Suzit Kumar Das

The initiative has significantly changed lives in the area

Before the Covid-19 pandemic, Sabekunnahar Mitu, a young woman from Faridpur, had vague notions, but no concrete plans of becoming an entrepreneur. An unlikely event made her curious about eco-friendly handicrafts, and she now not only makes a good profit from her venture but also employs around 400 people in her locality.

Onion farmers are facing mounting losses this season as a sharp fall in prices, coupled with rain-induced damage, offsets a significant rise in production.

In classrooms, the debating club, the cultural space and friend circles, Rayan was a beloved student and peer across the Jahangirnagar University campus.

At least 18 bodies were recovered early today after a bus fell into the Padma from the pontoon of Daulatdia ferry terminal in Rajbari yesterday afternoon.

At Daulatdia ferry ghat, a grieving mother recalls her final phone call with daughter, who remains missing after a bus plunged into the Padma

Farmers say achieving production target will be harder as rice drives half of food inflation

Zahid Hasan Tapu, 35, of Bhimnagar village in Rajbari’s Baliakandi upazila, grew up amid extreme hardship – so much so that he had to drop out of school in eighth grade.