Monjurul Haque

Closed since August 5, safari park in shambles

Shuttered tea-stalls, closed restaurants, vacant parking spaces, and a deserted entrance—once abuzz with tourists, the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Safari Park in Gazipur, the second largest of its kind in the country, has seen no crowd for around two months.

1m ago

The less-trodden Isa Khan’s mausoleum in Gazipur

Just outside Dhaka, amid the serenity of Bakhtarpur village under Gazipur’s Kaliganj upazila lies in his eternal rest one of the most notable historic figures of Bengal -- Isa Khan

5m ago

A kg of beef for a maund of paddy!

Kamal Mia, a farmer in Gazipur’s Sreepur upazila, went to a local market recently to sell a maund of paddy to buy meat and other essentials as he was expecting guests.

6m ago

A kg of beef for a maund of paddy!

Lack of monitoring, awareness deprives Gazipur farmers of fair price

6m ago

Restarting from the roots

Starting every morning, Kalu Hijra had spent most of her life walking from shops to doorsteps, collecting money.

6m ago

Shitalakhhya: Water hyacinth clogging riverways

Sailboats used to ride the waves of the Shitalakkhya river in the past, according to 78-year-old Abdul Gafur Sarker, but all that is visible now is kochuripana, or water hyacinth on the surface of the river

7m ago

Poultry farmers in a bind as chickens succumb to heatwave

Sumon Howlader, president of the Bangladesh Poultry Association (BPA), claimed that marginal farmers have suffered losses totalling around Tk 200 crore in the past 10 days due to the effects of the heatwave.

7m ago

Int’l day of action for rivers: Shitalakkhya a deathbed for fish now

Sanjit Babu, from Baghia village in Gazipur’s Kapasia upazila, has been running a tea stall at Narayanpur market on the bank of the Shitalakshya river for the last four years.

8m ago
October 5, 2024
October 5, 2024

Closed since August 5, safari park in shambles

Shuttered tea-stalls, closed restaurants, vacant parking spaces, and a deserted entrance—once abuzz with tourists, the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Safari Park in Gazipur, the second largest of its kind in the country, has seen no crowd for around two months.

June 17, 2024
June 17, 2024

The less-trodden Isa Khan’s mausoleum in Gazipur

Just outside Dhaka, amid the serenity of Bakhtarpur village under Gazipur’s Kaliganj upazila lies in his eternal rest one of the most notable historic figures of Bengal -- Isa Khan

May 16, 2024
May 16, 2024

A kg of beef for a maund of paddy!

Kamal Mia, a farmer in Gazipur’s Sreepur upazila, went to a local market recently to sell a maund of paddy to buy meat and other essentials as he was expecting guests.

May 15, 2024
May 15, 2024

A kg of beef for a maund of paddy!

Lack of monitoring, awareness deprives Gazipur farmers of fair price

May 6, 2024
May 6, 2024

Restarting from the roots

Starting every morning, Kalu Hijra had spent most of her life walking from shops to doorsteps, collecting money.

April 27, 2024
April 27, 2024

Shitalakhhya: Water hyacinth clogging riverways

Sailboats used to ride the waves of the Shitalakkhya river in the past, according to 78-year-old Abdul Gafur Sarker, but all that is visible now is kochuripana, or water hyacinth on the surface of the river

April 26, 2024
April 26, 2024

Poultry farmers in a bind as chickens succumb to heatwave

Sumon Howlader, president of the Bangladesh Poultry Association (BPA), claimed that marginal farmers have suffered losses totalling around Tk 200 crore in the past 10 days due to the effects of the heatwave.

March 14, 2024
March 14, 2024

Int’l day of action for rivers: Shitalakkhya a deathbed for fish now

Sanjit Babu, from Baghia village in Gazipur’s Kapasia upazila, has been running a tea stall at Narayanpur market on the bank of the Shitalakshya river for the last four years.

December 6, 2023
December 6, 2023

Police see dead man running

Prisoners, migrants, even the deceased get implicated in cases