Rabiul Hasan

Every December, Amin Hemrom is overpowered by emotions -- so powerful that, on occasions, they lead him to tears of joy. On those days, he says, his heart beats faster and his breaths get heavier as he recalls the wartime memories.  

New and exotic tropical fruit longan, an off-seasonal fruit in the country, is likely to gain popularity in Chapainawabganj for its taste and demands at markets.

Palmer, an US variety of mango, is going to be grown in the country commercially as its experimental production has been completed successfully in Chapainawabganj, the mango capital of the country.

Mangoes have been available at various markets across Chapainawabganj for some time now but sales have only just started to pick up in the face of nationwide restrictions on public movement aimed at curbing the recent resurgence of Covid-19.

Voluntary organisation ‘Mehman’ has been providing free dinner and Iftar among patients and their attendants at Chapainawabganj Sadar Hospital during the month of Ramadan.

The once tell-tale sounds of foundries bringing household utensils into shape out of pewter, brass and copper are increasingly making a comeback in Chapainawabganj.

At the age of only 20, Shyam Murmu joined the Liberation War to free the motherland, reportedly as the only Santal freedom fighter from Chapainawabganj’s Sadar upazila.

The only known artisan who still makes hand-woven blankets with pure sheep wool in the country is Abdul Khaleq from Nayagola area of Chapainawabganj town.

Seventh grader Bishoka Tudu along with her sister Ashanti Tudu drew flower and leaves on the wall of their house.

Over time, Bhalain village in Naogaon’s Mahadevpur upazila has adopted the name of ‘pakha graam’, where eco-friendly handheld fans are made from leaves of palmyra palm trees.

Even before the trees are fully matured to bear fruits, a young entrepreneur has fully recovered his investment of Tk 9 lakh by just selling tree saplings of Saudi Arabian dates.

Online sale of mangoes are becoming an increasingly popular method of business for Chapainawabganj traders during the coronavirus pandemic.

Life for weavers and workers of handloom silk clothing in Chapainawabganj has taken a rough turn as sales of these dearer garments dipped due to the pandemic.

Amid the coronavirus scare, a lack of buyers due to inadequate measures for marketing and transportation leaves mango growers worried.

Pasturers rearing cattle for milk in Chapainawabganj are facing hardship as the demand for their product plunged following the coronavirus outbreak in the country.

Aiming to improve children’s performance, a school in Chapainawabganj has been encouraging mothers to attend classes with their children.

Mehman is a term commonly used for guests who come to visit a home. But at Chapainawabganj Adhunik Sadar Hospital, patients and their attendants get treated as ‘Mehman’ by a local voluntary group.

When children of her age usually look for any excuse to skip school if there is a little rain or the neighbourhood street is swamped with rainwater, seventh grader Taslima Khatun swims across not one, but two canals to get to her school every day.

Tikoil village, popularly known as “Alpona Gram”, in Chapainawabganj has got another feather in the cap with installation of solar street lights.

Four-year old Tasfia Jahan Munira’s countenance is just like any other child. Only when someone looks at her body, the disease, afflicting the little girl in Chapainawabganj’s Nachole upazila’s Godown para, jars the mind.