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
'I have moved my tea stall seven times in two months': Erosion tears through Faridpur villages
23 July 2026
Nine villages affected as the Padma and Arial Khan wash away homes, roads and farmland, forcing families to relocate
23 July 2026
Faridpur's Laili Begum wants to live in people's hearts
20 July 2026
An old shoulder bag hangs from her side. Her faded clothes bear the marks of years on the road, and dust clings to her feet. Whether in the alleys of Faridpur town, at shrines, along the riverbank or at cultural events, 65-year-old Laili Begum blends in effortlessly.
20 July 2026
Jute farmers expanded acreage, extreme weather cut harvests
19 July 2026
Nader Ali Mondal, a farmer from Jadurchar village in Kurigram’s Roumari upazila, expanded jute cultivation from eight to 10 bighas this season after earning good returns last year. But heavy rainfall during April and May reduced yields, and he now fears losses.
19 July 2026
Once lifted from the streets by her music, must Kangalini Sufia return there to survive?
7 July 2026
There was a time when she sang on the streets for a living. Whatever she earned from passersby was just enough to keep hunger at bay. But fate took a dramatic turn in January 1981, when a chance encounter with the late poet and former Bangladesh Betar director Fazle-e-Khoda transformed her life, introducing her raw talent to the nation.
7 July 2026
Bad weather, storage crisis turn record onion harvest into losses
3 July 2026
Rapid spoilage from heat and rain, and a chronic shortage of storage facilities have combined to push farmers in major producing regions of Pabna and Faridpur deep into losses this season, following record yields.
3 July 2026
Bad weather, storage crisis turn record onion harvest into losses
2 July 2026
Rapid spoilage from heat and rain, and a chronic shortage of storage facilities have combined to push farmers in major producing regions of Pabna and Faridpur deep into losses this season, following record yields.
2 July 2026
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