Mother, Child Centre in Jhenaidah / Staff shortage hampers healthcare
The 10-bed Mother and Child Welfare Centre in Kaliganj upazila of Jhenaidah, built at a cost of Tk 44.2 crore, is struggling to deliver essential health services for pregnant women and children due to an acute shortage of doctors, nurses and staff.
25 September 2025, 18:00 PM
A haven for the elderly on banks of Buri Bhairab
Founded on ancestral land by Jyotsna Mukherjee, this refuge provides food, shelter and care free of charge to those with nowhere else to turn
19 May 2025, 09:11 AM
Magura rape, murder: Quick trial marks a watershed
The court handed down the verdict in record time, 24 days after the trial started on April 23, 2025.
17 May 2025, 18:32 PM
A canal excavation gone wrong?
The excavation of a 13-kilometre canal in Jhenaidah Sadar upazila has brought significant hardship to residents of Charmuraridah and Makimpur villages. .The Bangladesh Water Development Board began the excavation in December 2022, completing it in July 2023 at a cost of Tk 2.55 crore. Whil
18 October 2024, 21:34 PM
Jashore-Jhenaidah road in a sorry state
The 45-kilometre road connecting Jashore and Jhenaidah districts has been in a dilapidated state for quite a while.
27 September 2024, 18:00 PM
A nuisance on school ground
The premises of Kharashuni Government Primary School in Jhenaidah Sadar upazila has remained occupied since last Ramadan, storing materials of a road construction project by the district administration.
13 July 2024, 18:00 PM
From outlaws to flower growers
Former members of outlawed groups in Jhenidah rebuild their lives as flower growers.
14 April 2024, 06:45 AM
Busy as a bee!
Anyone visiting Magura and its adjoining Jhenidah will notice a certain change in the scenery: the croplands look like yellow and green canvases.
15 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Cuchia, boon for Jhenidah families
Many families in six upazilas of the district are living solvent lives through catching cuchia (swamp eel), a vulnerable species of fish in Bangladesh.
2 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Bamboos connect collapsed concrete bridge
At last, villagers have erected a bamboo bridge on their own as a replacement for the middle section of the concrete bridge that
9 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Jute growers all smiles
Farmers in the district are happy at getting fair price of jute this year due to favourable weather and availability of seeds and fertilizers at
6 October 2016, 18:00 PM
School nationalised, teachers not paid!
There is no office, no chair, no table and teachers are not paid salary in a government primary school that was
2 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Homes for war heroes
Families of 28 underprivileged freedom fighters in the district are happy to have decent home, thanks to the government's initiative for ensuring residential facilities for the heroic sons and their successors.
20 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Cattle fattening changes his life
A self-employed man with a Masters degree hopes to make good profit selling fattened cattle ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
29 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Jahura Sarkar: Palagaan and baul exponent is a treat to the ears
Thirty- five year- old Jahura Sarkar is a palagaan artiste and baul singer who has won over many listeners in Jhenidah and
1 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Mess owners in Jhenidah alarmed
Owners of students' messes in Jhenidah are alarmed after two militants linked with the recent terror attacks were found to have lived at
16 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Building on Kobadak
A local influential person is building a multistoried building allegedly grabbing 3,600 square feet land in the Kobadak River in
10 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Collapsed bridge not yet repaired
Communication between Jhenidah and Magura through Narikel Baria-Tikari road has remained suspended for one month due to
9 July 2016, 18:00 PM
Canal fish farming a winner for Jhenidah women
Some women are making good profit by cultivating fish at Shirishkat canal, which runs to the Chitra River through
23 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Jhenidah's panic-stricken priests dare not go outside
Priests of different temples in the district are passing their days in panic since the murder of Hindu priest Ananda Gopal Ganguly on June 7.
15 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Growers worried as fungal infection affects jackfruits
Jackfruit farmers in Jhenidah are worried as fungal infection has affected fruits on the trees.
14 June 2016, 18:00 PM
A good initiative to protect people
Amid the recent attacks and killings in the country, the superintendent of police in Magura has taken a unique initiative to protect the people in his district.
13 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Classes disturbed as 9 school buildings unusable for 3 yrs
Students of nine government primary schools in four of six Jhenidah's upazilas are facing trouble attending classes as school buildings were declared abandoned three years ago.
2 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Jhenidah flower traders making good profit
Flower growers and traders of bouquets and garlands are making good profit amid high demand of the items centring the Valentine's
13 February 2016, 18:00 PM
A novel initiative to stop school dropouts
The managing committee chairman of Bhaina Shaheed Mosharraf-Dalil Uddin High School in Harinakundo upazila under the district has
21 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Ensure punishment to killer uncle
"I want hanging of the criminal. He destroyed all my hopes. How will I live without my sons?" said Delwar Hossain, father of Mostafa Shafin, and Mostafa Amin, who along with their cousin Mahim Hossain were burnt to death at Kabirpur village of Shailkupa upazila on Sunday night.
4 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Paddy price fall upsets Jhenidah farmers
The prices of paddy have fallen sharply in absence of buyers in the local markets, much to the frustration of the growers in the district.
22 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Lalon festival ends in Jhenidah
A three-day Lalon utsab (Festival) was held at Harishpur village under Harinakundo upazila of the district on the occasion of 125 death anniversary of mystic bard Lalon, from Thursday to Saturday.
19 December 2015, 18:00 PM