Ahmed Humayun Kabir Topu

New onions bring no smiles to farmers

Onion farmers, who saw high profits last year, are now struggling due to a sharp drop in prices at the peak of the harvesting season.

1d ago

Incomplete power line delays Rooppur test run

The test run may start by the end of 2025 after a year's delay as the gridline on the Padma river is taking longer than anticipated to materialise

5d ago

Aman procurement falling short of target in Pabna

The government's rice and paddy procurement drive during the Aman season is facing a setback in Pabna due to a lack of response from millers and farmers.

2w ago

Illegal brick kilns run rampant in Pabna

More than 150 illegal brick kilns are operating across nine upazilas of Pabna district, causing severe environmental damage.

2w ago

Homeless again

Md Alam sits on the edge of a flood-protection embankment, hammering wooden planks into place for a makeshift shelter. The 50-year-old day labourer, who has been homeless twice in his life, never thought he would end up here -- again. .“I was barely surviving as a child without a home. Th

1m ago

Bees & bucks: Beekeeping boosts rural incomes

From December to February, mustard fields across Bangladesh become buzzing ecosystems as bees, both wild and domesticated, diligently go from flower to flower in search of their most precious commodity: nectar.

1m ago

Special health camp for female patients diagnosed with colon, breast diseases in Sirajganj

For the first time, she received medical treatment from consultant of colorectal surgeon of Dhaka in a health camp at Masimpur village Sirajganj Sadar upazila this morning

1m ago

Farmers forced to pay more than subsidised rates for fertiliser

Farmers in different parts of the country are being compelled to buy fertiliser, a key ingredient for crop production, by paying more than government-fixed prices.

1m ago
March 7, 2025
March 7, 2025

New onions bring no smiles to farmers

Onion farmers, who saw high profits last year, are now struggling due to a sharp drop in prices at the peak of the harvesting season.

March 3, 2025
March 3, 2025

Incomplete power line delays Rooppur test run

The test run may start by the end of 2025 after a year's delay as the gridline on the Padma river is taking longer than anticipated to materialise

February 18, 2025
February 18, 2025

Aman procurement falling short of target in Pabna

The government's rice and paddy procurement drive during the Aman season is facing a setback in Pabna due to a lack of response from millers and farmers.

February 17, 2025
February 17, 2025

Illegal brick kilns run rampant in Pabna

More than 150 illegal brick kilns are operating across nine upazilas of Pabna district, causing severe environmental damage.

February 1, 2025
February 1, 2025

Homeless again

Md Alam sits on the edge of a flood-protection embankment, hammering wooden planks into place for a makeshift shelter. The 50-year-old day labourer, who has been homeless twice in his life, never thought he would end up here -- again. .“I was barely surviving as a child without a home. Th

February 1, 2025
February 1, 2025

Bees & bucks: Beekeeping boosts rural incomes

From December to February, mustard fields across Bangladesh become buzzing ecosystems as bees, both wild and domesticated, diligently go from flower to flower in search of their most precious commodity: nectar.

January 31, 2025
January 31, 2025

Special health camp for female patients diagnosed with colon, breast diseases in Sirajganj

For the first time, she received medical treatment from consultant of colorectal surgeon of Dhaka in a health camp at Masimpur village Sirajganj Sadar upazila this morning

January 29, 2025
January 29, 2025

Farmers forced to pay more than subsidised rates for fertiliser

Farmers in different parts of the country are being compelled to buy fertiliser, a key ingredient for crop production, by paying more than government-fixed prices.

January 17, 2025
January 17, 2025

Women leading change thru vermicompost

Amilu Nasrin, a farmer from Borichhara village in Pabna’s Ishwardi upazila, began producing vermicompost at her home about 10 years ago, despite facing criticism from relatives and locals.

January 11, 2025
January 11, 2025

Farmers struggle amid falling veggie prices

Vegetable farmers in Pabna are reeling from heavy losses this winter as a glut in supply drives down market prices.