Anwar Ali

Staff Correspondent based in Rajshahi

Barind Farmers: At mercy of ‘water lords’

On April 9, Mukul Soren, a Santal farmer in Rajshahi, drank pesticide in a suicide attempt over not getting irrigation water from the same deep tubewell that allegedly led to the suicide of two farmers, also Santals, last year.

5d ago

Mango Export: Growers innovate farming practices

The rising quantity of mango exports has been changing the farming practices of the fruit in Rajshahi region as farmers are now opting for more chemical-free mango production, agriculturists say.

Mangoes to be exported to Russia for the first time

For the first time, a Rajshahi-based farming company is exporting Gourmoti and Katimon varieties of mango to Russia.

Caught in the ‘easy money’ scam

The lure of earning easy money is often too much for a common person to resist. This is where ponzi schemes like Metaverse Foreign Exchange Group (MTFE) come in.

New initiative to boost shoemaking

The SME Foundation has established a common facility centre (CFC) for shoemakers in Kaluhati village under Rajshahi’s Charghat upazila, a move that is expected to help businesses improve the quality of their products.

High Barind running out of water

Due to decades of excessive water extraction, over 40 percent of unions in the high Barind region are facing severe groundwater depletion.

‘Our struggle for water is never-ending’

Bidyut Kumar Mondol, a farmer from Kamardha village in Naogaon’s Porsha upazila, finds himself grappling with a challenging predicament. He had prepared 23 bighas of land for cultivating Aman paddy, but his dreams have been thwarted by a relentless lack of water.

Daughter wins battle for justice

Shagufta Tabassum Ahmed, daughter of slain Rajshahi University teacher Professor Syed Taher Ahmed, had taken up law as a profession to get justice for her father

September 26, 2023
September 26, 2023

Barind Farmers: At mercy of ‘water lords’

On April 9, Mukul Soren, a Santal farmer in Rajshahi, drank pesticide in a suicide attempt over not getting irrigation water from the same deep tubewell that allegedly led to the suicide of two farmers, also Santals, last year.

August 27, 2023
August 27, 2023

Mango Export: Growers innovate farming practices

The rising quantity of mango exports has been changing the farming practices of the fruit in Rajshahi region as farmers are now opting for more chemical-free mango production, agriculturists say.

August 26, 2023
August 26, 2023

Caught in the ‘easy money’ scam

The lure of earning easy money is often too much for a common person to resist. This is where ponzi schemes like Metaverse Foreign Exchange Group (MTFE) come in.

August 26, 2023
August 26, 2023

Mangoes to be exported to Russia for the first time

For the first time, a Rajshahi-based farming company is exporting Gourmoti and Katimon varieties of mango to Russia.

August 20, 2023
August 20, 2023

New initiative to boost shoemaking

The SME Foundation has established a common facility centre (CFC) for shoemakers in Kaluhati village under Rajshahi’s Charghat upazila, a move that is expected to help businesses improve the quality of their products.

July 29, 2023
July 29, 2023

‘Our struggle for water is never-ending’

Bidyut Kumar Mondol, a farmer from Kamardha village in Naogaon’s Porsha upazila, finds himself grappling with a challenging predicament. He had prepared 23 bighas of land for cultivating Aman paddy, but his dreams have been thwarted by a relentless lack of water.

July 29, 2023
July 29, 2023

High Barind running out of water

Due to decades of excessive water extraction, over 40 percent of unions in the high Barind region are facing severe groundwater depletion.

July 28, 2023
July 28, 2023

Daughter wins battle for justice

Shagufta Tabassum Ahmed, daughter of slain Rajshahi University teacher Professor Syed Taher Ahmed, had taken up law as a profession to get justice for her father

June 22, 2023
June 22, 2023

EVM delays cause chaos, sufferings

There were reports of chaos and delay due to the complexities caused by Electronic Voting Machines during yesterday’s Rajshahi City Corporation elections.

June 22, 2023
June 22, 2023

Low-income voters key to Liton’s victory

Awami League’s mayoral candidate AHM Khairuzzaman Liton won Rajshahi City Corporation election with strong support from low-income groups.