Will Altadighi come back to life?
According to folklore, King Vishwanath dug a lake to address the people’s drinking water problem, prompted by his queen’s dream. The queen’s stipulation was that the lake should be dug as far as she could walk barefoot. When the queen continued walking over a mile, the king’s ministers intervened fearing a near impossible lake digging project. They stopped her by sprinkling alta (red dye) on her feet, claiming she was bleeding.
7 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Farmers enjoy uninterrupted power
A sigh of relief has swept over Boro paddy farmers in Rajshahi, who were deeply concerned about irrigation due to electricity shortage just two weeks back.
19 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Mangoes and litchis taking a hit from the heat
It’s painful for Tajul Islam to see what has happened to his beloved mango orchard in Rajshahi city’s Borobongram Namopara.
19 April 2024, 18:00 PM
Onion farmers in the north stare at losses
Even after a bumper harvest of onions this season in four districts of Rajshahi, a sharp decline in the price of the vegetable has left farmers struggling.
5 April 2024, 18:00 PM
The north remembers
In Kurigram, a district in northern Bangladesh, there’s a house with a collection of over 5,000 war artifacts.
23 March 2024, 18:00 PM
'Coaching showed me a path to survive’
Michael Collins, also known as AHM Taswar, was the first coach from the Rajshahi Tennis Complex to take up a coaching job abroad, pioneering a path that many have followed since. After trying to make it as a tennis player from 1992 to 2004 and representing Bangladesh in the Davis Cup thrice, he turned to coaching and has worked in China, Japan and the USA since. While on vacation in Rajshahi recently, he spoke with The Daily Star’s Anwar Ali where he shared the story of how his dream shifted from being a tennis star to becoming a tennis coach.
9 March 2024, 01:30 AM
Rajshahi’s tennis dream finds new avenue on coaching court
Back in the 80s, the Boalia Tennis Club in Rajshahi, a humble facility with just one hard court, was a place where the locals of the region got a taste of a game that was mostly accessible to the elites of the society.
9 March 2024, 01:00 AM
When bending the rules deserves praise
Bangladesh Railway's West Zone and Rajshahi University take extraordinary measures so that 700 admission seekers do not miss their exams
7 March 2024, 13:48 PM
The hills raise mangoes the fastest
The common perception about mangoes is that they mature early in the country’s north-western districts.
4 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Misuse of industrial plots spotted at Rajshahi BSCIC
Abdul Malek was allocated a plot inside an industrial estate of the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) in Rajshahi back in the 1970s.
20 October 2022, 02:20 AM
Ashwina mangoes now winning hearts
Ashwina mangoes were seldom seen on dining tables in the past as the fruit bore a sour taste coupled with an unappetising dark exterior that limited their use to the production of processed food items.
14 September 2022, 03:30 AM
‘And he never returned’
During the Liberation War, martyred DIG Mamun Mahmud of Rajshahi police had served as a brave leader and a true patriot. Ever since Bangabandhu’s March 7 speech, he started training almost 10,000 volunteers.
13 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Katimon mango cultivation growing in Rajshahi
Rafiqul Islam, a resident of Rajshahi’s Durgapur upazila, is breaking the mould when it comes to mango farming as he cultivates a non-traditional variety of the fruit called Katimon that grows year-round.
2 September 2022, 03:10 AM
MP beat me up and it was all planned
College Principal Salim Reza admitted to a probe committee that he was indeed assaulted by Rajshahi lawmaker Omor Faruk Chowdhury at the latter’s chamber more than a week ago, according to two individuals who were present when Salim was talking to the committee members.
16 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Tale from a hundred years ago
An ancient stone with inscription on it has been found at Natore’s Madhnagar village recently, bearing the history of a 155-year-old “Rath Jatra” festival.
13 July 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Mango train’ suspended for lack of cargo
A train service from Chapainawabganj to dedicatedly bring the region’s seasonal bounty of mangoes to Dhaka has been cancelled on running for just 11 days this season.
28 June 2022, 04:00 AM
BRRI Dhan-81 fails to live up to expectations
Production of BRRI Dhan-81 witnessed a sharp decline in Rajshahi during this boro season for bad weather and calamities.
26 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Noted physicist a victim of land grabbing
Due to the negligence of local authorities, a man got the opportunity to occupy a strip of land of his neighbour -- renowned physicist Prof Arun Kumar Basak.
18 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Fruit bags promise high quality mangoes
The special method of growing mangoes inside multi-layered bags with wax on the outer surface may not pose any potential health hazards for end consumers, but the additional cost makes the fruit costlier, according to market players.
17 June 2022, 09:00 AM
Old age allowances grossly inadequate
Shamsul Huda, a beneficiary of the government’s social safety net programmes, lives in a rickety little tin- shack in Noboganga area under Paba upazila of Rajshahi.
24 May 2022, 05:30 AM
Bad weather hampering Boro harvest
Rice yield is likely to dwindle to some extent in eight districts of Rajshahi division during this Boro season due to bad weather during the harvest period, officials and farmers said.
14 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Akib’s fishing baits being exported to Asia and Europe
H Ataur Rahman Akib started fishing when he was four and he was largely focused on his hobby and making baits until 2018.
13 May 2022, 03:30 AM
Soybean oil crisis: Govt cracks down on hoarders
An annoyed Shovon Das was walking home with a five-litre bottle of soybean oil from Shaheb Bazar in Rajshahi city yesterday afternoon. He had paid Tk 985 for it even though the government set the price at Tk 760.
10 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Last of the ‘shokher hari’ potters
What makes “Shokher Hari”, (a decorative clay pot made in rural regions) unique is its colours and presentation. It bears testament to Bangalee craftsmanship and the utilitarian purpose of a pot -- making it one of the most unforgettable earthenwares in our region.
13 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Amodini Paul ‘framed': Some don't want her to be headmistress, sources say
The controversy surrounding a Hindu teacher in Naogaon was an attempt to cover up a long-running corruption by a small section of the school authorities, according to staffers.
10 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Deaths of santals: Complaints of farmers fell on deaf ears
Farmers had been complaining against Sakhawat Hossain, the deep tube-well operator of Issoripur village in Rajshahi’s Godagari, for not supplying irrigation and drinking water over last two years.
28 March 2022, 16:30 PM
Farmers’ suicide: Accused ‘on the run’
The deep tube-well operator, who is being held responsible by the family of Santal farmer Abhinath Mardi for instigating his suicide in Rajshahi’s Godagari Wednesday, has gone into hiding, said police.
27 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Irrigation water crisis in barind: Small farmers in a vicious trap
Amid lax monitoring by the authorities, many deep tube-well operators have been depriving small farmers in Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj and Naogaon of their fair share of water for irrigation.
26 March 2022, 18:00 PM