Mango prices plummet due to oversupply
Farmers say storage facilities could have helped them
10m ago
Mango trees in full bloom
Mango flowers have been spreading a sweet aroma in every corner of Chapainawabganj, and the trees are covered with yellowish blossoms as far as the eye can see.
1y ago
Farmers increasingly using mango orchards to grow pumpkins
Farmers are increasingly growing pumpkins in mango orchards in the Bholahat upazila of Chapainawabganj as an inter-crop and are making good profit by selling the produce, a move that would allow them to make the most of the land.
1y ago
Rundown roads, poor drainage choke C’nawabganj BSCIC
Businesspeople at the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation’s (BSCIC) industrial estate in Nayagola, Chapainawabganj, have long been suffering in the absence of a proper drainage system for interior roads.
1y ago
Arsenic detected in tube-well water in C’nawabganj
Over 50 people have been detected with arsenicosis in the last two months in Betbaria village of Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila.
1y ago
Weaving baskets to stay afloat
Rural basket makers in Chapainawabganj are spending busy hours as the baskets are now in high demand for packaging mangoes of the district, one of the largest producers of quality mangoes in the country.
1y ago
Metalworkers hit by rising production costs
The traditional pewter and brass metalwork industry in Chapainawabganj has been struggling to bear the burden of increased production costs for the past four months now, according to industry insiders.
2y ago
Captain Jahangir, through my eyes
Bir Shreshtha Captain Mohiuddin Jahangir sacrificed his life for the freedom of his motherland.
2y ago
July 18, 2021
Palmer, new mango variety in Chapainawabganj
Palmer, an US variety of mango, is going to be grown in the country commercially as its experimental production has been completed successfully in Chapainawabganj, the mango capital of the country.
June 10, 2021
Chapainawabganj mango sales picking up
Mangoes have been available at various markets across Chapainawabganj for some time now but sales have only just started to pick up in the face of nationwide restrictions on public movement aimed at curbing the recent resurgence of Covid-19.
April 29, 2021
They feed the hungry like their ‘guests’
Voluntary organisation ‘Mehman’ has been providing free dinner and Iftar among patients and their attendants at Chapainawabganj Sadar Hospital during the month of Ramadan.
March 19, 2021
Pewter holds bright prospects
The once tell-tale sounds of foundries bringing household utensils into shape out of pewter, brass and copper are increasingly making a comeback in Chapainawabganj.
March 1, 2021
The Santal warrior
At the age of only 20, Shyam Murmu joined the Liberation War to free the motherland, reportedly as the only Santal freedom fighter from Chapainawabganj’s Sadar upazila.
December 30, 2020
Country’s ‘lone’ woollen blanket weaver looks for successor
The only known artisan who still makes hand-woven blankets with pure sheep wool in the country is Abdul Khaleq from Nayagola area of Chapainawabganj town.
October 26, 2020
Bilboiltha,a village of alpona
Seventh grader Bishoka Tudu along with her sister Ashanti Tudu drew flower and leaves on the wall of their house.
October 11, 2020
A village that thrives on eco-friendly product
Over time, Bhalain village in Naogaon’s Mahadevpur upazila has adopted the name of ‘pakha graam’, where eco-friendly handheld fans are made from leaves of palmyra palm trees.
September 25, 2020
Farming in Barind Region: Entrepreneur shines in Arabian date cultivation
Even before the trees are fully matured to bear fruits, a young entrepreneur has fully recovered his investment of Tk 9 lakh by just selling tree saplings of Saudi Arabian dates.
June 24, 2020
From Chapainawabganj with love: mango sales go virtual
Online sale of mangoes are becoming an increasingly popular method of business for Chapainawabganj traders during the coronavirus pandemic.
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