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Habibur Rahman

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Jibanananda archive and library still locked a year after completion

The archive remains closed as no staff have yet been appointed for its operations
9 June 2025, 12:40 PM
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Nature quest / Of broken wings and empty eyes

Tangled in a protective net, a black drongo hangs dead above a fish enclosure in Madhabhakhati village in Khulna’s Dumuria upazila. Farmers and fishery owners have set up such nets over enclosures and crop farms to ward off pests
21 June 2024, 04:43 AM
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Nature quest: Too hot for the cold blooded

An oriental garden lizard takes a sip of water from a drying puddle on the road in Jalma area of Khulna's Batiaghata upazila recently. Lizards are ectothermic, or "cold blooded" animals, which means they rely on the environment around them to regulate their body temperature, unlike mammals who can produce heat internally to stabalise their temperatures
3 May 2024, 06:35 AM
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Nature quest: Gems of the forest

The axis deer, chittra horin in Bangla, is one of the more precious belongings of the Sundarbans. This herd was seen wandering outside of the mangrove forest to eat grass under the open sky.
19 April 2024, 05:33 AM
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Nature quest / Giants of the Sundarbans

A saltwater crocodile was spotted roaming the Sundarbans recently. Native to saltwater habitats, brackish wetlands, and freshwater rivers, saltwater crocodiles are known as the largest living reptiles in the world
22 March 2024, 03:42 AM
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NATURE QUEST / Plastic for bread

At one end of the world, leaders from different countries have gathered to discuss climate change and how to save the environment from further deterioration. At the other end, monkeys are having to eat plastic and polythene discarded by tourists of the Sundarbans in Khulna
1 December 2023, 04:03 AM
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JUTE MILLS IN DISARRAY

Due to lack of maintenance, the once-vibrant mill compounds now appear to be haunted places with weeds and vines growing all over
8 July 2023, 06:18 AM
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Patuakhali, Pirojpur passengers suffer as bus services suspended

Passengers of Patuakhali are bearing the brunt as bus services in the district were suspended this morning (November 4, 2022) ahead of BNP’s divisional rally in Barishal tomorrow.
4 November 2022, 06:40 AM

Pirojpur, a witness to Pak army's brutality

During the Liberation War, Pirojpur town saw horrible scenes of brutalities by Pakistan occupation army.
12 December 2017, 18:00 PM
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Nature Quest: The Den of Sparrows

Every afternoon, thousands of sparrows from different areas of Pirojpur town congregate in a little banyan tree in Pirojpur Old Bus Terminal.
26 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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A haven for shipbuilders

A place of encircling rivers and canals, Pirojpur's Nesarabad upazila is nestled along the banks of the Sandha River. It's a deltaic landscape that has proven a natural haven for shipbuilders. Every day, at an ever-growing number of shipyards, Nesarabad bustles with activity as new ships, small and large, are brought to life.
23 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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Fund constraints the obstacle

Struggling with family poverty from childhood, Syeda Jannatul Ferdaus Rima had a dream to shine in life through technical education.
5 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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Shitalpati mat-weaving tradition at risk

For well over a century the people of Subidpur village in Pirojpur's Kawkhali upazila have been producing naturally cool shitalpati mats
22 June 2017, 18:00 PM
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Mother stands for comfort, but who will comfort mother?

It's natural for mothers to worry about their children. But Hoshney Ara, 60, a widow originally from Anuraag village in Jhalakathi's
20 June 2017, 18:00 PM
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Fortune smiles on banana growers in Pirojpur

Banana cultivation has changed the economic condition of the people living on the banks of the Baleshwar river in the district.
21 May 2017, 18:00 PM
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Children denied playing facilities at school

Children of most of the government primary schools in Pirojpur are deprived of sports and recreation facilities due to lack of sufficient
27 April 2017, 18:00 PM
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Market that sells labour

Day labourers from different places gather at Boithakata Bazar in Nazirpur upazila to sell their labour on haat days on every Saturday
25 April 2017, 18:00 PM
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Momin mosque: A national treasure suffers from decay

Take design of leaf, flower and geometric pattern; add calligraphy in Arabic and Bangla.
12 April 2017, 18:00 PM
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Sunflowers brighten fields, farmers' lives in Pirojpur

Sunflowers add joy to any landscape. The sunflower fields of Pirojpur are painting the district bright. And beyond their visual beauty, to farmers sunflower cultivation brings good profits.
22 March 2017, 18:00 PM
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Ancient building's origin unknown

At Sikderbari on the Indurkani to Bagolerhat road in Pirojpur's Gabachiya village is a small, ancient building of unknown origin.
14 March 2017, 18:00 PM

An unpaid debt

He had taken Tk 5 from his brother, saying he would return it one day. But Kazi Delwar Hossain never got the chance.
27 February 2017, 18:00 PM
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Vanishing ponds raise fire risk in Pirojpur

Even a decade ago, Pirojpur was a town adorned with ponds. As land prices have soared in recent years however, many of the town's
21 February 2017, 18:00 PM
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Witness to Satidaha

Five tombs of the victims of Satidaha, a long abandoned practice of burning Hindu widows along with their deceased husbands, still exist in front of Pirojpur District Ansar and VDP office at Kumarkhali in Pirojpur municipality area.
1 February 2017, 18:00 PM
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A boy extraordinaire

Twelve-year-old Rafi is already a well known figure in the area, being a captivating performer of different physical feats.
31 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Tension ahead of Oct 31poll at a union centre

A tense situation is prevailing in ward No 8 of Dhanisafa union of Mathbaria upazila under the district ahead of the
22 October 2016, 18:00 PM

Farmers frustrated for low yield, price fall

Betel nut growers in the district are frustrated as both the production and the price have fallen this year.
22 October 2016, 18:00 PM
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Pirojpur malta farming sees great success

Finding no job after his graduation, Amalesh Roy, now 52, decides to try his luck at farming on his father’s land in Pirojpur.
18 October 2016, 12:56 PM
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Pioneer in malta farming

Unable to get a job after graduating, Amalesh started growing malta on his paternal land after cutting down betel
8 October 2016, 18:00 PM

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