Boro cultivation on in full swing as growers ignore biting cold
Farmers in the northern district are passing busy time for planting Boro seedlings, ignoring the biting cold during the peak cultivation season.
28 January 2020, 18:00 PM
Two rail bridges in Gaibandha need urgent repair
At least two century-old rail bridges on Santahar-Lalmonirhat rail tracks, which connects the capital with cities in northern districts, continue to be in service despite their ramshackle state.
26 December 2019, 18:00 PM
Unused roadside land in Palashbari put to good use
Over a thousand people, mostly women, living in extreme poverty in Palashbari upazila have found a way to bring home some extra income without investing any money.
18 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Kochashahar knitwear factories seek govt support for export
After meeting winter clothing needs of the country’s low and limited-income groups, knitwear factories in Kochashahar union of Gobindaganj upazila are now looking to export their goods overseas.
3 November 2019, 18:00 PM
A nuisance at school playground
Obstructing outdoor games, the headmaster of a high school in Gaibandha’s Fulchhari upazila has been cultivating black lentils on the school playground for the last two years.
9 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Oushodhi Gram: village of herbs
Petbhata village in Rangpur is now known as Oushodhi Gram (village of herbs) as hundreds of families there are gaining solvency by planting herbs.
16 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Floating Aman seedbeds to overcome seedling crisis
Prolonged flood in the char lands of Gaibandha district has completely damaged aman seedlings causing local farmers to worry about their crops. However, with advice from agriculture officers, farmers found a solution in the floating seedbed technology.
6 August 2019, 18:00 PM
Buyers, sellers suffer as big chilli market lacks amenities
The famous red chilli market on the bank of the Jamuna at Gajaria in Gaibandha’s Fulchhari upazila has been running under the open sky for over a decade, much to the sufferings of sellers and buyers.
1 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Change Maker: Stronger together
On the remote shoals in the Jamuna river in Gaibandha district, life is tough. Household dairy farms have long been pursued by village
11 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Harijans take it upon themselves
Parents in Gaibandha's Harijan community often worried about their children's schooling. Due to the failure of mainstream primary schools to provide a congenial study environment, one that was free of discrimination and prejudice, Harijan children often found the
27 April 2017, 18:00 PM
ORCA Homes abode for 44 orphans
Forty-four children, who lost either or both of their parents in the Rana Plaza disaster on April 24 in 2013, are living in a homely
24 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Who cares?
At least 26 people were killed at different level crossings along Santahar-Kaunia section in the northern region during the last year due to lack of protective devices at the crossings.
22 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Kismat an unsung hero of Liberation War
Kismat Ali, an associate of freedom fighters, set up a school at remote Kachuahat near his Putimari village home of the district's Saghata upazila in memory of his wife and two children who lost their lives in a mine blast during the Liberation War.
8 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Pest attack makes aman plants sterile
Pest attack badly affects aman plants in some areas of the district, much to the worry of farmers.
23 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Litchi cultivation gaining popularity in Gaibandha
A good number of farmers of Sadullapur, Palashbari and Gobindaganj upazilas under the district are now cultivating litchi, switching
31 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Naked, unsafe power lines pose danger
Eight people were electrocuted in last six months as the victims came in contact with uncovered power supply lines and illegally drawn lines in different areas of the district, said police, referring to unnatural death cases filed in connection with the incidents.
25 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Soft variety sugarcane gains popularity in Gobindaganj
Cultivation of HYV sugarcane Q-16 sees gradual increase in Gobindaganj upazila under the district as the soft variety, chewed with
23 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Vitamin A enriched sweet potatoes a boon for Gaibandha farmers
Cultivation of vitamin A enriched improved varieties of sweet potatoes is getting popular in Gaibandha Sadar and Fulchhari upazilas, as
21 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Low cost herbal pesticide sees success
Use of herbal pesticide developed by a local farmer is gaining popularity among the farmers of Katabari union in Gobindaganj upazila
25 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Pest damages sugarcane on 100 bighas in Gaibandha
Sugarcane on about 100 bighas of land under the mill zone areas of Rangpur Sugar Mills in Gaibandha district have dried due to severe attack of stem borer, locally called majra poka, much to the worry of growers and mill authorities.
29 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Teesta char!
A sharp fall in the water level of the river Teesta has caused the emergence of large chars in the riverbed in and around Sundarganj upazila, disrupting waterways communication and posing threat to the livelihood of local fishermen and boatmen.
28 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Ferry services hampered as waterways lose navigability
Drastic fall of water level in the Jamuna River badly hamper movement of ferry boats from and to Balashi ghat of Gaibandha district.
29 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Passengers suffer as 16 of 31 rly stations closed
Faced with acute manpower shortage and other problems, authorities of West Zone of Bangladesh Railway (BR) have closed down 16
25 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Floriculture changes his lot
Liton Babu has changed his life by flower cultivation on his ten decimals of paternal land at remote Purbo Chaponhati village in Sundarganj upazila under the district.
19 February 2015, 19:03 PM