Continuous rainfall over the past five days has brought vehicular movement on many major roads and highways in Jashore district to a near standstill
Import and export through the Benapole land port have declined in the 2024-25 fiscal year compared to the year before, following sustained disruptions in cross-border commerce..According to the Benapole Land Port Authority, imports through the port fell by around 30 percent, from 2.13 mill
Residents of Benapole Municipality have long been facing immense hassle with their daily commute as around 1.5-kilometre stretch of the Benapole-Bahadurpur road has been lying in a sorry state.
The HIV/AIDS unit at Jashore General Hospital has begun taking steps to address the situation
Around 12 villages under Jashore’s Keshabpur upazila are at risk of flooding during the monsoon as the canal between Byasdanga and Sujapur areas remains silted and unexcavated.
The intense heat wave sweeping through Chanchra in Jashore is severely disrupting the production of fry (renu) and fingerlings, as temperatures have hovered around 40 degrees Celsius for a week
A bridge constructed over the Mathabhanga river in Gangni upazila of Meherpur district lies unused due to a lack of approach road.
District education officials attribute the lack of Shaheed Minars in most schools to a significant shortage of funds
The association confirmed that most pumps have already run out of fuel
Smoke and ash from three brick kilns in Chaugachha upazila of Jashore -- Waziullah Bricks, Sunny Bricks, and Hashem Brick Kiln -- are causing extensive damage to the environment and local agriculture
With the arrival of winter, demand has soared for Jashore’s famous date juice and jaggery
Flower farmers expect a bonanza in December as the peak season for flowers has begun, which will continue until April next year.
Over 250 students of four government primary schools in Jashore’s Bhavadah region have not been able to attend lessons in their classrooms for an entire year.
The Lichutala Bridge in East Barandipara area of Jashore Municipality is used by hundreds of people daily for their commute between Barandipara and Jhumjhumpur area of Fatehpur union
The majority are battling illnesses such as fever, sore throat, shortness of breath, and diarrhoea, hospital sources said.
About 38 kilometres from Jashore town, Sheikh Sadek Ali’s sweetmeat shop, famed for Sadek Golla, stands tall in Sharsha’s Jamtala area for past 70 years.
A dilapidated stretch of merely 300 metres on Jashore-Benapole highway has turned into a death trap for commuters.
Around 30,000 residents of Jashore’s Sharsha and Jhikargachha upazilas have long been suffering with their commute due to the lack of a concrete bridge on the Belta canal in Dihi union under Sharsha
