November 16, 2021
Cheating thru’ 36 cheques
A racket that includes officials tampered with at least 36 cheques and stole almost Tk 7 crore from a bank account of Jashore Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education in the last five years, an investigation found.
October 20, 2021
Hajiganj mayhem began with Facebook post like previous incidents of communal violence
Like previous incidents of communal violence unleashed on minority communities, a post making the rounds on Facebook was what triggered the October 13 attacks in Chandpur’s Hajiganj upazila during Durga Puja celebrations.
October 13, 2021
Sherpur Gang Rape: Family under pressure to withdraw case
After raping both a mother and her daughter in Sherpur’s Nalitabari on Sunday, the perpetrators are now threatening the victim family for filing a case.
October 3, 2021
80 villages inundated in Bhabadah
Around 80 villages have been flooded in at least six upazilas of Jashore and Khulna districts due to incessant rain last month.
September 26, 2021
Hilsa prices soar while export cheap
Hilsa has become pricier since export of the national fish to India commenced last week.
September 21, 2021
From cultural activists to Covid volunteers
When the Covid-19 pandemic began, some cultural activists could not bear the thought of staying back home as everyone else suffered.
September 9, 2021
A bridge too low
An under-construction bridge on the Kapotaksha river in Jashore has been built with low vertical clearance, which will obstruct the movement of medium-size vessels, says a BIWTA official.
August 1, 2021
Bhabadah Waterlogging: WDB initiative ‘impractical’
The Water Development Board in Jashore has been trying to solve the longstanding problem of waterlogging at Bhabadah by pumping out stagnant water using 20 pumps since the beginning of the year.
June 15, 2021
Custom greenhouse enables faster yields
Imagine neat rows of vegetable saplings in the thousands growing in a temperature and humidity controlled environment fitted with drip irrigation and free from pests, capable of providing harvests 15 days in advance.
June 8, 2021
Indian variant could turn Khulna division into Covid-19 hotspot
People of Khulna division are at great risk of being infected with the Indian variant of coronavirus, as six of its districts have borders running for a total of 284 km with India, which is struggling to control the Covid-19 surge and the new variant -- B1617.