From outlaws to flower growers
Former members of outlawed groups in Jhenidah rebuild their lives as flower growers.
1w 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
December 16, 2021
They went to sleep never to wake up
Throughout the day, they carried out guerrilla operations against the Pakistan army in different areas and went to sleep without any food at night. As the dawn approached, the occupation forces came stealthily and killed them all when they were asleep.
November 8, 2021
Hair trade brings solvency for hundreds in Magura
Hundreds of traders in Magura and its neighbouring districts are making a good income from both human and animal hair.
November 5, 2021
The fighting spirit of an 18-year old
Eighteen-year-old Eti Bynarjee from Nishchintapur village under Kaliganj upazila in Jhenidah is the sole breadwinner of her family. She makes paper bags, in which sweets and other groceries are sold, to fund her education. She is a student of Amjad Ali and Faizur Rahman Degree College.
October 22, 2021
Young students in Jhenidah making strides through swimming
The Purbanchal Swimming Club in Jhenidah was established in 1998 at Bhutiargathi Govt Primary School. Since its inception, it has played a vital role in training underprivileged students in swimming, for free. Many of the students are now in the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP), while others are serving in the Bangladesh Navy and Army.
October 12, 2021
Storks find friends and foes at Ashurhat
Over the years, Ashurhat in Jhenidah’s Shailakupa upazila has become a haven for the Shamuk Bhanga or Asian openbill storks.
October 10, 2021
Jhenidah Malakar community busy crafting decorative flowers
Azibor RahmanThe malakar (garlanders) community is spending busy days making decorative flowers crafted with shola (Indian jointvetch) ahead of Laxmi and Durga Puja.
October 5, 2021
On the road to collective solvency
The phenomenal role played by four Jhenidah women in empowering marginal women and making them financially solvent by providing training on vermicompost has been recognised by the government.
September 29, 2021
Timber trader finds fortune in dragon fruit farming
Surat Ali, a middle-aged farmer based in Khulna’s Jhenaidah district, is enjoying massive success from dragon fruit cultivation.
September 25, 2021
Free books for everyone—A hawker’s selfless dream
A hawker in Jhenidah, with his own hard-earned money, has established a self-made library at his house in College Para area under Kaliganj municipality.
September 24, 2021
Shahin Alam’s selfless pursuit of knowledge
When the University of Dhaka (DU) was shut down due to the pandemic, 24 -year-old Shahin Alam, a Political Science student of the university, began computer training sessions for physically-challenged and visually-impaired students online, free of cost. Alam is visually-impaired himself. He is from Alampur village under Kotchandpur upazila.
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