Rabiul Hasan

Mango prices plummet due to oversupply

Farmers say storage facilities could have helped them

1y ago

Mango trees in full bloom

Mango flowers have been spreading a sweet aroma in every corner of Chapainawabganj, and the trees are covered with yellowish blossoms as far as the eye can see.

1y ago

Farmers increasingly using mango orchards to grow pumpkins

Farmers are increasingly growing pumpkins in mango orchards in the Bholahat upazila of Chapainawabganj as an inter-crop and are making good profit by selling the produce, a move that would allow them to make the most of the land.

2y ago

Rundown roads, poor drainage choke C’nawabganj BSCIC

Businesspeople at the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation’s (BSCIC) industrial estate in Nayagola, Chapainawabganj, have long been suffering in the absence of a proper drainage system for interior roads.

2y ago

Arsenic detected in tube-well water in C’nawabganj

Over 50 people have been detected with arsenicosis in the last two months in Betbaria village of Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila.

2y ago

Weaving baskets to stay afloat

Rural basket makers in Chapainawabganj are spending busy hours as the baskets are now in high demand for packaging mangoes of the district, one of the largest producers of quality mangoes in the country.

2y ago

Metalworkers hit by rising production costs

The traditional pewter and brass metalwork industry in Chapainawabganj has been struggling to bear the burden of increased production costs for the past four months now, according to industry insiders.

2y ago

Captain Jahangir, through my eyes

Bir Shreshtha Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir sacrificed his life for the freedom of his motherland.

3y ago
February 18, 2019
February 18, 2019

Unique effort to promote Adivasi languages

Chapainawabganj administration has for the first time printed invites for the International Mother Language Day programmes in five languages, including three indigenous ones.

January 10, 2019
January 10, 2019

Mango, even in winter

The mangoes of Chapainawabganj, a delicacy of Bangladeshi summer, are now available amid the chills of winter.

December 6, 2018
December 6, 2018

Children's park or grazing field!

Collectorate Shishu Park, the only children's park in Chapai-nawabganj town, has not seen any renovation for nearly one and a half decades and remained virtually unusable.

September 19, 2018
September 19, 2018

At home in the saddle

She's determined and courageous: at the tender age of twelve, Tasmina Aktar from Chak Subolpur village in Naogaon's Dhamoirhat upazila has quite a reputation in horse racing circles. The seventh-grade student is accustomed to placing first or second in any race. As a jockey she's participated in around fifty events. Tasmina is a girl undeterred, happy to compete in a sport usually reserved for men.

May 30, 2018
May 30, 2018

Mangoes hit C'nawabganj market, finally

With the ban on harvesting lifted and after a week's delay in ripening, mangoes have finally started making an appearance in the markets in Chapainawabganj, a district famous for its high quality mangoes, since Monday.

April 20, 2018
April 20, 2018

Nature Quest: Birds of the beel

Like a reverse oasis, parcels of land in Mohadanga area in Chapainawabganj have emerged from the depths, being the solitary spot for

March 21, 2018
March 21, 2018

Mental illness shatters dream of RU female student

Once celebrated for being an honours student, Chhaya Debi Tudu brought fame to her community for being the first from their neighbourhood to obtain GPA-5 in the public exams.

March 16, 2018
March 16, 2018

A river getting lost to siltation

The Pagla river that flows through two upazilas of Chapainawabganj sees a gradual decrease in water flow and is heading towards

February 25, 2018
February 25, 2018

Khirsapat mangoes to get GI status

An internationally-recognised sign used on specialty products, geographical indication links products with their specific origin, be it a country, town

January 28, 2018
January 28, 2018

C'nawabganj public health services dismal

A little good advice: don't get sick in Chapainawabganj town. Health services at the Adhunik Sadar Hospital are in a deplorable state