From outlaws to flower growers
Former members of outlawed groups in Jhenidah rebuild their lives as flower growers.
2w ago
Busy as a bee!
Anyone visiting Magura and its adjoining Jhenidah will notice a certain change in the scenery: the croplands look like yellow and green canvases.
3m ago
Kumar river under threat
A portion of the Kumar river is being filled up with sand for construction of a permanent bus stand in Magura’s Sreepur upazila.
3m ago
Blockades, strikes stifling flower market
As per data of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) in Jhenaidah, flowers were cultivated on 254 hectares of land for the ongoing fiscal year.
5m ago
A son of the soil
Age is just a number. And Md Helal Uddin of Maheshwarchanda village in Jhenaidah’s Kaliganj upazila is a perfect example of that.
5m ago
Asleep in KL, accused of bombing in Magura
Alamin Kazi of Magura’s Shalikha, an expatriate businessman in Malaysia, was in deep sleep at his Kuala Lumpur residence at 4:30am on November 3.
5m ago
Julfikar finds success in persimmon farming
Persimmon, a Japanese fruit variety, is being cultivated for the first time in the Jessore region, thanks to the favourable growing conditions.
7m ago
HSC exams in ‘abandoned’ classrooms
More than 1,300 examinees from different colleges are appearing their ongoing HSC examinations at Government Mahtabuddin Degree College in Kaliganj upazila amid risk life as numerous cracks have developed in all the 16 classrooms of its old academic building.
8m ago
May 30, 2023
How a Jhenaidah-based entrepreneur AP Polash is inspiring local youth to earn through freelancing
Instead of the usual 9-5 jobs, Palash decided to work as a freelancer and is doing so successfully.
December 26, 2022
Mustard cultivation on rise in Jhenidah
Anyone visiting Jhenidah and Magura will notice a certain change in the scenery: the croplands look like yellow and green canvases.
December 24, 2022
Negligence leaves 300-year-old temples in ruins
The place bears the sign of a marvellous ancient architectural design that featured 11 Shiva temples surrounding a large square-shaped courtyard.
November 23, 2022
Industries starting to flourish following Covid-19
Factories at the industrial estate of the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) in Jhenaidah are starting to flourish after being under threat of closure amid the pandemic years from 2019 to 2021.
November 11, 2022
Pearl farming: a rich avenue for earning
Pearl farming is providing a new road to success for people in Jhenaidah, where many youths have become allured to this form of aquaculture.
October 22, 2022
Chitra now merely a canal
Chitra river, flowing through the country’s southwestern districts, is now on the verge of extinction due to rampant encroachment.
October 7, 2022
Aquarium fish farming brings fortune in Jhenaidah
Several people from two upazilas of Jhenaidah are earning well from fish farming but rather than selling traditional breeds for food, they provide aquarium fish to locals looking to spruce up their homes.
August 26, 2022
Good prospects for grape farming in Jhenaidah
Md Abdur Rashid, who lives in Jugihuda village under Moheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah, has been enjoying great success in grape farming, which was once thought to be impossible in Bangladesh given the country’s soil and climate conditions.
July 26, 2022
Avocados: Now growing in Jhenaidah
Md Harun-ur-Rashid Musa, a resident of Kotchandpur upazila in Jhenaidah, cultivated avocados on six bighas of land in an effort to do something new with this love for farming.
July 26, 2022
Youth from Jhenaidah opens a free gym
What started out as a simple hobby, eventually resulted in the formation of a gymnasium in Sreepur village under the Shailkupa upazila in Jhenaidah. Youth from the nearby villages are congregating to this gym, that was made by a member of the youth in Jhenaidah.
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