The joy of reading
In this era of digital screens and the internet, a visit to Bogra's four-storied Woodburn Government Public Library comes as a pleasant
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Their sufferings, like floods, not receding
The recent floods have affected different people in different ways. The one thing that they all have in common though is an unending
7y ago
Bamboo baskets a thriving tradition of Bogra's Jamuna river basin
In two villages in Bogra's Jamuna river basin,” weaving bamboo baskets is a tradition with a long history. Up to 600 families in
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Cultural programme in Bogra marking Eid
An cultural programme titled 'Eid Milon Mela' was held on Thursday evening in Bogra, with song renditions and dance performances. The
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Punish masterminds who derailed our sons
Parents of two Bogra militants, who were killed during the raid by law enforcers after the massacre at Holey Artisan Bakery in the
7y ago
Disability couldn't stop him
Syed Ali, 32, from Botiyavanga village in Durgahata union of Bogra's Gabtoli upazila was born physically challenged. His legs are
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Rapid change in char women's life
The life of women sees a rapid change as increasing number of female workers in the Jamuna river char areas of the district are
7y ago
Work yet to be complete
Construction work of the 10-storey chief judicial magistrate's court in the district is yet to be finished 65 months after it started in early 2012.
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August 9, 2016
Amputee dreams of higher edn
SSC examinee Sharna Khatun had a dream to bring solvency to her poor family after getting higher education, but a road accident turned everything upside down seven months ago.
August 7, 2016
Broken glass recycling creates 2000 jobs
People of Shehari and Dumuri villages at Nashratpur union under Adamdighi upazila of the district have found a profitable way of self-employment without others' support.
August 3, 2016
Vegetable farming makes Monju self-reliant
Cultivation of a variety of vegetables has brought good days to the family of landless farmer Monju, 48, son of late Shamsuddin Fakir of Borobaripara in Shajahanpur upazila of the district, in the last few years.
July 31, 2016
Of spices, for spices
Imagine “Chingri Dopeyaja” (shrimp fry with onion) without onion or beef curry without ginger paste or cumin.
July 29, 2016
They wait for 45 years, yet sufferings go on
The 5km-long mud road from Abadpukur to Palla-Shudin area in Sadar union under Adamdighi upazila of Bogra has been causing sufferings to the people of six villages due to the negligence of the authorities concerned during the last 45 years.
June 29, 2016
Bogra women's college limps
The academic activities of Government Mujibur Rahman Women's College, Bogra, are being hampered as the institution has been facing
June 4, 2016
“Droho” staged in Bogra
A drama titled “Droho”, based on the struggles of the people living in a suburb by the Jamuna River in Shariakandi upazila of
May 31, 2016
Breaking the convention
Travelling across the country, one would find different modes of vehicles driven by men of varying ages, but Bogra-Shariakandi Road offers a different picture -- a woman ferrying passengers on her CNG-run auto-rickshaw.
May 6, 2016
Govt decides to conserve Bogra palace
Amid protests by different cultural organisations, the government has decided to conserve Bogra's historic Nawab Palace, which was sold to a group of local businessmen last month.
May 3, 2016
Boro yield may exceed target in Bogra this yr
Farmers in 12 upazilas of the district are busy harvesting and processing early planted boro paddy. Though there is a labour crisis in
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