He was planning to return home for good. Then he died in a crash in Malaysia
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After nine years in Malaysia, 27-year-old Imran was killed months before he planned to leave his job and settle down with his wife and parents
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Tk 3.73cr health centre, no doctors or medicines
29 September 2026
Nine years after inauguration, Rajbari's Kalimahar Mother and Child Welfare Centre still cannot provide most of the services it was built for
29 September 2026
River erosion puts 550 families at risk
28 September 2026
Md Tota Mia, a farmer from Dignagar village in Faridpur’s Alfadanga upazila, once had a 65-decimal homestead with a semi-pucca house, a kitchen, a cattle shed, around 250 trees of different varieties and a bamboo grove.
28 September 2026
Weaving a life from jute
6 September 2026
The wooden shuttle moves back and forth through the handloom as 64-year-old Awal Byapari weaves jute fabric at his home in Baishrashi village in Faridpur’s Sadarpur upazila.
6 September 2026
From tea stall to jute products: A Faridpur family’s journey to self-reliance
5 September 2026
Awal once earned Tk 1,500-2,000 a month selling tea. Today, he runs a home-based jute products business, earning up to Tk 50,000 a month
5 September 2026
Jute farmers struggle as prices tumble
25 August 2026
Adverse weather has reduced jute yields this year, while export restrictions have weakened demand and pushed down prices, raising fears of losses among farmers.
25 August 2026
Monsoon, jute season revive century-old boat market
17 August 2026
Farmers flock to the historic market in Faridpur's Bhanga for boats needed to harvest, ret and wash jute in waterlogged fields
17 August 2026
Onion growers breathe easier as prices rebound
27 July 2026
Spoilage, rainfall and dwindling stocks push wholesale prices sharply higher
27 July 2026
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
Nature Quest: Madaripur monkeys vanishing
In the 1950s there were as many as 50,000 rhesus macaques that called Madaripur town home. The rhesus macaque is one of the
10 August 2017
Faridpur's 'food minister'
Duty starts at 9:00am Every weekday, through scorching summer heat, drenching rain or bitter cold, Lal Mia, 55, from Munshi Bazar in
20 July 2017
Giant mango tree
Standing under the awfully giant mango tree, a newcomer might mistake it for a banyan tree at first glance.
18 May 2017
Sweepers grow old, too
The assurance of an employment-related pension in old age is an important consideration for many who choose to pursue public sector careers. But for sweepers like Faridpur town's 75-year-old Babur Ali, retirement is unimaginable. Despite 45 years service in keeping the town clean he is still hired on a day-to-day basis, without any of the benefits one might expect from such dedicated public service.
17 April 2017
Where there is a will…
Teaching is a profession that requires patience, skill and an enthusiasm for education. Teachers aim to inspire. Rokeya Begum, 27, an
8 March 2017
Change Maker: The guardian of nature
Insomnia is a curse with many potential causes. But if rickshaw puller Abdul Samad Sheikh, 60, from Vagondanga village in Faridpur sadar upazila's Aliabad union suffers from a restless night, the cause is likely obvious: he didn't plant a tree that day. For the last 48 years the man known as 'Tree Samad' has planted at least one tree per day. It's his passion.
17 February 2017
Nature Quest: Villagers make safe haven for birds
Thousands of Shamuk Bhanga birds showed up at a village in Faridpur and the locals made it a safe haven for them.
5 January 2017