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Rafiqul Hasan Firoz

Correspondent

Md. Rafiqul Hasan Firoz is the District Correspondent (Rajshahi) of the Daily Observer. He joined the Daily Observer on 1 April, 2014. He has a good track record and experience of about 20 years as a journalist. E-mail contact : rafiqulhasanfiroz66@gmail.com and Cell +8801711-976778. He is a social worker and cultural personality. He has been working actively in both social and cultural forums for a long time.

Fishers’ debts on rise for increased diesel price in Rajshahi

Rafiqul Hasan Firoz

RAJSHAHI, Dec 29: Due to increased diesel price, fishing cost has gone up in the district. Also fishes are not available in rivers as the fishing season is over. Fishers are hiccupping to purchase diesel. Their debt burden is increasing unabated.According to field sources, on an average, one fishing trawler requires five litres of diesel ...

50 villages under erosion threat at Bagmara

Rafiqul Hasan Firoz

RAJSHAHI, Nov 19: About four kilometre WDB (Water Development Board) embankment ranging from Pirganj Bazar via Kalikapur to Mansinghapur at Bagmara of the district have been under erosion threat by Fakirni and Barnai rivers. With this, about 50 villages along banks of these rivers have also been under the erosion threat. Every year during flood, ...

6,500 girl students in Rajshahi become victims of child marriage during corona pandemic

Rafiqul Hasan Firoz

RAJSHAHI, Nov 18: Over 6,500 girl students became victims of early marriage in the district. These school-college students were married in the last 18 months after closing all education institutions amid Covid-19 pandemic. Their dreams got broken. In fact, their lives were badly impacted by the long closing gap. Along with the child marriage-spree, violence ...

Padma erosion turns 13 families destitute in a day

Rafiqul Hasan Firoz

RAJSHAHI, Oct 24: In Bagha Upazila of the district, 13 families lost their living houses in one day due to erosion by the Padma River. Chakrajapur Government Primary School is under erosion threat. The school Bhaban is only 20 metres way from the river bank. It is likely to be eroded anytime.A visit on Friday ...

4,000 teachers leave profession in Rajshahi

70,000 students fall into uncertain situation

Rafiqul Hasan Firoz

4,000 teachers leave profession in Rajshahi

RAJSHAHI, Oct 6: About 70,000 students in 450 private educational institutions in the district have got thrown into uncertain situation. According to institution sources, amid Covid stress and long closing gap, these private education institution have been in existence crisis. Over 150 of these suffered closer in about 18 months of academic suspension for Covid ...

3,500 families marooned in 15 Padma chars

Rafiqul Hasan Firoz

RAJSHAHI, Aug 18: About 3,500 families in 15 chars in the Padma River at Chakrajapur Union in Bagha Upazila of the district have been marooned.Over 300 families of them have taken shelter in Chakrajapur Primary School and on different raised grounds. Still they do not get any relief assistance from government or private sources.On Monday ...

Jute harvesting begins in full swing in Rajahahi

Rafiqul Hasan Firoz

RAJSHAHI, July 27: The jute harvesting in the district and adjacent areas have begun in full swing. Growers are passing busy time in harvesting, rotting, segregating and selling activities. More lands than the target of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) were brought under the jute cultivation in the upazila. The total jute cultivated land ...

Bagmara farmers not interested in selling paddy to govt godown

Rafiqul Hasan Firoz

RAJSHAHI, June 23: Farmers in Bagmara Upazila of the district are not showing interest to sell paddy to government godowns.According to field sources, the upazila food godown authority is not getting optimistic response from the farmers.There is a very little pricing difference between the market rate and the official rate. Due to this reason as ...

Daily earners face financial hardship amid lockdown

Rafiqul Hasan Firoz

RAJSHAHI, Apr 23: Day-earning opportunities amid the running lockdown have become truncated entirely with several lakhs of people in livelihood crisis in the district. Rickshaw drivers, transport labourers, daily wage earners, agriculture labourers, hotel labourers, general shoppers, footpath traders, and people of all professions are experiencing adversities of living hardship. They said, they don't have ...

Eight rivers at Puthia in death throes

Rafiqul Hasan Firoz

RAJSHAHI, Apr 10: Eight rivers that are Musa Khan, Narod, Raichand, Nishanishi, Aichand, Soka, Hoja, and Sandha rivers in Puthia Upazila of the district have almost disappeared.Most portions of the banks of these rivers have gone under illegal occupation; local grabbers have turned these banks into croplands or houses; the remaining portions of the rivers ...