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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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