Suzit Kumar Das

After her father died, around two years ago, Rimu came to the capital from Jamalpur and started working at a readymade garment factory.

Jute prices have doubled to hit Tk 4,000-4,200 a maund in Faridpur, the biggest grower of the fibre in Bangladesh.

Even after losing both his arms in an accident, Kamrul Sheikh, 34, used the sheer power of will and determination to bounce back and change his own fate.

Paritos Kumar Malo, the proprietor of RK Metal, has shown that with a little determination and courage, anyone can go from humble beginnings to a real-life success story.

As Nagarkanda municipality has no building of its own since its establishment in 1999, the municipality has been running its activities in a decrepit rented house for years amid risk.

Four. That is the current number of Bangladeshi nationals who died in the Beirut explosion last night. Beyond that number, however, lies the story of migrant workers who leave Bangladesh to seek better fortune elsewhere.

Only two hospitals in the entire Faridpur region have intensive care units, both of which are dedicated for Covid-19 patients, leaving other invalids needing ICU support dependent on Dhaka.

Indiscriminate dumping of garbage has turned a large section of Dhaka-Barishal highway, between the main entrance of Faridpur Medical College Hospital (FMCH) and Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC), into a landfill.

Thousands of people of Rajbari Sadar and Kalukhali upazilas are badly suffering as the four-kilometre road from Gandimara intersection to Old Belgachhi Bazar has become almost unfit for vehicular movement due to lack of repair for long.

Environment-friendly vermiculture sees a growing popularity in different upazilas of Faridpur.

Jumman Hawlader had turned 19 when his family began to expect some contribution from him. And a year later, he got lost in the Mediterranean on way to Europe. With all dreams shattered, they have now plunged into a cycle of poverty.

Potters in Madaripur district are busy preparing for the upcoming Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla year.

After Marjia Rabbani Shashi finished her arguments in court on New Year's Day, her first day at court as a lawyer, the judge acquitted the man she was defending.

A 28-year-old woman carrying newspapers on her bicycle and going from door to door to deliver those in different areas is a common sight in Rajbari town every day.

The waterways in Madaripur's Shibchar upazila are proving to be an unexpected blessing for local fish farmers. Tilapia cultivation in rivers and waterholes is increasingly popular, with over 450 floating cages already taking advantage of this innovative and low-cost farming method.

A photography exhibition with 43 winning photographs of Celebrating Life 2018 was held at the auditorium of Govt. Rajendra College in Faridpur to mark the district tour of Standard Chartered- The Daily Star Celebrating Life yesterday.

Nowadays, one can see the traditional Jamdani saree being produced in Boalmari upazila of the district, thanks to the initiative of 21-year-old Abu Naser.

Defying a government ban on setting up of brick kilns near cropland, human habitation and forest, a brick kiln is being set up near

Indiscriminate waste disposal by the Boalmari municipality in a ditch beside the Magkandi-Bhatiapara road has been posing health and

Collective memory in Kharshuti village says that in the first decade of the twentieth century, there came a day when sandstone slabs