Boro cultivation on in full swing as growers ignore biting cold
Farmers in the northern district are passing busy time for planting Boro seedlings, ignoring the biting cold during the peak cultivation season.
Two rail bridges in Gaibandha need urgent repair
At least two century-old rail bridges on Santahar-Lalmonirhat rail tracks, which connects the capital with cities in northern districts, continue to be in service despite their ramshackle state.
Unused roadside land in Palashbari put to good use
Over a thousand people, mostly women, living in extreme poverty in Palashbari upazila have found a way to bring home some extra income without investing any money.
Kochashahar knitwear factories seek govt support for export
After meeting winter clothing needs of the country’s low and limited-income groups, knitwear factories in Kochashahar union of Gobindaganj upazila are now looking to export their goods overseas.
A nuisance at school playground
Obstructing outdoor games, the headmaster of a high school in Gaibandha’s Fulchhari upazila has been cultivating black lentils on the school playground for the last two years.
Oushodhi Gram: village of herbs
Petbhata village in Rangpur is now known as Oushodhi Gram (village of herbs) as hundreds of families there are gaining solvency by planting herbs.
Floating Aman seedbeds to overcome seedling crisis
Prolonged flood in the char lands of Gaibandha district has completely damaged aman seedlings causing local farmers to worry about their crops. However, with advice from agriculture officers, farmers found a solution in the floating seedbed technology.
Buyers, sellers suffer as big chilli market lacks amenities
The famous red chilli market on the bank of the Jamuna at Gajaria in Gaibandha’s Fulchhari upazila has been running under the open sky for over a decade, much to the sufferings of sellers and buyers.
September 11, 2018
Transplanted Aman seedlings at risk
Farmers of Bhangamore area in Saghata upazila are worried over survival of transplanted Aman seedlings on about 500 acres of land if the water level in the Jamuna basin rises, as a large breach along the flood control embankment has not been repaired as yet.
September 2, 2018
Bloom and grow, forever
In and around Mathorpara village, in Gaibandha's Shaghata upazila, it's become usual for every newborn child to be welcomed into the world with the planting of a tree. The tradition began three years ago by 28-year-old visual artist Gopal Chandra Barmon, as an extension of a tree-planting hobby carried from boyhood.
July 26, 2018
High yielding Purple paddy
Following last year's successful cultivation of high yielding Purple paddy during the Borto season, the agriculture department in Sundarganj upazila under the district has started plantation of its seedlings to see the production ratio in the ongoing Aman season.
April 28, 2018
High potency purple paddy farming drawing attention in Gaibandha
Dulali Begum was curious about the purple paddy grains she saw while visiting her relatives house in Gazipur last year. She collected some grains and decided to give it a try at her home in Gaibandha.
March 2, 2018
A never ending agony
Even after 47 years of independence, they are yet to get salaries under the national pay scale despite their huge contribution to
February 18, 2018
She's a superhero
Jobeda isn't the only woman whose husband divorced her when her father couldn't pay the full dowry. Nor is the 32-year-old tailor
February 2, 2018
Huge area lying unused for years in Gaibandha
No crop has been cultivated for years on nearly 2,500 bighas of land due to longstanding waterlogging in Burungi Beel of Saghata upazila.
January 31, 2018
Bridge lying collapsed for two years
Ramdakua bridge on Sundarganj-Ulipur road across a branch of the Teesta river is yet to be replaced two years after
December 26, 2017
Tilted electric poles, dangling wires pose danger
A number of electric poles in Gaibandha Sadar and Palashbari upazila remained dangerously tilted for the last two
August 17, 2017
Cobbler changes lot thru small entrepreneurship
A young cobbler in Gaibandha Sadar has changed his lot, thanks to his innovative idea that inspired him to set up a small shoe factory at Dariapur Bazar in the upazila.
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