Sahidul Islam Nirab

In Jamalpur’s Bakshiganj upazila, a traditional cottage industry has been thriving for a century -- buffalo milk yogurt.

Once alive with children’s laughter and football matches, the lone playground of Chargolabari Government Primary School in Jorkhali union of Jamalpur’s Madarganj upazila now resembles a stagnant pool.

For more than five years, people from at least 25 villages in two Jamalpur upazilas have been suffering after a bridge over the Jhenai river in Sarishabari upazila collapsed during the 2020 floods.

A rickety bamboo bridge remains the only means of communication for around 50,000 people in several unions of Madarganj upazila in Jamalpur and Sariakandi upazila in Bogura, forcing locals to risk their lives every day.

In Jamalpur, food is not just nourishment -- it is memory, emotion, and identity. At the centre of this culinary tradition stands “Milli Bhat”, a rich, hearty dish that locals speak of with pride and nostalgia. Some call it Manda, others Pithali, but to most, it is simply “Milli” -- the taste of home.

There was a time when the Subarnakhali River flowed all year round. Boats carrying raw jute moved up and down the waterway, connecting distant char areas with the jute mills of Sarishabari. Locals even held a floating jute market on boats twice a week.

Shukkur Ali's life once revolved around hardship and uncertainty

Behind each piece of this delicate dessert lies hard work and precision

Farmers say despite spraying insecticides, they have seen little to no improvement, with the situation worsening in some cases

Healthcare services in Jamalpur are in dire straits as hospitals across the district’s seven upazilas struggle with an acute shortage of doctors.

Illegal sand extraction continues unabated in Jamalpur’s Madarganj, Melandah, Sarishabari, Bakshiganj, and Jamalpur Sadar upazilas, posing serious threats to farmland, riverbanks, bridges, residences, and local communities.

In Jamalpur, the buzz of activity is palpable as honey collectors revel in a bustling season, with beekeeping emerging as both a promising enterprise and a profitable profession.

If you've ever had Pera Shandesh from Jamalpur's Sarishabari, you'll know why it has stood the test of time

Rokto Chandan, Ashoka, Toona, Hijal or Tomal -- imagine a garden where all of these unique and rare native plant species live, breathe, and flourish. Now stop imagining, because it really exists!

Rokto Chandan, Ashoka, Toona, Hijal or Tomal — imagine a garden where all of these unique and rare native plant species live, breath, and flourish. Now stop imagining, because it really exists

Says mother of 22-year-old Rabbi who died after being shot in Narayanganj

The flood victims in Jamalpur’s shoal areas are passing days amid an acute crisis of food and drinking water.

For over a decade, nearly 100 hectares of fertile land in Jamalpur municipality have been submerged in water, rendered useless and overgrown with water hyacinths and other aquatic plants.

A 96-meter-long bridge over the Fatika canal in Jamalpur’s Islampur remains unused over a year since its inauguration due to the absence of an approach road.

A 96-meter-long bridge over the Fatika canal in Jamalpur's Islampur remains unused over a year since its inauguration due to the absence of an approach road