Rabiul Hasan

The large mango market at Puraton Bazar in the town still gives a dull look due to lack of expected number of customers although the

Many people in rural areas of the district are passing busy days making bamboo baskets, locally called jhuri or tukri, as the item is

Markets in the district famous for high quality tasty varieties of mangoes now see abundance of the popular summer fruit, especially

In Jalahar, a Santal village in Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila, it's becoming difficult to find a glass of water. To serve the 175 village

For a long time the banana plantations in Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj have relied on pesticides. Now, eco-friendly bags to protect the ripening fruit promise to revolutionise the industry and make chemical-free bananas the marketplace standard. Moreover, the new 'safe' bananas open the door to exports.

Once alive with human activity and brimming with fish, the Mahananda river born of Nepal's Himalayas and traversing India's Malda

In the red, hard and dry soils around Chapainawabganj, characteristic of the Barind region in general, even an adept farmer finds it

Lessons to plan, papers to mark, administrative tasks that seem without end: any school teacher knows how much there is to do,

Mango trees in the district are adorned with bunches of flowers amid favourbale weather this year, and the sweet smell of the flowers

Long ago in Chapainawabganj, potentially during the reign of the Mughal emperor Jahangir, whether by gravity's force or human hand

For many young students in Chapainawabganj, attending primary school is a risky business.

It was a different day for women including girl and children of Baburghone village under Rohonpur municipal area in Gomostapur upazila of Chapainawabganj district, as they arranged a Nabanno festival with pitha and 'meyeli geet' to preserve rural culture and heritage.

Rima Barman drew a dinosaur on a wall of her house, not to spoil it. It was rather her contribution to adorning her house with traditional art called alpona.

The protected archaeological site of Naoda Buruj in Gomostapur upazila under the district is getting encroached by illegal occupiers, thanks to the negligence of the authorities responsible for its maintenance and preservation.

The axle load scale meant for checking plying of overloaded vehicles at Koilabari on Chapainawabganj-Sonamasjid land port road in Shibganj upazila under the district has been lying inoperative for over two years.

A consignment of mangoes from Chapainawabganj was sent to the capital on Monday for export to the United Kingdom.

Fruit bagging is gaining popularity among the mango growers in the district as an effective alternative to chemical pesticides.

Mangoes have been falling off trees due to a prolonged drought-like situation in Chapainawabganj, the highest

Scientists of Regional Horticulture Research Station in Chapainawabganj have developed a late variety of plum that blossoms after harvesting of other plums in the usual season.

Wouldn't it be great if you could have a mango in deep winter? Why not any time of the year? What if it was just as yellow and luscious and fragrant as one from peak season?