Nature Quest: The Jacobin’s Bangladeshi summer
A visitor bird and seen often during summer, the Jacobin Cuckoo has made yet another appearance in Bangladesh during it’s mating season.
11 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Fani’s silver lining: A blessing for mangoes
The rain that the weakened cyclonic storm Fani brought yesterday has made the mango farmers of Rajshahi region happy, considering prospect of a good yield.
4 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Unique effort to promote Adivasi languages
Chapainawabganj administration has for the first time printed invites for the International Mother Language Day programmes in five languages, including three indigenous ones.
17 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Mango, even in winter
The mangoes of Chapainawabganj, a delicacy of Bangladeshi summer, are now available amid the chills of winter.
9 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Children's park or grazing field!
Collectorate Shishu Park, the only children's park in Chapai-nawabganj town, has not seen any renovation for nearly one and a half decades and remained virtually unusable.
5 December 2018, 18:00 PM
At home in the saddle
She's determined and courageous: at the tender age of twelve, Tasmina Aktar from Chak Subolpur village in Naogaon's Dhamoirhat upazila has quite a reputation in horse racing circles. The seventh-grade student is accustomed to placing first or second in any race. As a jockey she's participated in around fifty events. Tasmina is a girl undeterred, happy to compete in a sport usually reserved for men.
18 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Mangoes hit C'nawabganj market, finally
With the ban on harvesting lifted and after a week's delay in ripening, mangoes have finally started making an appearance in the markets in Chapainawabganj, a district famous for its high quality mangoes, since Monday.
29 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Nature Quest: Birds of the beel
Like a reverse oasis, parcels of land in Mohadanga area in Chapainawabganj have emerged from the depths, being the solitary spot for
19 April 2018, 18:00 PM
Mental illness shatters dream of RU female student
Once celebrated for being an honours student, Chhaya Debi Tudu brought fame to her community for being the first from their neighbourhood to obtain GPA-5 in the public exams.
20 March 2018, 18:00 PM
A river getting lost to siltation
The Pagla river that flows through two upazilas of Chapainawabganj sees a gradual decrease in water flow and is heading towards
15 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Khirsapat mangoes to get GI status
An internationally-recognised sign used on specialty products, geographical indication links products with their specific origin, be it a country, town
24 February 2018, 18:00 PM
C'nawabganj public health services dismal
A little good advice: don't get sick in Chapainawabganj town. Health services at the Adhunik Sadar Hospital are in a deplorable state
27 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Nakshi kantha tradition thrives in Chapainawabganj
For generations, heart and soul, many women in Chapainawabganj, as in some other parts of the country, have sewn nakshi kantha
17 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Three JMB operatives blow themselves up
Three militant suspects were killed after they allegedly detonated suicide vests during an anti-terror operation by Rapid Action Battalion at a remote char on the Padma in Chapainawabganj yesterday.
28 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Coriander farming gets popular in Chapainawabganj
Since the Neolithic age, peoples across Asia and Europe have enjoyed eating coriander. Recently the staple herb of South Asian cuisine
19 November 2017, 18:00 PM
500-yr-old mosque in danger
The Chhoto Sona Masjid in Shibanj upazila of Chapainawabganj has withstood the test of time. Built by Wali Muhammad during the
17 October 2017, 18:00 PM
History beyond reach
One of the most significant archaeological hotspots in all of Bengal, the sites of Gaur which straddle the Indian border in Chapainawabganj should be bustling with tourists.
3 October 2017, 18:00 PM
The sweet jewel of Gour
When the mango season is waning but cravings for the delectable fruit are as strong as ever, what does one do? Well, don't worry,
8 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Breaking the barrier
A first-year student of philosophy at Chapainawabganj Government College, Farida Khatun believes that in Bangladeshi culture, females are too readily thought of as representatives of the moral values held by their family. “If I do anything contrary to social norms,” says the
30 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Chapainawabganj gets new mango variety
A new variety of imported mangoes is gaining popularity in the mango capital of the country, Chapainawabganj. The exotic fruit
3 July 2017, 18:00 PM