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Hapless char dwellers find hope in crop cultivation

Ashok Benarjee

SIRAJGANJ, June 24: Almas Ali Khan and his wife Lipi Khatun live in Sonatoni Char under Shahjadpur Upazila of the district. The Jamuna River eroded their houses several times. Every time, they had to change their house location from one char to another. As a result, they lost everything and became helpless.But, the char lands ...

Natuarpara, a human haat that sells labour

Ashok Benarjee

SIRAJGANJ, June 23: Natuarpara Haat is located in Kazipur Upazila of the district. It is popular for labour selling. Generally, goods are sold in exchange of money in other haats, but labour is sold in this haat.While entering the haat few days back, it is seen that some people are sitting there with bamboo-made bags. ...

River erosion intensifies at Enayetpur

Ashok Benarjee

SIRAJGANJ, June 22: The water level of all the rivers including the Jamuna River has increased during the last couple of days, intensifying erosion in many areas of Enayetpur Thana.The largest cloth market in Enayetpur, Khaja Unus Ali Medical Collage and Hospital, its university campus, and 27,000 houses of five villages are facing the erosion.According ...

Jamuna erodes croplands, establishments in S’ganj

Ashok Benarjee

SIRAJGANJ, May 23: Due to onrush of water from upstream and incessant rainfall for the last several days, the water in the Jamuna River has increased, eroding houses, croplands and numerous establishments at Enayetpur area in Shahzadpur Upazila of the district.The week-long erosion devoured about 20 houses and 50 bighas of croplands. Besides, different establishments ...

Prices of essentials increase in Sirajganj

Ashok Benarjee

SIRAJGANJ, May 19: A vested quarter is increasing the prices of all essentials here during Ramadan. As a result, the traders are selling goods on their wish.The same goods are being sold at different prices. While talking with a customer Dr. Abdur Razzak Alam at Sirajganj Borobazar, he said that the negligence of authority concerned ...

Farmers benefit from watermelon farming in S’ganj chars

Ashok Benarjee

SIRAJGANJ, May 4: The farmers are making much profit by cultivating watermelon on the Jamuna River char areas in Kazipur, Shahzadpur and Belkuchi upazilas of the district.Where there is water everywhere during a certain time of the year, now there are sandy char lands. The farmers are cultivating different crops, vegetables and fruits on these ...

Jamuna char lands turned boon to dwellers

Ashok Benarjee

SIRAJGANJ, Apr 13: People have become solvent through cultivating crops on the Jamuna riverbank char lands. To protect the district town from the Jamuna River erosion, a town protection dam (hard point) at the cost of about Tk 450 crore was built on the riverbank in 1998. To make the hard point stronger, the Water ...

Sirajganj town protection dyke facing threat for sand lifting

Ashok Benarjee

SIRAJGANJ, Apr 6: The town protection dyke is facing threat due to illegal sand lifting from the rivers Jamuna, Fuljor, Karatoa and Gohala in the district.The illegal lifting and selling of sand has turned into a festival here.A vested quarter has been lifting sand illegally for long by using Bangla dredger and earning lakhs of ...

Baghabari River Port suffers for poor navigability

Ashok Benarjee

SIRAJGANJ, Feb 23: Navigability crisis for the last one and a half months has left about 70 vessels stranded at five points at Baghabari River Port of the district.As a result, the business activities are suffering much, and the people concerned are incurring losses.Sources said like every year, the depth of water at the port ...

26 UPs don’t have own buildings in Sirajganj

Ashok Benarjee

SIRAJGANJ, Jan 3: Out of 83 union parishads (UPs) in the district, 26 do not have own buildings. They are running their activities in tin-shed or rented houses. Meanwhile, all seven UPs in Chouhali Upazila are also running their activities in a similar way. As a result, the UP office are facing setback to provide ...