Farmers enjoy uninterrupted power
A sigh of relief has swept over Boro paddy farmers in Rajshahi, who were deeply concerned about irrigation due to electricity shortage just two weeks back.
4d ago
Mangoes and litchis taking a hit from the heat
It’s painful for Tajul Islam to see what has happened to his beloved mango orchard in Rajshahi city’s Borobongram Namopara.
4d ago
Onion farmers in the north stare at losses
Even after a bumper harvest of onions this season in four districts of Rajshahi, a sharp decline in the price of the vegetable has left farmers struggling.
2w ago
The north remembers
In Kurigram, a district in northern Bangladesh, there’s a house with a collection of over 5,000 war artifacts.
'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.
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.
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
‘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
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
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
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.
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