A village in tears
11 August 2026
Moyna Begum had no electricity at home when her son Mohan Pramanik was calling from Riyadh as a fire tore through the sofa factory where he worked.
11 August 2026
‘I will not be able to talk to you anymore’: A son’s final message before Riyadh fire
10 August 2026
For families in Naogaon, the factory fire in Saudi Arabia ended years of waiting, unfinished dreams and final conversations they cannot forget
10 August 2026
A search for work ends in tragedy
8 August 2026
It was still dark out. Right after Fajr prayers, around 200 farm workers for hire -- some with towels slung over their shoulders, others carrying small bags -- gathered at an informal labour market in Erulia Bazar of Bogura Sadar upazila.
8 August 2026
They came before sunrise looking for work. Seven never returned
7 August 2026
Labourers had gathered before sunrise at Bogura’s Erulia Bazar when a speeding bus crashed into the crowd
7 August 2026
A rain-soaked July is over. Now Bangladesh faces a hotter August
2 August 2026
BMD forecasts near-normal rainfall but warns of heatwaves, rising rivers and possible regional flooding
2 August 2026
They’re alive, please bring them home
1 August 2026
For nearly 11 months, every unanswered question weighed on Md Syed Ali and his wife, Rekha Begum. Their son, Rimel Mia, 27, had travelled to Russia for work but later found himself caught up in the Russia-Ukraine war.
1 August 2026
Sudden collapse of Jamuna protection dyke puts villages at risk
29 July 2026
At least 80 metres of spur lost; residents dismantle houses to flee riverbank erosion
29 July 2026
FFWC warns of flash floods in ten districts within next 24 to 48 hours
20 July 2026
Very heavy rainfall inside Bangladesh and across upstream Indian states has led to rising water levels, it says
20 July 2026
Low rainfall forces farmers to irrigate Aman fields
After 16 percent below normal rainfall in June, Bangladesh saw a drier July as it registered 50.8 percent below normal rain, which forced many farmers to irrigate their fields to cultivate Aman paddy, the second largest rice crop.
2 August 2023
The 'hot' story behind the high chilli prices
While media reports have shown traders' syndicates being blamed for the price hike, this is not entirely true.
25 July 2023
Dhaka-17 by-polls: Hero Alom to move EC to scrap results
The independent candidate claims he has video evidence of irregularities
22 July 2023
El Niño weighs on Bangladesh’s agriculture
Extreme heat has gripped many parts of the world as June saw the warmest global average temperature on record and the trend continued into July, according to the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation (WMO).
20 July 2023
Chili production low for unfriendly weather
Syndication by market players is not the only reason for the elevated price of green chili in Bangladesh as changing weather patterns has led to reduced supply, according to experts.
14 July 2023
Remote palichara reflects overall reality
Palichara, a remote village in Rangpur district, is not an unknown name in the local football fraternity ever since it emerged as a breeding ground of female footballers in the country.
7 July 2023
From abandonment to empowerment
Her story is nothing short of a fairy tale.
9 June 2023
Cold storages struggling to preserve potatoes for power cuts
Around 400 cold storages across Bangladesh are struggling to preserve and maintain the quality of vast quantities of potatoes for power cuts over the past two weeks.
9 June 2023
‘Subsidy benefits don’t reach us’
The government has spent more than Tk 28,000 crore as farm subsidies in the last two fiscal years. However, marginal farmers claim that they get very little benefits out of that.
1 June 2023
Once a flowing river, now dumping ground
Karatoya river in Gaibandha has transformed into a dumping ground as the district’s Gobindaganj municipality trucks have been dumping trash on a dried-up section of the river in broad daylight.
13 May 2023
Heat wave hits summer vegetables
The heat wave sweeping over large parts of the country is hampering growth and flowering of vegetables, reducing supplies and leading to consumers being forced to dole out more in their purchases.
11 May 2023
Bogura’s foundry industry almost future-proof
The agriculture-based foundry and light engineering industry of Bogura is all set to face any challenge that may arise amid the fourth industrial revolution, according to market players.
1 May 2023
Maize farming leading char farmers to financial stability
About two decades ago, farmers in remote char areas of northern Bangladesh were quite impoverished due to the consequences of repeated flooding and other natural disasters.
30 March 2023
Basic healthcare still out of reach for most in Gaibandha chars
Women and girls suffer the most, with hardly any services for reproductive and maternal health.
5 March 2023
Youth Games: Poor input leads to ‘almost zero output’
The final round of the Sheikh Kamal 2nd Bangladesh Youth Games was inaugurated on 26th February by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,
3 March 2023
Frustrated BCB set to cut ties with Shaheed Chandu Stadium
Vexed by non-cooperation from the district’s local sports bodies and organisers for years, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is set to withdraw their association from the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogura.
2 March 2023
Why are we so opposed to seeing Hero Alom in politics?
Hero Alom did manage to gain popularity among voters in Bogura.
4 February 2023
A police officer’s bias against a rape victim
On December 2, 2021, 16-year-old Sadia Akhter (not her real name), a domestic worker, stole gold jewellery and cash from the apartment in Wari, where she worked, complying with her boyfriend’s instructions.
15 January 2023
Gaibandha-5 By-Polls: AL’s Ripon wins amid low turnout
Ruling Awami League-backed candidate Mahmud Hasan Ripon unofficially won the by-polls to Gaibandha-5 (Fulchhari and Saghata) constituency.
4 January 2023
Every political crisis in Afghanistan has caged women
After this new ban, many NGOs that were working for the development of Afghanistan have stopped their operations, demanding the withdrawal of the irrational bans.
4 January 2023