Mohsin Milon

Missed earnings from visa fees and travel tax crossed Tk 3 crore for India and Bangladesh, respectively

As the winter approaches, potters in Jashore are busy crafting earthen pots used for collecting date juice and storing jaggery.

Following the recent earthquakes, at least 147 of the total 1,285 government primary schools in Jashore have been declared risky.

For the past 28 years, residents of Purba Barandipara area in Jashore Sadar upazila have been waiting for a concrete bridge over the Bhairab river.

Although winter has yet to begin, date palm sap collectors in Jashore have already started preparing their trees ahead of the season. As a light chill sets in during mornings and evenings, locals say it signals the arrival of winter.

Vegetable growers in Jashore have been severely affected by persistent monsoon rains that damaged their fields and seedbeds. Despite replanting several times, farmers are struggling to save their crops due to continuous rainfall.

A portion of the Mukteshwari river in Jashore has allegedly been filled up and marked for sale, sparking outrage among locals and environmental activists.

Continuous rainfall this year has caused losses of Tk 133.43 crore in Jashore’s fisheries sector, according to the district fisheries office.

Continuous rainfall over the past five days has brought vehicular movement on many major roads and highways in Jashore district to a near standstill

Import and export through the Benapole land port have declined in the 2024-25 fiscal year compared to the year before, following sustained disruptions in cross-border commerce..According to the Benapole Land Port Authority, imports through the port fell by around 30 percent, from 2.13 mill

Residents of Benapole Municipality have long been facing immense hassle with their daily commute as around 1.5-kilometre stretch of the Benapole-Bahadurpur road has been lying in a sorry state.

The HIV/AIDS unit at Jashore General Hospital has begun taking steps to address the situation

Around 12 villages under Jashore’s Keshabpur upazila are at risk of flooding during the monsoon as the canal between Byasdanga and Sujapur areas remains silted and unexcavated.

The intense heat wave sweeping through Chanchra in Jashore is severely disrupting the production of fry (renu) and fingerlings, as temperatures have hovered around 40 degrees Celsius for a week

A bridge constructed over the Mathabhanga river in Gangni upazila of Meherpur district lies unused due to a lack of approach road. 

District education officials attribute the lack of Shaheed Minars in most schools to a significant shortage of funds

The stagnant water has left large portions of farmland submerged, posing a serious challenge to local farmers and leading to financial losses

Farmers are taking extra care to protect their produce

The association confirmed that most pumps have already run out of fuel

Smoke and ash from three brick kilns in Chaugachha upazila of Jashore -- Waziullah Bricks, Sunny Bricks, and Hashem Brick Kiln -- are causing extensive damage to the environment and local agriculture