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 stagnant water has left large portions of farmland submerged, posing a serious challenge to local farmers and leading to financial losses
Farmers are taking extra care to protect their produce
Trade activities through Benapole Land Port resumed Monday night after five days.
Several varieties of jujube, locally known as kul or boroi, are proving to be a worthwhile crop in Jessore. Around 500 local farmers,
An innovative floating bridge, aimed at easing communication from Jhampa village to Manirampur upazila headquarters via Rajganj
Ten years ago, commercial production of betel nut in Narail was a small-scale affair. But good demand and healthy market prices,
In Greater Jessore, winter means vegetables. Beans, string beans, chillies, cauliflower, brinjal and tomatoes: the region that fulfils around
To see him as he pedals down the road, Russel Akram, 18, from Kaikhali village in Satkhira's Shyamnagar upazila, looks like any young
In Rishipara, a family is hardly a family if at least some of its members aren't engaged in making bamboo goods.
Cultivation of Summer King tomato, a variety of tomato that can be grown in the summer, has become very popular in Benapole under Sharsha upazila of Jessore.
After completing his Secondary School Certificate in 1999, Tariqul Islam, from Rahelapur village in Jessore Sadar upazila, took a job at a photo frame factory in Malaysia. Despite the promise of a good livelihood, a future as an expatriate worker wasn't for him.
The Jessore-Benapole national highway is currently in such a deplorable state that vehicular movement may come to a complete halt anytime, disrupting transportation of goods to and from the country's largest land port in Benapole.
