Azibor Rahman | The Daily Star
Skip to main content
Home
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
বাংলা

Main navigation

  • News
    • Politics
    • Governance
    • Crime and Justice
    • Accidents and Fires
    • Technology
    • Education
    • Healthcare
    • Environment
    • World
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Views
    • Interviews
  • Business
    • Economy
    • Agriculture
    • Industry
    • Startups
    • Global Economy
  • Sports
    • Cricket
    • Football
    • Tennis
  • Lifestyle
    • Fashion
    • Relationships
    • Heath and Wellness
    • Food and Recipe
    • Travelogue
  • Culture
    • Entertainment
    • Books and Literature
    • Heritage
    • Tv & Film
  • Slow Reads
  • Youth
    • Academics
    • Career and Skills
    • Campus Life
    • Off Campus
    • Pop Culture
  • Ds+
    • Business +
    • Investigative Stories
    • Roundtables
    • Supplements
    • Law & Our Rights
    • My Dhaka
  • বাংলা
  • E-paper
  • Today’s News
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
  • E-paper
  • Today’s News
  • News
    • Politics
    • Governance
    • Crime and Justice
    • Accidents and Fires
    • Technology
    • Education
    • Environment
    • Healthcare
    • World
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Views
    • Interviews
  • Business
    • Economy
    • Agriculture
    • Industry
    • Startups
    • Global Economy
  • Sports
    • Cricket
    • Football
    • Tennis
  • Lifestyle
    • Fashion
    • Relationships
    • Heath and Wellness
    • Food and Recipe
    • Travelogue
  • Culture
    • Entertainment
    • Books and Literature
    • Heritage
    • Tv & Film
  • Slow Reads
  • Youth
    • Academics
    • Career and Skills
    • Campus Life
    • Off Campus
    • Pop Culture
  • Ds+
    • Business +
    • Investigative Stories
    • Roundtables
    • Supplements
    • Law & Our Rights
    • My Dhaka

Footer

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Comment policy
  • Apps
  • Archive
© 2026 thedailystar.net | Powered by: RSI Lab

Copyright: Any unauthorized use or reproduction of The Daily Star content for commercial purposes
is strictly prohibited and constitutes copyright infringement liable to legal action.

Azibor Rahman

west-zone-1.jpg

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
kaliganj-upazila.jpg

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
jhe_1.jpg

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
494820264_1412745330068628_1440389223373422315_n.jpg

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
Illegal and unplanned excavated canal causes suffering to the farmers in Jhenidah.jpg

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
ISKCON members denied border crossing at Benapole

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
kharashuni-government-primary-school-jhenaidah.jpg

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
screen_shot_2024-04-14_at_12.57.44_pm.png

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
Jhenidah 01.jpg

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 Cultivation in Jhenidah

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
school1.jpg

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 house.jpg

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
mushfoom.jpg

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.jpg

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
gold town 1.jpg

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
Kalikatala Doha.jpg

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

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
Shahjahan Mia

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
Blooming Liliums

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 solvent.jpg

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
success chicken farming.jpg

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.jpg

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
robot.jpg

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.jpg

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.jpg

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 threat.jpg

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

Pagination

  • Show more
Home
Journalism without fear or favour
Follow Us

Footer

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Comment policy
  • Apps
  • Archive
© 2026 thedailystar.net | Powered by: RSI Lab

Copyright: Any unauthorized use or reproduction of The Daily Star content for commercial purposes
is strictly prohibited and constitutes copyright infringement liable to legal action.