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
Bogura's Poradah fish fair: A blend of tradition and trade
The century-old Poradah Macher Mela started yesterday at an open field in Mohishaban union under Bogura’s Gabtali upazila
13 February 2025, 10:30 AM
Potato growers at risk of huge losses as prices dip
Potato acreage in Bangladesh increased to a record high of 5.21 lakh hectares this year, but growers are apprehensive about a significant financial setback due to falling prices of the popular vegetable.
14 January 2025, 18:00 PM
Crown jewels of Bengal
Scattered across Bangladesh are countless archaeological treasures that reveal its prosperous past. While time has erased some, many remain hidden beneath the earth, awaiting discovery. Among the surviving remnants are ancient fortresses, temples, mosques, monasteries and so on -- testaments to the region’s rich history and cultural legacy.
13 December 2024, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh needs to rebuild its disaster management system
Bangladesh must develop a new disaster management system.
3 December 2024, 05:00 AM
Potato cultivation expands as prices rise
Potato cultivation has increased across Bangladesh as farmers have been getting higher prices year-round amid elevated inflation in the country.
27 November 2024, 18:00 PM
‘Where is Milon?’
Muniruzzaman Milon, 31, a garments worker, went out to join a victory rally in front of Ashulia Police Station on August 5, to celebrate the ouster of the Awami League government following the student-led mass uprising.
19 November 2024, 18:00 PM
Situation went ‘out of control’
In a move not seen in recent times, the Election Commission stopped the Gaibandha-5 by-polls, saying the situation went “out of control” due to widespread electoral irregularities.
12 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Police team robbed in Sirajganj
A team of Bogura police, on a mission to rescue an abduction victim, was robbed in Sirajganj Sadar upazila early yesterday.
12 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Gaibandha-5 by-polls today with EVMs
The Election Commission is going to hold the by-election to the Gaibandha-5 constituency today using electronic voting machines amid confusion among many voters about how to use the devices.
11 October 2022, 18:00 PM
‘They are all playing and I can’t even run’
“I’m not willing to talk any more about football. Football has ruined my life,” said a dejected Chathuima Marma after this reporter finally managed to contact her on phone last Thursday.
7 October 2022, 18:00 PM
How can we expect farmers to survive on rice alone?
One does not have to be a doctor or a researcher to understand that food security is not just about having rice three times a day.
28 September 2022, 10:37 AM
Set up new rice research centre to break private sector monopoly
The government should set up a hybrid paddy research facility alongside the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) to break the private sector’s monopoly on the seed market and increase rice production, according to Mohammad Masum, chairman of the Supreme Seed Company.
25 September 2022, 03:00 AM
Northern paddy farmers at a loss over rising labour cost
People who subsist on paddy farming in the country’s northern districts, namely Bogura, Joypurhat, Gaibandha and Dinajpur, are currently in a vulnerable situation due to their prolonged struggle to make a profit from the crop amid rising labour costs.
21 September 2022, 03:00 AM
Only politics can bail them out
For years, farmers have been struggling to profit from paddy farming, and it is only politics that can help them out of this predicament.
16 September 2022, 18:00 PM
All, except farmers, profit from paddy farming
Paddy farmers in the northern districts have struggled to turn a profit for the past five years, as production costs have risen significantly but rice prices have not increased proportionally.
16 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Another depression may form over Bay, rains likely for six days next week
Another depression is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal from September 20 to September 25 affecting parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal in India.
16 September 2022, 10:48 AM
Gang steals TSP fertiliser on way to govt depot
A syndicate has stolen around 126 tonnes of TSP fertiliser during transportation of the goods from Chattogram to Bogura.
2 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Sheer waste of public money: Ponds dug for drinking water now used for fish farming
A government project undertaken to supply drinking water to locals in Gaibandha’s Gobindganj by re-excavating ponds has been rendered fruitless, with the zila parishad leasing out many of the waterbodies for fish farming.
27 August 2022, 03:00 AM
Costlier fuel to hit farmers hard
The government move to increase the price of diesel by a high margin has caught many farmers off guard.
7 August 2022, 02:45 AM
Solar irrigation pumps prove a boon for farmers
Farmers who depend on rainwaters to grow Aman paddy in Dinajpur have been left distraught from early July owing to a drought-like situation in the absence of rains.
28 July 2022, 02:00 AM
Dry spell rings alarm for Aman cultivation
It’s rainy reason in Bangladesh and agricultural land is supposed to be wet with monsoon rains by now.
20 July 2022, 02:00 AM
Govt’s food procurement from local harvest falling short
The government’s paddy procurement drive is far below its target for this year even though two months have gone by since the process began at the end of April.
7 July 2022, 05:00 AM
Northern districts grappling with frequent power cuts
People in several northern districts have been enduring severe power cuts over the last two-three days.
4 July 2022, 09:43 AM
Naogaon emerges as major mango export hub
Naogaon has joined the ranks of Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj and Dinajpur as a major export hub for mangoes with locally grown varieties of the fruit now making their way abroad after satisfying domestic demand.
30 June 2022, 03:00 AM
North Bangladesh may see another flood after Eid
Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) has forecast another moderate flood in the country’s northern districts after Eid-ul-Azha, which is likely to be celebrated on July 9 or 10.
29 June 2022, 08:57 AM
E-commerce helps sapling business bloom
The locals of Kishamot Doshlia village under Gaibandha’s Sadullapur upazila believe it is possible to earn a good amount of foreign currency by exporting different kinds of saplings to Turkey from the otherwise ordinary village.
28 June 2022, 04:30 AM