Railway West Zone / 58 out of 162 stations remain closed
Fifty-eight of the 162 railway stations in the West Zone remain closed, causing immense hardship for commuters across Jashore, Jhenidah, Kushtia, Meherpur and Chuadanga.
10 December 2025, 18:00 PM
10 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Mother, Child Centre in Jhenaidah / Staff shortage hampers healthcare
The 10-bed Mother and Child Welfare Centre in Kaliganj upazila of Jhenaidah, built at a cost of Tk 44.2 crore, is struggling to deliver essential health services for pregnant women and children due to an acute shortage of doctors, nurses and staff.
25 September 2025, 18:00 PM
25 September 2025, 18:00 PM
A haven for the elderly on banks of Buri Bhairab
Founded on ancestral land by Jyotsna Mukherjee, this refuge provides food, shelter and care free of charge to those with nowhere else to turn
19 May 2025, 09:11 AM
19 May 2025, 09:11 AM
Magura rape, murder: Quick trial marks a watershed
The court handed down the verdict in record time, 24 days after the trial started on April 23, 2025.
17 May 2025, 18:32 PM
17 May 2025, 18:32 PM
A canal excavation gone wrong?
The excavation of a 13-kilometre canal in Jhenaidah Sadar upazila has brought significant hardship to residents of Charmuraridah and Makimpur villages. .The Bangladesh Water Development Board began the excavation in December 2022, completing it in July 2023 at a cost of Tk 2.55 crore. Whil
18 October 2024, 21:34 PM
18 October 2024, 21:34 PM
Jashore-Jhenaidah road in a sorry state
The 45-kilometre road connecting Jashore and Jhenaidah districts has been in a dilapidated state for quite a while.
27 September 2024, 18:00 PM
27 September 2024, 18:00 PM
A nuisance on school ground
The premises of Kharashuni Government Primary School in Jhenaidah Sadar upazila has remained occupied since last Ramadan, storing materials of a road construction project by the district administration.
13 July 2024, 18:00 PM
13 July 2024, 18:00 PM
From outlaws to flower growers
Former members of outlawed groups in Jhenidah rebuild their lives as flower growers.
14 April 2024, 06:45 AM
14 April 2024, 06:45 AM
Jhenaidah man donates life savings to help people hit hard by Covid-19
A man in Jhenaidah, who earns a livelihood by driving a human hauler, donates Tk 50,000 which he managed to save all his life to stand beside those who have been hit hard by economic fallout due to coronavirus outbreak.
27 April 2020, 16:40 PM
Destruction of Jhenidah town ponds in full swing
Unplanned urbanisation, absence of civic conscience among townspeople and lack of garbage management services are contributing to destruction of various waterbodies including ponds in Jhenidah town.
10 March 2020, 18:00 PM
Decorating lives with Nakshi Kantha
In the face of extreme poverty after marriage in 2001, Salma Khatun did not just sit back. Capitalising on her drawing skills, she started making Nakshi Kantha, hand-crafted traditional embroidered quilt, for a living.
7 March 2020, 18:00 PM
All-season onion bears bright prospect
The Regional Spices Research Centre in Magura has recently distributed among farmers 300 kg of seeds of newly developed Bari-5 variety of onion that can be grown all the year round.
26 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Cassia-leaf farming gaining popularity
Commercial cultivation of cassia-leaf, locally called tejpata, is gaining popularity day by day in Jhenidah’s Kaliganj upazila as the item gives good profit compared to other crops.
18 February 2020, 18:00 PM
From going hungry to offering jobs
It is a perfect example of how perseverance pays off.
15 February 2020, 18:00 PM
Fish farming on leased canal
People living along both sides of a canal in Harinakundo upazila are suffering immensely as an influential syndicate has been forbidding them to take bath or use its water for their personal household works.
28 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Croplands under water as canal blocked for fish cultivation
Boro cultivation on around 1500 bighas of land is hampered due to overflowing of Majdia beel (waterbody) as a consequence of building an embankment at the mouth of Sonalidanga canal in Kaliganj upazila of Jhenidah.
21 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Historic temple crumbling, who cares?
An ancient Shib Mandir at Toilokup village in Kaliganj upazila of Jhenidah is heading towards complete ruination for want of renovation.
9 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Jhenidah youth’s story of success with Darjeeling variety orange cultivation
This is the story of a youth from Jhenidah district of Bangladesh who has achieved success by cultivating and selling oranges of Darjeeling variety.
6 January 2020, 11:25 AM
Canal-grabbing goes on
A group of local influential people have continued to grab Zia Khal (canal) in Moheshpur upazila headquarters although it plays a vital role in the lives of the residents of nearby villages.
1 January 2020, 18:00 PM
DEEDS OF A DEED WRITER
With Aladdin’s lamp seemingly in hand, Nasir Chowdhury from a small town in Jhenaidah amassed a fortune in a mere decade.
29 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Jhenidah jute farmers brace for losses
An ongoing dry spell has turned waterbodies in Jhenidah almost empty, leaving farmers without much option for retting jute.
3 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Cinema theatres out of fashion in Jhenaidah
Investments by producers, well-wishers and actors have not succeeded in bringing audiences back to cinema theatres in Jhenaidah.
30 July 2019, 18:00 PM
School ground under water for over four months
The playground of a primary school in Shailkupa upazila of Jhenidah has become a breeding ground of mosquitoes and insects as rainwater has been stagnant there for about three months now.
29 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Blame game leaves 500 bighas of land uncultivated
As many as 250 farmers in Jhenidah’s Kaliganj upazila are paying a heavy price as bureaucratic tangles among three organisations left their irrigation solar pumps, six in total, in ruins for the last three years.
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Brothers with bats
Cricket is one of the most popular games in the country and its equipment are high in demand, especially stumps and bats to be played with taped tennis balls.
11 April 2019, 18:00 PM
United for benevolence
The 65-year-old Rahima Khatun, who became visually impaired due to cataract a few years ago, has got back her eyesight, thanks to the initiative of a local platform meant for social welfare.
19 March 2019, 18:00 PM
A laudable step to end trouble of retiring teachers
It may sound unreal that the retiring primary school teachers are getting their grant letters within the stipulated timeframe and in about 30 minutes after appearing at their respective upazila education offices.
12 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Shibu Pada, a successful agro entrepreneur
His father was killed by Pakistani occupation army during the 1971 Liberation War and he started selling banana at the age of 11 to support the hard-pressed family.
24 February 2019, 18:00 PM