World Food Day / The fight for safe food production in Bangladesh
Why are farmers spending extra money to use an unhealthy amount of chemical fertiliser and pesticides?
16 October 2025, 06:00 AM
Potato farmers hold back stock as prices crash
Cultivation of new potatoes also falls; experts blame govt’s poor planning, policy gaps
15 October 2025, 14:56 PM
Bangladesh’s mango boom at risk without urgent attention
Many farmers are considering abandoning mango cultivation due to sharply rising production costs.
7 October 2025, 06:00 AM
Northern farmers paying more for TSP fertiliser amid low supply
Farmers in the northern districts are paying Tk 47 to Tk 50 per kilogramme for triple superphosphate (TSP) fertiliser this Aman season, while the government rate is Tk 27.
14 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Contraceptive crisis grips health centres
An acute shortage of contraceptives in health centres across the country is severely affecting reproductive and maternal healthcare, with marginalised communities in rural and remote areas suffering the most. .At community clinics, Family Welfare Assistants (FWAs) usually provide free cont
13 September 2025, 20:48 PM
Sapahar: The heartland of mango trade
If you stand at the Charmatha Zero Point of Naogaon’s Sapahar upazila town between June and August, all you see for nearly 2.5 kilometres in every direction are vehicles laden with crates of mangoes. .A decade ago, such a sight was unimaginable for locals..For three months each year,
29 August 2025, 19:55 PM
Potato farmers facing losses
Many struggling to cover costs and failing to avail cold storage facilities as prices dip
22 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Protect our farmers from their grievances
Farmers are disconnected from the government, lacking timely support, even during natural disasters.
24 February 2025, 02:00 AM
‘Subsidy benefits don’t reach us’
The government has spent more than Tk 28,000 crore as farm subsidies in the last two fiscal years. However, marginal farmers claim that they get very little benefits out of that.
1 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Once a flowing river, now dumping ground
Karatoya river in Gaibandha has transformed into a dumping ground as the district’s Gobindaganj municipality trucks have been dumping trash on a dried-up section of the river in broad daylight.
13 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Heat wave hits summer vegetables
The heat wave sweeping over large parts of the country is hampering growth and flowering of vegetables, reducing supplies and leading to consumers being forced to dole out more in their purchases.
11 May 2023, 03:00 AM
Bogura’s foundry industry almost future-proof
The agriculture-based foundry and light engineering industry of Bogura is all set to face any challenge that may arise amid the fourth industrial revolution, according to market players.
1 May 2023, 02:30 AM
Maize farming leading char farmers to financial stability
About two decades ago, farmers in remote char areas of northern Bangladesh were quite impoverished due to the consequences of repeated flooding and other natural disasters.
30 March 2023, 03:00 AM
Basic healthcare still out of reach for most in Gaibandha chars
Women and girls suffer the most, with hardly any services for reproductive and maternal health.
5 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Youth Games: Poor input leads to ‘almost zero output’
The final round of the Sheikh Kamal 2nd Bangladesh Youth Games was inaugurated on 26th February by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,
3 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Frustrated BCB set to cut ties with Shaheed Chandu Stadium
Vexed by non-cooperation from the district’s local sports bodies and organisers for years, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is set to withdraw their association from the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogura.
2 March 2023, 17:28 PM
Why are we so opposed to seeing Hero Alom in politics?
Hero Alom did manage to gain popularity among voters in Bogura.
4 February 2023, 17:00 PM
A police officer’s bias against a rape victim
On December 2, 2021, 16-year-old Sadia Akhter (not her real name), a domestic worker, stole gold jewellery and cash from the apartment in Wari, where she worked, complying with her boyfriend’s instructions.
15 January 2023, 01:20 AM
Gaibandha-5 By-Polls: AL’s Ripon wins amid low turnout
Ruling Awami League-backed candidate Mahmud Hasan Ripon unofficially won the by-polls to Gaibandha-5 (Fulchhari and Saghata) constituency.
4 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Every political crisis in Afghanistan has caged women
After this new ban, many NGOs that were working for the development of Afghanistan have stopped their operations, demanding the withdrawal of the irrational bans.
4 January 2023, 13:00 PM
Re-polling in Gaibandha-5 today
The Election Commission has taken all-out preparations to hold the re-polling in Gaibandha-5 constituency today.
3 January 2023, 18:00 PM
How do bus strikes ahead of BNP rallies affect transport workers?
Ordinary transport workers have been suffering due to loss of income during these strikes.
10 December 2022, 02:00 AM
Northern smile
The bumper yield of Aman paddy and good prices has brought big smiles to the faces of rice growers in six northern districts.
3 December 2022, 01:50 AM
Is SAARC's university losing its glory?
In the last few years, the SAU admins seem to have moved away from the right track.
19 November 2022, 15:00 PM
Calls of the Kanchenjunga
The majestic Kanchenjunga, the world’s third highest mountain.
12 November 2022, 02:30 AM
What’s the govt doing to promote tourism?
Considering the rush of visitors from all over the country, the tourist facilities in Panchagarh are anything but adequate.
12 November 2022, 02:20 AM
Gaibandha Santals struggling for irrigation water
They staged a demonstration, blocked roads, and submitted written applications to the local electricity office, upazila nirbahi officer, and deputy commissioner. They also talked to the Rangpur divisional commissioner to get electricity for the irrigation pump. But they are yet to get it.
6 November 2022, 06:49 AM
Northern tea farming shrivelled by unfair prices
While the government, tea board and factory owners have benefited, tea farmers have been suffering losses for years.
3 November 2022, 13:00 PM