Potato acreage in Bangladesh increased to a record high of 5.21 lakh hectares this year, but growers are apprehensive about a significant financial setback due to falling prices of the popular vegetable.
Phulbari Government College remains neglected for over 32 years since its nationalization in 1992.
Setabganj Sugar Mills in the northern district of Dinajpur is preparing to reopen after a four-year closure, a move that has been cheered by former factory workers and local sugarcane farmers.
Protests by Indian truck operators over online slot-booking issues caused the disruption
Sadequl Islam disappeared from his home in Dalua village, Birganj upazila, Dinajpur, in 2007. He was 25 at the time and had been battling mental health issues for several years.
Nayan's job as a firefighter brought a world of expectations for his family, who have long been suffering from poverty and the trauma of losing their home to river erosion.
Like last year, there is a good demand for electricity-run residential water heaters, locally known as geysers, since the coming of winter this year thanks to changing lifestyles in semi-urban and urban areas and affordable prices, according to industry insiders.
Farmers are getting higher prices for Aman season paddy this year than the previous year, amidst apprehensions of a fall in yields for heavy rainfall and recurrent floods in the eastern regions.
Potato acreage in Bangladesh increased to a record high of 5.21 lakh hectares this year, but growers are apprehensive about a significant financial setback due to falling prices of the popular vegetable.
Phulbari Government College remains neglected for over 32 years since its nationalization in 1992.
Setabganj Sugar Mills in the northern district of Dinajpur is preparing to reopen after a four-year closure, a move that has been cheered by former factory workers and local sugarcane farmers.
Protests by Indian truck operators over online slot-booking issues caused the disruption
Sadequl Islam disappeared from his home in Dalua village, Birganj upazila, Dinajpur, in 2007. He was 25 at the time and had been battling mental health issues for several years.
Nayan's job as a firefighter brought a world of expectations for his family, who have long been suffering from poverty and the trauma of losing their home to river erosion.
Like last year, there is a good demand for electricity-run residential water heaters, locally known as geysers, since the coming of winter this year thanks to changing lifestyles in semi-urban and urban areas and affordable prices, according to industry insiders.
Farmers are getting higher prices for Aman season paddy this year than the previous year, amidst apprehensions of a fall in yields for heavy rainfall and recurrent floods in the eastern regions.
The Maddhapara Granite Mining Company Ltd (MGMCL) finds itself in a dire financial situation as its sales continue to plummet throughout the current year.
The lone hard rock mining company under Petrobangla is now even selling its produce at Tk 500 lower than production cost
