Flower growers eye higher sales ahead of festivals
Flower growers look to turn around from the pandemic-induced losses by making higher sales as demand is rising ahead of Valentine’s Day, Pahela Falgun, the first day of the spring season, and International Mother Language Day.
Understaffing, equipment shortage cripple CDCH
Chest Disease Clinic and Hospital (CDCH) in Faridpur is plagued with manpower crisis and necessary equipment shortage for a long time, much to the suffering of the patients.
Paturia-Daulatdia Ferry Service: Truckers’ wait counted in days
Truckers and bus passengers are suffering immensely as ferry service on the Paturia-Daulatdia ferry route is being hampered due to shortage of ferries for the last 19 days.
Vacant Radiologist Posts in Upazilas: 3 ultrasound machines dead already, 5 still collecting dust
At least three out of eight ultrasound machines, which had been lying idle for years at different government health complexes in eight upazilas of Faridpur, have gone out of order.
Jute prices fall by Tk 500 a maund within a week
The price of raw jute has fallen by about Tk 500 per maund (37 kilogrammes) at local markets in Faridpur district, thereby depriving farmers and traders of higher profits, local sources said.
Jute prices bring cheer to Faridpur farmers
Jute growers in Faridpur are overjoyed by the good prices for raw jute currently being offered in the local markets.
200 metres of dreadfulness
It’s just 200 metres of road but it is a key part of a thoroughfare that has been in appalling state for a year in Bhanaga municipality of Faridpur.
Speedboats unregulated for decade
Right under the authorities’ noses, unskilled drivers have been operating unregistered speedboats on the Padma’s Shimulia-Bangla Bazar route for over a decade.
26 die as speedboat overturns in Padma
Twenty-six people were killed as a speedboat capsized after it crashed into a sand-laden bulk carrier in the Padma river in Madaripur yesterday.
Fear of low production grips onion seed growers in Faridpur
Onion seed producers in Faridpur fear a lower than expected harvest this time as droughts, swarming caterpillar attacks and low pollination have hampered cultivation this year.