing local farmers to worry about their crops. However, with advice from agriculture officers, farmers found a solution in the floating seedbed technology.
5y ago
Buyers, sellers suffer as big chilli market lacks amenities
The famous red chilli market on the bank of the Jamuna at Gajaria in Gaibandha’s Fulchhari upazila has been running under the open sky for over a decade, much to the sufferings of sellers and buyers.
5y ago
February 26, 2016
Low cost herbal pesticide sees success
Use of herbal pesticide developed by a local farmer is gaining popularity among the farmers of Katabari union in Gobindaganj upazila
November 30, 2015
Pest damages sugarcane on 100 bighas in Gaibandha
Sugarcane on about 100 bighas of land under the mill zone areas of Rangpur Sugar Mills in Gaibandha district have dried due to severe attack of stem borer, locally called majra poka, much to the worry of growers and mill authorities.
November 29, 2015
Teesta char!
A sharp fall in the water level of the river Teesta has caused the emergence of large chars in the riverbed in and around Sundarganj upazila, disrupting waterways communication and posing threat to the livelihood of local fishermen and boatmen.
October 30, 2015
Ferry services hampered as waterways lose navigability
Drastic fall of water level in the Jamuna River badly hamper movement of ferry boats from and to Balashi ghat of Gaibandha district.
June 26, 2015
Passengers suffer as 16 of 31 rly stations closed
Faced with acute manpower shortage and other problems, authorities of West Zone of Bangladesh Railway (BR) have closed down 16
February 20, 2015
Floriculture changes his lot
Liton Babu has changed his life by flower cultivation on his ten decimals of paternal land at remote Purbo Chaponhati village in Sundarganj upazila under the district.
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