Mostafa Shabuj

The curious mind of Sohel Rana has led him to try his hand at growing the purple passion fruit at Rupgram village of Nagaon’s Sapahar upazila.

The required level of moisture content set by the authorities has become another big headache for Boro growers hit by falling prices, as it makes most of them ineligible to sell their produce to the government.

Two government lists of farmers as Boro paddy suppliers are not what they look like. Many of them are anything but farmers. They include shopkeepers, a contractor and even a former city councillor engaged in a profession other than paddy cultivation.

It was late March. Around 3:30pm, the Biramer Pachgachchi Govt Primary School was already closed, an hour too early. So was the nearby Kashirpara Govt Primary School. Both schools face a similar problem --neither the students nor the teachers are much interested in class.

Several thousand women from about 20 villages in Bogura’s Sherpur upazila are becoming self-reliant by making handicrafts, playing a key role in earning foreign currency as these handmade products are exported to different countries.

Birdwatchers across Bangladesh already have an abundance of bird species to watch, photograph and marvel at. However, every now and then, one will get lucky enough to find a new addition to our already blossoming flora and fauna.

Every person crowding the stall at Baishakhi fair was trying to take a peek at the strikingly accurate portraits sketched by a young artist.

Four decades ago, a 29-year-old man who had studied up to SSC level started teaching children at his village in Gaibandha for Tk 1 a day.

Three student dormitories at Government Azizul Haque College in the district have remained closed for nine years, creating severe accommodation crisis for many students.

A day long photo exhibition was held at the campus of Govt Azizul Haque College in Bogura recently. Surrounding the spirit of the International Mother Language Day, the exhibition focused on the period from 1947 to 1971.

Mushfiqur Rahim is now a household name for sports lovers as the cricket craze has reached every nook and corner of the country.

On a late December morning, an hour-long stroll through the centuries-old Bamboo forest surrounding the Gandagram village of Shajahanpur upazila revealed the sight of hundreds of small colourful minivets. In awe of such an astonishing sight, I suddenly spotted something different.

The weighing machine at the axle load control station beside Dhaka-Rangpur highway in Bogura's Mahasthangarh has been inoperative for long which causes a loss of crores of taka.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) yesterday filed a case against suspended Sramik League leader Tufan Sarkar, who came to limelight after “raping” a college girl and shaving heads of both the victim and her mother in Bogura. The case against him was filed for amassing wealth of Tk 1.59 crore illegally.

Black garlic, a health product, can now be produced in Bangladesh, thanks to the research of Subodh Kumar Sarkar of Noakhali Science and Technology University (NSTU).

On a hot and windy August day in New Delhi, all the Bangladeshi students of the South Asian University (SAU) rushed to the nearby Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital after hearing of a newly-admitted biochemistry student who had met with a road accident.

The Karatoa is facing a fatal threat. The famous river is shrinking, at some points by a fifth of its total width, due to widespread grabbing along its banks in Bogura's Sadar upazila, according to a government survey and locals.

With the arrival of winter, the shallow waters and narrowing width of the mighty Padma becomes host to a number of animals in search of the nutrition it provides.

Owing its name to the beautiful shade of golden-orange splashed on their feathered bodies, the Orange-headed Thrush, scientifically known as Zoothera Citrina, are commonly known in the country as Komola Dama, Komolaphuli, Komola Doyel, or Komola Bou.

At a time when the demand in the global market looks bleak, a local jute yarn manufacturer in Bogura's Dupchanchia upazila is bagging increasing orders for the golden fibre.