Market that sells labour
Day labourers from different places gather at Boithakata Bazar in Nazirpur upazila to sell their labour on haat days on every Saturday
25 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Momin mosque: A national treasure suffers from decay
Take design of leaf, flower and geometric pattern; add calligraphy in Arabic and Bangla.
12 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Sunflowers brighten fields, farmers' lives in Pirojpur
Sunflowers add joy to any landscape. The sunflower fields of Pirojpur are painting the district bright. And beyond their visual beauty, to farmers sunflower cultivation brings good profits.
22 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Ancient building's origin unknown
At Sikderbari on the Indurkani to Bagolerhat road in Pirojpur's Gabachiya village is a small, ancient building of unknown origin.
14 March 2017, 18:00 PM
An unpaid debt
He had taken Tk 5 from his brother, saying he would return it one day. But Kazi Delwar Hossain never got the chance.
27 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Vanishing ponds raise fire risk in Pirojpur
Even a decade ago, Pirojpur was a town adorned with ponds. As land prices have soared in recent years however, many of the town's
21 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Witness to Satidaha
Five tombs of the victims of Satidaha, a long abandoned practice of burning Hindu widows along with their deceased husbands, still exist in front of Pirojpur District Ansar and VDP office at Kumarkhali in Pirojpur municipality area.
1 February 2017, 18:00 PM
A boy extraordinaire
Twelve-year-old Rafi is already a well known figure in the area, being a captivating performer of different physical feats.
31 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Tension ahead of Oct 31poll at a union centre
A tense situation is prevailing in ward No 8 of Dhanisafa union of Mathbaria upazila under the district ahead of the
22 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Farmers frustrated for low yield, price fall
Betel nut growers in the district are frustrated as both the production and the price have fallen this year.
22 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Pirojpur malta farming sees great success
Finding no job after his graduation, Amalesh Roy, now 52, decides to try his luck at farming on his father’s land in Pirojpur.
18 October 2016, 12:56 PM
Pioneer in malta farming
Unable to get a job after graduating, Amalesh started growing malta on his paternal land after cutting down betel
8 October 2016, 18:00 PM
A family devastated by B virus
B virus has brought immense distress to a poor family at Jolagati village in Kawkhali upazila under the district.
8 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Shopping gets momentum in Pirojpur as Eid nears
People are thronging different shopping centres in the district town to buy dresses of choice as Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious
4 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Land documents damaged at Pirojpur registrar's office
People requiring copies of their land documents from Pirojpur district registrar's (DR) office face untold suffering as a large portion of
3 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Erosion threatens ferry terminal in Pirojpur
The ferry terminal at Kumirmara point of Kumirmara-Bekutia ferry route in Pirojpur Sadar upazila is under threat as the Kacha River has
5 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Outdoor patients suffer due to lack of toilet facility
Patients coming to Pirojpur Sadar Hospital for outdoor service have to face untold sufferings in absence of toilet facilities there.
23 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Hog plum yield aplenty in Pirojpur
Growers and wholesalers of hog plum, locally known as amra, are passing a busy time with plucking, selling and buying the popular
3 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Grape farming in home yards sees success
Grape cultivation in home yards sees success at Baroibunia village in Matibhanga union of Nazirpur upazila under the district.
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM
A father's bleeding heart
IT'S an utterly haunting recollection of my lost son Shaheed Colonel Quadrat Elahi Rahman Shafique, ndc, psc. From his very childhood he appeared to be extremely sharp and meritorious. He was known as one of the most brilliant officers in the Bangladesh Army.
24 February 2015, 18:00 PM