Railway West Zone / 58 out of 162 stations remain closed
Fifty-eight of the 162 railway stations in the West Zone remain closed, causing immense hardship for commuters across Jashore, Jhenidah, Kushtia, Meherpur and Chuadanga.
10 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Mother, Child Centre in Jhenaidah / Staff shortage hampers healthcare
The 10-bed Mother and Child Welfare Centre in Kaliganj upazila of Jhenaidah, built at a cost of Tk 44.2 crore, is struggling to deliver essential health services for pregnant women and children due to an acute shortage of doctors, nurses and staff.
25 September 2025, 18:00 PM
A haven for the elderly on banks of Buri Bhairab
Founded on ancestral land by Jyotsna Mukherjee, this refuge provides food, shelter and care free of charge to those with nowhere else to turn
19 May 2025, 09:11 AM
Magura rape, murder: Quick trial marks a watershed
The court handed down the verdict in record time, 24 days after the trial started on April 23, 2025.
17 May 2025, 18:32 PM
A canal excavation gone wrong?
The excavation of a 13-kilometre canal in Jhenaidah Sadar upazila has brought significant hardship to residents of Charmuraridah and Makimpur villages. .The Bangladesh Water Development Board began the excavation in December 2022, completing it in July 2023 at a cost of Tk 2.55 crore. Whil
18 October 2024, 21:34 PM
Jashore-Jhenaidah road in a sorry state
The 45-kilometre road connecting Jashore and Jhenaidah districts has been in a dilapidated state for quite a while.
27 September 2024, 18:00 PM
A nuisance on school ground
The premises of Kharashuni Government Primary School in Jhenaidah Sadar upazila has remained occupied since last Ramadan, storing materials of a road construction project by the district administration.
13 July 2024, 18:00 PM
From outlaws to flower growers
Former members of outlawed groups in Jhenidah rebuild their lives as flower growers.
14 April 2024, 06:45 AM
Jhenidah jute farmers brace for losses
An ongoing dry spell has turned waterbodies in Jhenidah almost empty, leaving farmers without much option for retting jute.
3 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Cinema theatres out of fashion in Jhenaidah
Investments by producers, well-wishers and actors have not succeeded in bringing audiences back to cinema theatres in Jhenaidah.
30 July 2019, 18:00 PM
School ground under water for over four months
The playground of a primary school in Shailkupa upazila of Jhenidah has become a breeding ground of mosquitoes and insects as rainwater has been stagnant there for about three months now.
29 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Blame game leaves 500 bighas of land uncultivated
As many as 250 farmers in Jhenidah’s Kaliganj upazila are paying a heavy price as bureaucratic tangles among three organisations left their irrigation solar pumps, six in total, in ruins for the last three years.
22 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Brothers with bats
Cricket is one of the most popular games in the country and its equipment are high in demand, especially stumps and bats to be played with taped tennis balls.
11 April 2019, 18:00 PM
United for benevolence
The 65-year-old Rahima Khatun, who became visually impaired due to cataract a few years ago, has got back her eyesight, thanks to the initiative of a local platform meant for social welfare.
19 March 2019, 18:00 PM
A laudable step to end trouble of retiring teachers
It may sound unreal that the retiring primary school teachers are getting their grant letters within the stipulated timeframe and in about 30 minutes after appearing at their respective upazila education offices.
12 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Shibu Pada, a successful agro entrepreneur
His father was killed by Pakistani occupation army during the 1971 Liberation War and he started selling banana at the age of 11 to support the hard-pressed family.
24 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Date trees under threat in Jhenidah
Date trees are on the verge of extinction due to its random use in a number of brick kilns in the district.
9 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Kashmiri kul changing their life
The new variety Kashmiri apple kul cultivated in the district has attracted all palm farmers for its big size, mouth-watering taste and fair price this year.
3 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Physically challenged kids' school now faces challenge
Harinakundo Protibandhi Bidyalay, a school for the children with disabilities in Harinakundo upazila, is in a dilapidated condition for want of government support, much to the sufferings of the challenged kids as well as the teachers and employees of the institution.
30 December 2018, 18:00 PM
KP Basu's palatial buildings decaying
The impressive house of famous mathematician Kalipada Basu (well-known as KP Basu), who made considerable contribution to the development of algebra in the late 1800s, is heading towards virtual ruination due to lack of proper maintenance.
13 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Mushrooms uplifting a community
Farming was not his calling; he actually had stumbled across the idea. And years later, the cool and collected Babul Aktar mastered the art of mushroom farming, which is quite a difficult work.
20 October 2018, 18:00 PM
Haridhan farming on the decline
Cultivation of Haridhan, discovered by Haripada Kapali in 2006, has decreased in six upazilas due to scanty rainfall.
17 October 2018, 18:00 PM
Jhenidah's jewellery town
Costume jewellery makers in Jhenidah meet a significant demand of affordable fashion pieces. The factories employ thousands of artisans.
28 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Traditional water body clogged
Kalikatala Doha, a 27-acre water body in Naldanga Rajbari area of Jhenidah Sadar upazila, is heading towards virtual death due to serious pollution and clogging by water hyacinth.
18 September 2018, 18:00 PM
SM Sultan's birth anniversary observed
The 95th birth anniversary of the legendary art maestro SM Sultan was observed yesterday in Narail. The Bengali avant-garde artist was born on this day in 1923.
10 August 2018, 18:00 PM
On a mission to change lives
A banker by profession, Md Shahjahan Mia set out on a noble mission – to eradicate illiteracy from Nahata Union in Mohammadpur upazila, Magura.
20 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Under death threat
A Hindu family of Par-Khalkula village under Kaliganj upazila of the district has left home amid alleged death threat by a local ruling
20 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Nature Quest: Liliums blooming in Bangladesh
The first batch of Lilium flowers has been commercially farmed in two locations in Bangladesh -- Jhenidah and Dhaka.
15 March 2018, 18:00 PM