Mostafa Shabuj

The 345-seat hall turns to World Cup screenings as regular cinema audiences dwindle

The government has appealed to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court to overturn two High Court directives barring permanent infrastructure development in the Mazar area of Bogura’s Mahasthangarh, the 2,500-year-old archaeological site on Unesco’s World Heritage Tentative List.

Experts warn of heavier pre‑monsoon rain, delayed onset, erratic bursts

Many of the appellants say they were unaware

The halls were shut after a 2009 political clash and have yet to reopen despite repeated demands

5 major rivers still flowing above danger levels at 8 points

BMD warns of waterlogging, landslide risks in hilly areas

With a tin roof hanging barely three feet above their heads and radiating heat from the blazing sun, students of Chakratinath Government Primary School attend classes in a makeshift structure on an embankment in Hatsherpur village beside the Jamuna river after severe erosion forced the school to relocate.

Forced onto an embankment with no toilets, drinking water or electricity, students in a Bogura village now study under a scorching tin roof

BMD says country likely to see less rain, more heat in early monsoon

As rawhide prices crash, Bangladesh’s poorest communities are paying the price for years of regulatory failure and a broken tannery sector

Tangail accident leaves trail of grief in three villages

In the once-barren northern chars of Rangpur, maize has become a lucrative cash crop. But low market prices this year have left farmers disappointed despite expanded cultivation.

Sylhet records 603mm rainfall; BMD forecasts heatwaves and possible low-pressure systems

Retail price in Dhaka remains the same as last year, as per TCB

Potato exports this year so far surpass last year's figures by 10.7 percent, yet that is not enough to cover a surplus in production and bring relief to farmers.

Rights activists noted that solar projects are highly important for increasing agricultural production

Times are bad for Bangladesh's farmers. Right when they needed a steady diesel supply to irrigate vast swathes of cropland -- Boro paddies, seasonal vegetables, maize -- the world entered what the head of the International Energy Agency called “the biggest energy security threat in history.”

The recent diesel price hike has made service providers increase charges for harvesting the largest rice crop, Boro, irrigating farmlands, and threshing the cash crop maize-- and farmers are struggling to cope.

The recent diesel price hike has made service providers increase charges for harvesting the largest rice crop, Boro, as well as for irrigating farmlands, and threshing maize -- leaving farmers struggling to cope.