May 5, 2021
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.
May 4, 2021
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.
April 12, 2021
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.
April 3, 2021
March 17, 2021
Farmer reaps a fortune from mixed fruit orchard
He tried to make a living by venturing into seasonal crops, grocery shop and cattle farming after returning from Kuwait in 2007. But all of Mofijur Rahman Mafi’s endeavours were in vain.
March 16, 2021
Onion seed growers expect bumper crop
Onion seed growers in Faridpur, one of the largest onion-producing districts, expect bumper yields this year thanks to favourable weather.
February 9, 2021
Raw jute prices hit new high
Raw jute prices hit a new high as the natural fibre traded for as much as Tk 5,300 per maund (one maund equals 37 kilogrammes) at local markets in Faridpur, the biggest producing district, as...
January 23, 2021
Tricked, sold to a pimp for Tk 20,000
After her father died, around two years ago, Rimu came to the capital from Jamalpur and started working at a readymade garment factory.
January 20, 2021
Jute prices go thru the roof
Jute prices have doubled to hit Tk 4,000-4,200 a maund in Faridpur, the biggest grower of the fibre in Bangladesh.
January 14, 2021
Indomitable: Faridpur man bounces back even after losing both arms
Even after losing both his arms in an accident, Kamrul Sheikh, 34, used the sheer power of will and determination to bounce back and change his own fate.