Rajshahi

Onion seeds may get expensive for low yield

Onion seeds are often referred to as “black gold” by farmers in the Rajshahi region due to their dark shade and high market value. This stands true for the fact that when planting ran from October to early December last year, the seeds were sold at an average of Tk 5,000 per maund in the district, some 250 kilometres west of the capital.

What went right for Rajshahi?

The city's recent eye-catching developmental transformation has been a matter of curiosity for many.

Rajshahi’s ‘Bat Doctor’ wants to take over the world

Rajshahi's Hossain Muhammad Aftab, better known as Shahin, earned the nickname 'Bat Doctor' during his school days, for his uncanny ability of fixing any issues related to a cricket bat.

U-19s clinch one-day series against South Africa

Bangladesh U-19s clinched the series against South Africa U-19s 3-2 with a three-wicket win in the series-deciding fifth one-dayer at Shahid Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi today.

A Rajshahi University scholar who has helped little magazines thrive

Four little magazines have been published under his editorship.

Who have highest/lowest bank deposits in Bangladesh?

Dhaka division’s 4.19 crore people in 13 districts have stored in banks a total of Tk 9.79 lakh crore, around 85 per cent of which, or Tk 8.32 lakh crore, belong to the people living inside Dhaka district alone.

Eighteen athletes win Tk 1.65 lakh in Rajshahi half marathon

A total 18 earliest finishers among 1007 participants were awarded with cash prizes worth Tk 1.65 lakh alongside trophies, crests, certificates, and other benefits.

MEMOIR / Kalai rutis, tamarind trees, and childhood adventures

I hurt my left knee quite seriously but was too afraid of my father to tell anyone about it. I thought the fault was mine, as though my injury was some kind of crime. So for several days I wore long dresses and kept my knee hidden from everyone even as the wound became infected and the bone began to show.

‘Special train’ for Awami League, ‘transport strike’ for BNP

Why should two political parties of the same nation receive polar opposite treatments?

April 7, 2024
April 7, 2024

Onion seeds may get expensive for low yield

Onion seeds are often referred to as “black gold” by farmers in the Rajshahi region due to their dark shade and high market value. This stands true for the fact that when planting ran from October to early December last year, the seeds were sold at an average of Tk 5,000 per maund in the district, some 250 kilometres west of the capital.

February 21, 2024
February 21, 2024

What went right for Rajshahi?

The city's recent eye-catching developmental transformation has been a matter of curiosity for many.

December 22, 2023
December 22, 2023

Rajshahi’s ‘Bat Doctor’ wants to take over the world

Rajshahi's Hossain Muhammad Aftab, better known as Shahin, earned the nickname 'Bat Doctor' during his school days, for his uncanny ability of fixing any issues related to a cricket bat.

July 17, 2023
July 17, 2023

U-19s clinch one-day series against South Africa

Bangladesh U-19s clinched the series against South Africa U-19s 3-2 with a three-wicket win in the series-deciding fifth one-dayer at Shahid Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi today.

June 1, 2023
June 1, 2023

A Rajshahi University scholar who has helped little magazines thrive

Four little magazines have been published under his editorship.

March 28, 2023
March 28, 2023

Who have highest/lowest bank deposits in Bangladesh?

Dhaka division’s 4.19 crore people in 13 districts have stored in banks a total of Tk 9.79 lakh crore, around 85 per cent of which, or Tk 8.32 lakh crore, belong to the people living inside Dhaka district alone.

March 17, 2023
March 17, 2023

Eighteen athletes win Tk 1.65 lakh in Rajshahi half marathon

A total 18 earliest finishers among 1007 participants were awarded with cash prizes worth Tk 1.65 lakh alongside trophies, crests, certificates, and other benefits.

March 6, 2023
March 6, 2023

Kalai rutis, tamarind trees, and childhood adventures

I hurt my left knee quite seriously but was too afraid of my father to tell anyone about it. I thought the fault was mine, as though my injury was some kind of crime. So for several days I wore long dresses and kept my knee hidden from everyone even as the wound became infected and the bone began to show.

January 25, 2023
January 25, 2023

‘Special train’ for Awami League, ‘transport strike’ for BNP

Why should two political parties of the same nation receive polar opposite treatments?

November 10, 2022
November 10, 2022

Panihar Public Library: A heritage in ruins

A library containing more than 7702 periodicals, encyclopedias and books on literature, religion, poetry, science and economics—all wasting away from neglect.

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