My son hasn’t called me. He never will...
Says mother of 22-year-old Rabbi who died after being shot in Narayanganj
1m ago
‘We’ve been surviving on just puffed rice’
The flood victims in Jamalpur’s shoal areas are passing days amid an acute crisis of food and drinking water.
2m ago
100 hectares of arable land waterlogged for 10 years
For over a decade, nearly 100 hectares of fertile land in Jamalpur municipality have been submerged in water, rendered useless and overgrown with water hyacinths and other aquatic plants.
3m ago
A bridge without approach road
A 96-meter-long bridge over the Fatika canal in Jamalpur’s Islampur remains unused over a year since its inauguration due to the absence of an approach road.
3m ago
Jamalpur’s unused bridge awaits approach road
A 96-meter-long bridge over the Fatika canal in Jamalpur's Islampur remains unused over a year since its inauguration due to the absence of an approach road
3m ago
Locals build bamboo dam to prevent river erosion
Locals in Bahadurabad union under Jamalpur’s Dewanganj upazila have built a 300-feet bamboo cross dam -- a makeshift dam -- to prevent erosion of Brahmaputra river during monsoon.
3m ago
Shoal areas in Sirajganj, Jamalpur: Farmers celebrate bumper chilli yield
Farmers in shoal areas of Sirajganj and Jamalpur districts are celebrating a successful season, reaping abundant profits from this year’s bumper chilli harvest.
7m ago
Commercial ginger cultivation on sacks
Cultivating ginger in plastic sacks on unused land has turned out to be a boon for farmer Abdul Mazid of Sarishabari upazila.
8m ago
June 13, 2023
BSCIC estate brings solvency to female workers
The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) established an industrial estate on 26.30 acres of land in the Dapunia area of Jamalpur in 1980 with a view to developing small and medium enterprises and creating jobs.
May 7, 2023
Sand lifting threatens bridge, highway
The lone bridge over the Brahmaputra river, that connects Jamalpur and Sherpur district, is under serious risk due to sand extraction from the riverbed only 100 metres off the bridge.
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