Jaydul Islam

The construction of a bridge over the Someshwari river near Abbasnagar Bazaar, linking Durgapur and Kalmakanda upazilas of Netrakona, has remained suspended for nearly ten months due to land acquisition complications.

Locals in Netrakona have long been enduring hardships caused by the deteriorating Razu Bazar-Sidhli Bazar road.

During the monsoon season, young people in the haor regions of Netrakona are becoming self-reliant by engaging in low-cost duck farming.

Despite repeated government restrictions, illegal sand extraction from various rivers in Netrakona shows no signs of slowing down.

Once teeming with native fish during the monsoon, many of Netrokona’s wetlands and village ponds are now eerily quiet. The catch has dwindled, and for many families, fish, once a staple, is now a luxury.

"This new virus, much like Covid-19 in its spread, has become a serious threat to livestock"

While paddy harvesting in the haor regions of Netrokona has been completed, farmers in the district’s non-haor areas are still facing severe difficulties due to equipment shortages, natural disasters, and lack of labour.

So far, 85 percent of the haor fields and 30 percent of the non-haor fields have been harvested.