Bamboo Craftsmen: Clinging to tradition, struggling to survive
People involved in producing bamboo-made crafts in different upazilas of Mymensingh are struggling to survive due to increased production cost and availability of plastic products.
2m ago
Tk 36 crore goes down the drain
The recent heavy rainfall reveals the poor and unplanned drainage system of Mymensingh city, one of the oldest cities in the country.
4m ago
Pagla Mosque donation boxes yield almost Tk 22 crore in 2023
A total of Tk 21,87,85,181 has been collected from the donation boxes at the historic Pagla mosque in Kishoreganj this year.
4m ago
Muktagacha Zamindar Bari: A palace in ruins for lack of care
The Atani Zamindar Palace in Muktagacha of Mymensingh has been in a dilapidated state for a long time, much to the frustration of hundreds of visitors and locals.
5m ago
Small furniture makers up the creek
Small wooden furniture businesses in Bangladesh are facing a deep financial crisis as the demand for their products has fallen drastically, according to market players.
11m ago
Courier companies take over footpaths
In urban areas, traffic jam is generally triggered by some common factors, which general people sometimes tolerate for their own interest.
1y ago
Damaged embankment threatens croplands
Hundreds of farmers in Netrakona’s Kalmakanda and Barhatta upazilas are facing a serious threat, as several damaged parts of the 10-kilometre-long flood-protection embankment, stretching from Ambari to Hirakanda of Kalmakanda’s Pogla union, are yet to be completely repaired.
1y ago
Cheap and durable, cane products hold huge potential
Though plastic, plywood and board furniture have captured the market, the demand for those made from cane has not disappeared completely
1y ago
December 25, 2022
Entrepreneurs fret over lack of gas connection
Azizul Haque Talukder, the proprietor of Mahi Taj Iron Industries, began running his factory at the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industry Corporation (BSCIC) estate in Netrakona in 2009 in the hopes that he would get a gas connection soon.
December 13, 2022
Terry towel makers taking their products abroad
Terry towel makers at an industrial estate of the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) in Kishoreganj have shrugged off the coronavirus-induced economic downturn as production has reached pre-pandemic levels amid growing orders from abroad.
November 7, 2022
Mymensingh BSCIC: Businesses irked by rising costs of raw materials
Businesses at the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industry Corporation’s (BSCIC) industrial estate in Mymensingh are feeling the bite of higher raw material costs coupled with rampant load-shedding, according to various entrepreneurs.
October 30, 2022
Land port in Mymensingh to operate in full swing soon
The Gubrakura-Karaitali land port in Haluaghat upazila of Mymensingh could go into full-fledged operation next month as the construction of all necessary infrastructure was completed last month, according to officials.
October 14, 2022
Country’s first commercial crocodile farm eyes revival
The country’s first commercial crocodile venture, The Reptiles Farm Ltd, is now making efforts to bounce back from the pandemic-induced business slowdown, riding on the exports of crocodiles and skins.
October 5, 2022
Small fish with big potential
The Bangladesh Fisheries Research Institute (BFRI) has conserved and improved 37 domesticated varieties of freshwater fish over the past 30 years, bringing hopes that endangered breeds can be preserved to satisfy both local and global demand.
April 6, 2022
Will their thirst be ever quenched?
There seems to be no let-up in the sufferings of the Hajong people for pure drinking water. The century-old suffering of the indigenous people living in Netrakona’s Kalmakanda upazila is yet to be mitigated despite umpteen pledges of the public representatives.
April 6, 2022
Price hike of fish feed keeps farmers in trouble
The rising cost of fish feed has dealt a fresh blow to thousands of aquaculturists in Mymensingh who had only just started recovering from the coronavirus fallout as transportation and other facilities returned to normal after economic activities resumed.
April 4, 2022
Boro on 700 hectares submerged
Hundreds of haor farmers in Sunamganj, Netrakona and Kishoreganj are left distraught after about 700 hectares of paddy fields became inundated in the last four days.
March 8, 2022
Farmers turn to sunflowers for a decent profit
Farmers across Bangladesh are more inclined than ever to cultivate sunflowers as an alternative to traditional paddy crops that do not offer much profit.
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