Suzit Kumar Das

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

The playground of Ijuddin Matabbor Kandi Government Primary School in Dikrirchar union of Faridpur Sadar upazila remains under rainwater for almost half of the year.

Caught in the mosaic of day-to-day concerns, it's not always that one can appreciate the bigger picture: how much the future is with

A good percentage of village women right across the country don't feel entirely comfortable to visit local markets.

At least four bitten and two dead: for the last three months the people of the river sandbanks of Char Bhadrason upazila in Faridpur

In the 1950s there were as many as 50,000 rhesus macaques that called Madaripur town home. The rhesus macaque is one of the

Duty starts at 9:00am Every weekday, through scorching summer heat, drenching rain or bitter cold, Lal Mia, 55, from Munshi Bazar in

Standing under the awfully giant mango tree, a newcomer might mistake it for a banyan tree at first glance.

The assurance of an employment-related pension in old age is an important consideration for many who choose to pursue public sector careers. But for sweepers like Faridpur town's 75-year-old Babur Ali, retirement is unimaginable. Despite 45 years service in keeping the town clean he is still hired on a day-to-day basis, without any of the benefits one might expect from such dedicated public service.

Teaching is a profession that requires patience, skill and an enthusiasm for education. Teachers aim to inspire. Rokeya Begum, 27, an

Insomnia is a curse with many potential causes. But if rickshaw puller Abdul Samad Sheikh, 60, from Vagondanga village in Faridpur sadar upazila's Aliabad union suffers from a restless night, the cause is likely obvious: he didn't plant a tree that day. For the last 48 years the man known as 'Tree Samad' has planted at least one tree per day. It's his passion.

Thousands of Shamuk Bhanga birds showed up at a village in Faridpur and the locals made it a safe haven for them.