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Suzit Kumar Das

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Weaving dreams with Jamdani

In Panail village of Faridpur’s Alfadanga upazila, 34-year-old Mostafizur Rahman weaves Jamdani sarees -- and with each thread, he weaves hope for a better future.
20 October 2025, 19:33 PM
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Horse carts, motorbikes keep life and economy moving in Padma chars

With no paved roads, residents rely on horses and bikes to reach Kabirpur ghat in Faridpur to cross the river
19 October 2025, 06:36 AM
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Nurul Islam: A teacher whose lessons go beyond the classroom

He plants trees, feeds poor, and buys gifts for underprivileged children
5 October 2025, 05:40 AM
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Onion prices fall in wholesale after import announcement

Government's import plan causes immediate drop in wholesale onion prices
13 August 2025, 18:00 PM
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Despite good prices, jute farmers in gloom over low yield

Incessant rain, low yields undercut better prices, causing fear among farmers
11 August 2025, 18:00 PM
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Gopalganj violence aftermath: Murder cases filed against 5,400 people

Police on Saturday night filed four more cases, bringing murder charges against 5,400 unnamed individuals in connection with the Gopalganj violence last week.
20 July 2025, 18:02 PM
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‘Almighty will serve justice’

Family members of the five victims killed in the Gopalganj violence last week expressed their reluctance to file cases, fearing they would not get justice.
19 July 2025, 18:40 PM
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The last weavers of Bahaldanga

Ahmed Sheikh once earned his living by weaving lungis and gamchhas (traditional lower garments for men and thin cotton towels) on three handlooms at his home in Pangsha upazila of Rajbari.
13 July 2025, 18:00 PM
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Working for years at risky rented building

As Nagarkanda municipality has no building of its own since its establishment in 1999, the municipality has been running its activities in a decrepit rented house for years amid risk.
22 November 2020, 18:00 PM
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Beirut blast: Bangladeshi dreams engulfed in flames

Four. That is the current number of Bangladeshi nationals who died in the Beirut explosion last night. Beyond that number, however, lies the story of migrant workers who leave Bangladesh to seek better fortune elsewhere.
5 August 2020, 17:09 PM
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FARIDPUR REGION ICU: ‘Sometimes, patients die on the way’

Only two hospitals in the entire Faridpur region have intensive care units, both of which are dedicated for Covid-19 patients, leaving other invalids needing ICU support dependent on Dhaka.
4 July 2020, 18:00 PM
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Faridpur municipality fails in garbage management

Indiscriminate dumping of garbage has turned a large section of Dhaka-Barishal highway, between the main entrance of Faridpur Medical College Hospital (FMCH) and Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC), into a landfill.
21 October 2019, 18:00 PM
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Villagers suffer as road condition awful

Thousands of people of Rajbari Sadar and Kalukhali upazilas are badly suffering as the four-kilometre road from Gandimara intersection to Old Belgachhi Bazar has become almost unfit for vehicular movement due to lack of repair for long.
14 October 2019, 18:00 PM
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Vermiculture brings solvency to Faridpur women

Environment-friendly vermiculture sees a growing popularity in different upazilas of Faridpur.
1 October 2019, 18:00 PM
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Labour Migration: Deadly desperation

Jumman Hawlader had turned 19 when his family began to expect some contribution from him. And a year later, he got lost in the Mediterranean on way to Europe. With all dreams shattered, they have now plunged into a cycle of poverty.
25 June 2019, 18:00 PM
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Made with love and care

Potters in Madaripur district are busy preparing for the upcoming Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla year.
12 April 2019, 18:00 PM
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Soul of resilience

After Marjia Rabbani Shashi finished her arguments in court on New Year's Day, her first day at court as a lawyer, the judge acquitted the man she was defending.
8 February 2019, 18:00 PM
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Woman sells newspapers to survive with family

A 28-year-old woman carrying newspapers on her bicycle and going from door to door to deliver those in different areas is a common sight in Rajbari town every day.
3 January 2019, 18:00 PM
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Rivers of fish

The waterways in Madaripur's Shibchar upazila are proving to be an unexpected blessing for local fish farmers. Tilapia cultivation in rivers and waterholes is increasingly popular, with over 450 floating cages already taking advantage of this innovative and low-cost farming method.
25 August 2018, 18:00 PM
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Celebrating Life photography exhibition in Faridpur

A photography exhibition with 43 winning photographs of Celebrating Life 2018 was held at the auditorium of Govt. Rajendra College in Faridpur to mark the district tour of Standard Chartered- The Daily Star Celebrating Life yesterday.
26 July 2018, 18:00 PM
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Quality Jamdani now at remote Faridpur village

Nowadays, one can see the traditional Jamdani saree being produced in Boalmari upazila of the district, thanks to the initiative of 21-year-old Abu Naser.
6 June 2018, 18:00 PM
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Brick kiln on farmland

Defying a government ban on setting up of brick kilns near cropland, human habitation and forest, a brick kiln is being set up near
28 December 2017, 18:00 PM
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Indiscriminate waste disposal

Indiscriminate waste disposal by the Boalmari municipality in a ditch beside the Magkandi-Bhatiapara road has been posing health and
4 November 2017, 18:00 PM
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Heritage in Sandstone: Unique temple needs care

Collective memory in Kharshuti village says that in the first decade of the twentieth century, there came a day when sandstone slabs
20 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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School ground under water half of the year

The playground of Ijuddin Matabbor Kandi Government Primary School in Dikrirchar union of Faridpur Sadar upazila remains under rainwater for almost half of the year.
12 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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Nature Quest: Guardian tree of Faridpur

Caught in the mosaic of day-to-day concerns, it's not always that one can appreciate the bigger picture: how much the future is with
21 September 2017, 18:19 PM
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Where women run the show

A good percentage of village women right across the country don't feel entirely comfortable to visit local markets.
20 September 2017, 18:00 PM

Vipers terrorise Faridpur char people

At least four bitten and two dead: for the last three months the people of the river sandbanks of Char Bhadrason upazila in Faridpur
31 August 2017, 18:00 PM

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