Anwar Ali

Staff Correspondent based in Rajshahi

The north remembers

In Kurigram, a district in northern Bangladesh, there’s a house with a collection of over 5,000 war artifacts.

5d ago

'Coaching showed me a path to survive’

Michael Collins, also known as AHM Taswar, was the first coach from the Rajshahi Tennis Complex to take up a coaching job abroad, pioneering a path that many have followed since. After trying to make it as a tennis player from 1992 to 2004 and representing Bangladesh in the Davis Cup thrice, he turned to coaching and has worked in China, Japan and the USA since. While on vacation in Rajshahi recently, he spoke with The Daily Star’s Anwar Ali where he shared the story of how his dream shifted from being a tennis star to becoming a tennis coach.

2w ago

Rajshahi’s tennis dream finds new avenue on coaching court

Back in the 80s, the Boalia Tennis Club in Rajshahi, a humble facility with just one hard court, was a place where the locals of the region got a taste of a game that was mostly accessible to the elites of the society.

2w ago

When bending the rules deserves praise

Bangladesh Railway's West Zone and Rajshahi University take extraordinary measures so that 700 admission seekers do not miss their exams

3w ago

Commercial production of compostable bags held up by regulatory hurdles

Md Iftekharul Haq, an entrepreneur in Rajshahi, had become a local pioneer in producing compostable shopping bags back in 2022, providing a much-needed solution for the rampant environmental pollution in Bangladesh caused by polythene waste.

3w ago

Yoghurt-seller by day, literacy champion throughout

It is not often that one gets to associate the Ekushey Padak with the likes of a yoghurt-seller. One may ask, why a yoghurt-seller?

Full time teachers, full time admins!

The Rajshahi University authorities have been assigning teachers to vacant administrative posts in addition to their academic roles.

Student dies amid jaundice outbreak in Rajshahi univ

A Rajshahi University student died of kidney failure and jaundice at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital on Monday evening, say the hospital authorities.

January 6, 2024
January 6, 2024

3 constituencies: Intra-party rivalry, violence a concern for Rajshahi voters

In Rajshahi, Awami League candidates face tough battles with independents in five out of six constituencies, with the focal point being Rajshahi-2 (city) and Rajshahi-6 (Charghat-Bagha) and Rajshahi-4 (Bagmara) due to intra-party rivalry and pre-polls violence.

December 27, 2023
December 27, 2023

More trouble for Badsha

Fazle Hossain Badsha, the Awami League led 14-party alliance candidate for Rajshahi-2 constituency, has not only failed to garner support of AL grassroots, but also other members of the alliance have forsaken him.

December 24, 2023
December 24, 2023

AL campaign heats up amid internal strife

In Rajshahi-1, the Awami League’s election campaign is intensifying as the ruling party candidate continues to face challenges from within the party.

December 23, 2023
December 23, 2023

The battle of two Badshas

The Rajshahi-2 (Rajshahi city) constituency has become the battleground of two Badshas.

December 22, 2023
December 22, 2023

Bagmara a headache for Rajshahi

Out of six constituencies of Rajshahi district, Rajshahi-4 alone, comprising Bagmara upazila, has caused the most headache for election officials.

December 21, 2023
December 21, 2023

AL grassroots ‘siding’ with independents

At least four Awami League candidates in Rajshahi contesting the upcoming national polls with the “boat” symbol are facing hurdles to win the support of the party’s grassroots.

November 22, 2023
November 22, 2023

Attacks on BNP-Jamaat men: Of masks, helmets and baffled cops

Police are clueless about mask- or helmet-wearing assailants who have killed three BNP-Jamaat supporters and injured 15 others in Rajshahi region over the last two months.     

October 6, 2023
October 6, 2023

10-Yr Record Rain: Major parts of Rajshahi city go under water

Much of Rajshahi city was flooded between Wednesday night and yesterday afternoon as the metropolitan area witnessed its highest single-day rainfall in the last decade.

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.

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