Mango prices plummet due to oversupply
Farmers say storage facilities could have helped them
11m ago
Mango trees in full bloom
Mango flowers have been spreading a sweet aroma in every corner of Chapainawabganj, and the trees are covered with yellowish blossoms as far as the eye can see.
1y ago
Farmers increasingly using mango orchards to grow pumpkins
Farmers are increasingly growing pumpkins in mango orchards in the Bholahat upazila of Chapainawabganj as an inter-crop and are making good profit by selling the produce, a move that would allow them to make the most of the land.
1y ago
Rundown roads, poor drainage choke C’nawabganj BSCIC
Businesspeople at the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation’s (BSCIC) industrial estate in Nayagola, Chapainawabganj, have long been suffering in the absence of a proper drainage system for interior roads.
1y ago
Arsenic detected in tube-well water in C’nawabganj
Over 50 people have been detected with arsenicosis in the last two months in Betbaria village of Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila.
1y ago
Weaving baskets to stay afloat
Rural basket makers in Chapainawabganj are spending busy hours as the baskets are now in high demand for packaging mangoes of the district, one of the largest producers of quality mangoes in the country.
1y ago
Metalworkers hit by rising production costs
The traditional pewter and brass metalwork industry in Chapainawabganj has been struggling to bear the burden of increased production costs for the past four months now, according to industry insiders.
2y ago
Captain Jahangir, through my eyes
Bir Shreshtha Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir sacrificed his life for the freedom of his motherland.
2y ago
June 20, 2020
Silk business faces tough times
Life for weavers and workers of handloom silk clothing in Chapainawabganj has taken a rough turn as sales of these dearer garments dipped due to the pandemic.
June 2, 2020
Mango growers feeling the squeeze
Amid the coronavirus scare, a lack of buyers due to inadequate measures for marketing and transportation leaves mango growers worried.
May 4, 2020
Low demand for milk puts cattle rearing community in distress
Pasturers rearing cattle for milk in Chapainawabganj are facing hardship as the demand for their product plunged following the coronavirus outbreak in the country.
October 12, 2019
Mothers attend school with their children
Aiming to improve children’s performance, a school in Chapainawabganj has been encouraging mothers to attend classes with their children.
October 11, 2019
Meal for Tk 5 only!
Mehman is a term commonly used for guests who come to visit a home. But at Chapainawabganj Adhunik Sadar Hospital, patients and their attendants get treated as ‘Mehman’ by a local voluntary group.
October 3, 2019
No hurdle big enough
When children of her age usually look for any excuse to skip school if there is a little rain or the neighbourhood street is swamped with rainwater, seventh grader Taslima Khatun swims across not one, but two canals to get to her school every day.
September 23, 2019
Solar lights now light up ‘Alpona Gram’
Tikoil village, popularly known as “Alpona Gram”, in Chapainawabganj has got another feather in the cap with installation of solar street lights.
September 12, 2019
Girl diagnosed with rare skin disease
Four-year old Tasfia Jahan Munira’s countenance is just like any other child. Only when someone looks at her body, the disease, afflicting the little girl in Chapainawabganj’s Nachole upazila’s Godown para, jars the mind.
July 12, 2019
Nature Quest: The Jacobin’s Bangladeshi summer
A visitor bird and seen often during summer, the Jacobin Cuckoo has made yet another appearance in Bangladesh during it’s mating season.
May 5, 2019
Fani’s silver lining: A blessing for mangoes
The rain that the weakened cyclonic storm Fani brought yesterday has made the mango farmers of Rajshahi region happy, considering prospect of a good yield.
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