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...
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...
May 28, 2021
‘Heaven on earth’ now haven for plunderers
The movement restrictions and ban on tourist arrival, imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19, on the picturesque Saint Martin’s Island have come as a blessing for a few public representatives and...
May 7, 2021
Eight returnees who fled hospital didn’t carry Indian variant
Eight Covid-19-positive Bangladeshis, who had returned from India and then fled from quarantine at Jashore General Hospital, were not infected by the Indian variant of coronavirus, according to the...
July 2, 2020
Port users’ protest halts import from India through Benapole
Import from India through Benapole remained suspended since yesterday morning, as the port’s users and stakeholders went for protesting India’s restriction on exports from Bangladesh.
June 9, 2020
‘Tortured till kidney damage, bribed for release’
After Gopalganj farmer Nikhil, college student Imran from Jashore becomes second victim of alleged police brutality
May 31, 2020
Abduction, Murder in Libya: ‘Pay the money or else they die’
The Bangladeshi workers who were killed in Mizda town in Libya were kept hostage on the way to Tripoli from Benghazi by a group of international traffickers, comprising Libyans, Bangladeshis and...