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
May 27, 2017
May 27, 2017

Mango hub looks dull

Markets in the district famous for high quality tasty varieties of mangoes now see abundance of the popular summer fruit, especially

April 18, 2017
April 18, 2017

Water crisis in villages

In Jalahar, a Santal village in Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila, it's becoming difficult to find a glass of water. To serve the 175 village

April 3, 2017
April 3, 2017

Bags promise banana boost

For a long time the banana plantations in Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj have relied on pesticides. Now, eco-friendly bags to protect the ripening fruit promise to revolutionise the industry and make chemical-free bananas the marketplace standard. Moreover, the new 'safe' bananas open the door to exports.

March 24, 2017
March 24, 2017

Where are the Mahananda river's rights?

Once alive with human activity and brimming with fish, the Mahananda river born of Nepal's Himalayas and traversing India's Malda

March 20, 2017
March 20, 2017

C'nawabganj reaps reward of mangoes

In the red, hard and dry soils around Chapainawabganj, characteristic of the Barind region in general, even an adept farmer finds it

March 19, 2017
March 19, 2017

Lone teacher struggles to manage govt primary school

Lessons to plan, papers to mark, administrative tasks that seem without end: any school teacher knows how much there is to do,

March 3, 2017
March 3, 2017

Nature Quest: Mango flowers bloom in abundance

Mango trees in the district are adorned with bunches of flowers amid favourbale weather this year, and the sweet smell of the flowers

February 19, 2017
February 19, 2017

Ancient tamarind tree, a community's pride

Long ago in Chapainawabganj, potentially during the reign of the Mughal emperor Jahangir, whether by gravity's force or human hand

February 17, 2017
February 17, 2017

Classrooms risky, primary school students study in fear

For many young students in Chapainawabganj, attending primary school is a risky business.

December 26, 2016
December 26, 2016

Nabanno festival in Chapainawabganj

It was a different day for women including girl and children of Baburghone village under Rohonpur municipal area in Gomostapur upazila of Chapainawabganj district, as they arranged a Nabanno festival with pitha and 'meyeli geet' to preserve rural culture and heritage.