The joy of reading
15 July 2017
In this era of digital screens and the internet, a visit to Bogra's four-storied Woodburn Government Public Library comes as a pleasant
15 July 2017
Their sufferings, like floods, not receding
12 July 2017
The recent floods have affected different people in different ways. The one thing that they all have in common though is an unending
12 July 2017
Bamboo baskets a thriving tradition of Bogra's Jamuna river basin
5 July 2017
In two villages in Bogra's Jamuna river basin,” weaving bamboo baskets is a tradition with a long history. Up to 600 families in
5 July 2017
Cultural programme in Bogra marking Eid
5 July 2017
An cultural programme titled 'Eid Milon Mela' was held on Thursday evening in Bogra, with song renditions and dance performances. The
5 July 2017
Punish masterminds who derailed our sons
1 July 2017
Parents of two Bogra militants, who were killed during the raid by law enforcers after the massacre at Holey Artisan Bakery in the
1 July 2017
Disability couldn't stop him
26 May 2017
Syed Ali, 32, from Botiyavanga village in Durgahata union of Bogra's Gabtoli upazila was born physically challenged. His legs are
26 May 2017
Rapid change in char women's life
23 May 2017
The life of women sees a rapid change as increasing number of female workers in the Jamuna river char areas of the district are
23 May 2017
Construction of 10-storey Bogra Court Building / Work yet to be complete
17 May 2017
Construction work of the 10-storey chief judicial magistrate's court in the district is yet to be finished 65 months after it started in early 2012.
17 May 2017
Battery-run illegal vehicles reign in Bogra town
Hundreds of unauthorised battery-run auto-rickshaws and rickshaws have flooded Bogra town, causing huge tailbacks and accidents, to the suffering of the commuters.
21 December 2016
Bogra parks safe haven for truants
The parks of Bogra town have turned into meeting places of students of educational institutions of the town during
21 November 2016
The uncared for
Little girl Moyna waits for her domestic help mother on the road divider of Satmatha-Tinmatha road in Bogra town on Saturday.
7 November 2016
18 level crossings unsafe for commuters, pedestrians
Eighteen of the 72 level crossings in 70 km portion of Shantahar-Lalmonirhat rail route in Bogra district pose serious risk of accidents
27 October 2016
Cluster housing hope for the homeless
Work for cluster housing on 8.27 acres of government land is going on for the homeless people in Jorgachha union of Sonatola upazila under the district, much to the happiness of 40 beneficiary families.
20 October 2016
Golzar a model for Bogra farmers
An elderly farmer has become a role-model for other farmers by growing off-season hybrid beans in his two-bighas of land and
6 October 2016
Chitrangada staged in Bogra
Rabindranath Tagore's famous dance-drama “Chitrangada” was staged, in honour of reputed Tabla player Enamul Haque Omar,
26 September 2016
509 Bogra posts of pry teacher lie vacant
A total of 259 posts of head teacher and 250 posts of assistant teacher in government primary schools of Bogra's 12 upazilas have been lying vacant for a long time which is hampering education seriously.
23 September 2016
Risky return to capital for holidaymakers
With the scarcity of bus tickets and transport companies charging extra, low-income people of the northern districts hoping to return back to their workplaces in the capital after Eid vacation are facing crisis while many are travelling on the rooftops of trains, trucks and covered-vans to reach their destinations, putting their lives in peril.
21 September 2016
Eco-friendly light trap, perching get popular
The light trap and perching systems introduced by the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) for repelling pests
17 September 2016
Gourd farming boon for growers in Bogra
Gourd cultivation has now-a-days become a boon for the farmers of the district.
31 August 2016
46-year wait for a bridge in Bogra
A bridge over the canal in Uttarpara Charmatha area in Pakullah union under Sonatola upazila of the district has not been built as yet
30 August 2016
Amputee dreams of higher edn
SSC examinee Sharna Khatun had a dream to bring solvency to her poor family after getting higher education, but a road accident turned everything upside down seven months ago.
8 August 2016
Broken glass recycling creates 2000 jobs
People of Shehari and Dumuri villages at Nashratpur union under Adamdighi upazila of the district have found a profitable way of self-employment without others' support.
6 August 2016
Vegetable farming makes Monju self-reliant
Cultivation of a variety of vegetables has brought good days to the family of landless farmer Monju, 48, son of late Shamsuddin Fakir of Borobaripara in Shajahanpur upazila of the district, in the last few years.
2 August 2016
Of spices, for spices
Imagine “Chingri Dopeyaja” (shrimp fry with onion) without onion or beef curry without ginger paste or cumin.
30 July 2016
They wait for 45 years, yet sufferings go on
The 5km-long mud road from Abadpukur to Palla-Shudin area in Sadar union under Adamdighi upazila of Bogra has been causing sufferings to the people of six villages due to the negligence of the authorities concerned during the last 45 years.
28 July 2016
Bogra women's college limps
The academic activities of Government Mujibur Rahman Women's College, Bogra, are being hampered as the institution has been facing
28 June 2016
“Droho” staged in Bogra
A drama titled “Droho”, based on the struggles of the people living in a suburb by the Jamuna River in Shariakandi upazila of
3 June 2016
Breaking the convention
Travelling across the country, one would find different modes of vehicles driven by men of varying ages, but Bogra-Shariakandi Road offers a different picture -- a woman ferrying passengers on her CNG-run auto-rickshaw.
30 May 2016