Date trees under threat in Jhenidah
Date trees are on the verge of extinction due to its random use in a number of brick kilns in the district.
9 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Kashmiri kul changing their life
The new variety Kashmiri apple kul cultivated in the district has attracted all palm farmers for its big size, mouth-watering taste and fair price this year.
3 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Physically challenged kids' school now faces challenge
Harinakundo Protibandhi Bidyalay, a school for the children with disabilities in Harinakundo upazila, is in a dilapidated condition for want of government support, much to the sufferings of the challenged kids as well as the teachers and employees of the institution.
30 December 2018, 18:00 PM
KP Basu's palatial buildings decaying
The impressive house of famous mathematician Kalipada Basu (well-known as KP Basu), who made considerable contribution to the development of algebra in the late 1800s, is heading towards virtual ruination due to lack of proper maintenance.
13 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Mushrooms uplifting a community
Farming was not his calling; he actually had stumbled across the idea. And years later, the cool and collected Babul Aktar mastered the art of mushroom farming, which is quite a difficult work.
20 October 2018, 18:00 PM
Haridhan farming on the decline
Cultivation of Haridhan, discovered by Haripada Kapali in 2006, has decreased in six upazilas due to scanty rainfall.
17 October 2018, 18:00 PM
Jhenidah's jewellery town
Costume jewellery makers in Jhenidah meet a significant demand of affordable fashion pieces. The factories employ thousands of artisans.
28 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Traditional water body clogged
Kalikatala Doha, a 27-acre water body in Naldanga Rajbari area of Jhenidah Sadar upazila, is heading towards virtual death due to serious pollution and clogging by water hyacinth.
18 September 2018, 18:00 PM
SM Sultan's birth anniversary observed
The 95th birth anniversary of the legendary art maestro SM Sultan was observed yesterday in Narail. The Bengali avant-garde artist was born on this day in 1923.
10 August 2018, 18:00 PM
On a mission to change lives
A banker by profession, Md Shahjahan Mia set out on a noble mission – to eradicate illiteracy from Nahata Union in Mohammadpur upazila, Magura.
20 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Under death threat
A Hindu family of Par-Khalkula village under Kaliganj upazila of the district has left home amid alleged death threat by a local ruling
20 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Nature Quest: Liliums blooming in Bangladesh
The first batch of Lilium flowers has been commercially farmed in two locations in Bangladesh -- Jhenidah and Dhaka.
15 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Onion, garlic make growers solvent
Onion and garlic farmers in the district have not only become solvent but have also bought land and constructed buildings with the profit they earned by selling their produce. Charsondah and Paikpara villages in Shailkupa upazila are known as 'peyajgram' (onion village) for their contribution to onion and garlic production in the area.
27 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Dead BNP leader sued in Jhenidah
Believe it or not, a dead BNP leader who died over a year ago has been made accused in two cases filed by police against BNP and Jamaat
11 February 2018, 18:00 PM
He sees success in chicken farming too
This time he has established a layer chicken farm at his village home in Sadar upazila after achieving a tremendous success in
7 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Free school for poor children
Knowing that their wealth could serve a good purpose in the here and now, Nawsher Alam and his wife Mahmuda Alam, from Uttar Majhail village in Hazipur union of Magura's sadar upazila, established a free school for poor students.
11 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Students invent robot
With the recent fanfare around the visit of international celebrity robot Sophia to Dhaka, public interest in the potential role of robots
10 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Rooftop seedbeds a success in Jhenidah
College lecturer Khabir Uddin, who teaches at the Shailakupa Women's College in Jhenidah has a hidden talent: he is also a capable
20 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Martyrs' graves on verge of disappearance
The mass grave of four lower caste Hindus, who were killed during the country's Liberation War in 1971 in Kotchandpur upazila, is on
20 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Poultry farming under threat
Increasing prices of poultry chicken, poultry feed, medicines and other items in the last six months are worrying around 2,000 poultry
17 December 2017, 18:00 PM