Azibor Rahman

Pearl farming is providing a new road to success for people in Jhenaidah, where many youths have become allured to this form of aquaculture.

Chitra river, flowing through the country’s southwestern districts, is now on the verge of extinction due to rampant encroachment.

Several people from two upazilas of Jhenaidah are earning well from fish farming but rather than selling traditional breeds for food, they provide aquarium fish to locals looking to spruce up their homes.

Md Abdur Rashid, who lives in Jugihuda village under Moheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah, has been enjoying great success in grape farming, which was once thought to be impossible in Bangladesh given the country’s soil and climate conditions.

Md Harun-ur-Rashid Musa, a resident of Kotchandpur upazila in Jhenaidah, cultivated avocados on six bighas of land in an effort to do something new with this love for farming.

What started out as a simple hobby, eventually resulted in the formation of a gymnasium in Sreepur village under the Shailkupa upazila in Jhenaidah. Youth from the nearby villages are congregating to this gym, that was made by a member of the youth in Jhenaidah.

Naogaon has joined the ranks of Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj and Dinajpur as a major export hub for mangoes with locally grown varieties of the fruit now making their way abroad after satisfying domestic demand.

A freedom fighter’s aspirations to become a lawyer were muffled as he was shown failed in the LLB examination by the Rajshahi University authorities. But at last the indomitable spirit of the freedom fighter prevailed as he obtained the certificate after a 13-year-long legal battle with the university authorities.

Md Hussain, a student of class ten at Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP), made the first national record in a 5-metre platform diving competition in 2018, and secured the second place in a 3-metre springboard diving competition in 2017.

It can be called a collective act of murder at an unlicensed hospital in Magura. But nobody has taken responsibility.

A girls’ hockey team in Jhenidah has made their presence felt at various competitions. This correspondent visited Jhenidah Bir Shrestha Hamidur Rahman Stadium to talk to the players of the team. Seventeen girls were practicing under the guidance of their coach and physical instructor, Suriyea Begum, a teacher at Fazar Ali Girls’ School and College.

Litchi production in Magura has increased ten fold compared to what it was a decade ago thanks to favourable weather and soil conditions this year.

Two friends in Jhenidah have joined hands extracting fibre from banana plants in Jhenidah Sadar upazila after being inspired by YouTube videos.

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.

It’s a relatively small window. For four months a year, from mid-November to March, farmers who sell molasses from date juice hit their peak.

Seven-year-old Samiun Alim Saad of Kaliganj is a gifted student. He can solve complicated geometry and algebra problems, and draw maps of different countries in a matter of minutes.

Throughout the day, they carried out guerrilla operations against the Pakistan army in different areas and went to sleep without any food at night. As the dawn approached, the occupation forces came stealthily and killed them all when they were asleep.

Hundreds of traders in Magura and its neighbouring districts are making a good income from both human and animal hair.

Eighteen-year-old Eti Bynarjee from Nishchintapur village under Kaliganj upazila in Jhenidah is the sole breadwinner of her family. She makes paper bags, in which sweets and other groceries are sold, to fund her education. She is a student of Amjad Ali and Faizur Rahman Degree College.

The Purbanchal Swimming Club in Jhenidah was established in 1998 at Bhutiargathi Govt Primary School. Since its inception, it has played a vital role in training underprivileged students in swimming, for free.  Many of the students are now in the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protishtan (BKSP), while others are serving in the Bangladesh Navy and Army.