Jahidul Islam

Around 2.5 lakh yards of chemically treated fabric have been damaged at Tithi Textile in Madhabdi, Narsingdi, after gas pressure remained at zero for the last four days, bringing production and generators to a halt, said Sonet Saha, the factory’s maintenance manager.

100 small and large textile factories are operating by burning wood due to gas shortage and rising prices of textile waste

Factory owners said gas pressure had declined gradually before the current crisis, forcing them to operate in shifts

Ahsan Sikdar’s Green Agro Farm has created local jobs while preparing more than 200 sacrificial animals for this Eid

Travel time doubles as waterway clogged, leaving char residents struggling for essentials

Patients crowd old 100-bed facility while new 8-storey building remains non-operational due to lack of staff, equipment

Across the five parliamentary constituencies of Narsingdi, 27 out of 41 candidates forfeited their election deposits after receiving less than one-eighth (12.5 percent) of the total valid votes cast.

The Narsingdi Sadar Hospital has long been grappling with a severe manpower shortage and poor infrastructure.