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Two more children drowned in the river Padma near the Railbazar Kheyaghat area of the Godagari Municipality in Godagari Upazila on Sunday around 10:30 am. This incident adds to a grim toll, with at least 20 adolescents and children losing their lives to drowning in water across Rajshahi district sin...
Extreme heatwave causes immense sufferings to the people Rajshahi and its adjacent districts Natore, Chapainawabganj and Naogaon. During the noon, the temperature was around 41 degrees Celsius for the last seven days. A heat alert has been announced throughout Rajshahi. The people of the region...
Ultra High Density Mango Planting (UHDMP) method doubles yield in the Barind area appearing to be water-stressed day by day due to the adverse impact of climate change, farmers and officials concerned said.The UHDMP method has gained popularity as the growers are getting additional profit using the ...
There has been a bright prospect for cultivation of Olives commercially in the Barind region of Rajshahi.Farmers of the Barind region can earn a huge profit by cultivating Olives without a little effort. Like Mango or Litchi, Olive can also become an important commercial fruit for them.In Bangladesh...
Soil health experts viewed that soil nutrients have gradually been declining due to disproportionate use of fertilisers and creating a negative impact on the soil productivity. The farmers should take the responsibility of protecting the soil health for the sake of food security. The experts urged t...
A total of 11 journalists on Saturday received Taka 6.50 lakh as financial assistance from Bangladesh Journalists Welfare Trust (BJWT) constituted by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.The cheques were distributed at a function held at the office conference hall of Rajshahi Union of Journalists (RUJ) day....
An elderly woman was killed during a stampede at a house in Bhobanipur area in Rajbari district town on Sunday morning while taking zakat money.The incident happened at about 7am. She was around 60 years old It was learnt that around 5,000 men and women gathered at the house of Md Delwar Hossain, a ...
The holy Shab-E-Qadr, the Night of Decree, was observed in the district and its adjacent areas Saturday night with due religious fervour and solemnity. The first verses of the holy Quran were revealed to Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH) on the night.According to the holy Quran, Lailatul Qadr, the...
Owners along with workers of most of the shoe and other footwear factories in Rajshahi are passing their busiest times on the Eid festival. Sources said consumers' demand for attractive design and good quality shoe has been doubled this year. In Kaluhati shoe village here are humming ...
Though there was a huge blossoming of mango buds in almost all grown trees of Rajshahi and Chapainwabganj district early this year, most of those mango buds fell away due to the impact of climate change. The Agro-scientists in Rajshahi predict less mango production this year. They termed this i...
A lamb distribution ceremony was organised on Narkelbaria campus of RU on Tuesday afternoon. A total of 61 marginalized female farmers were given lambs free of cost aimed at improving their living and livelihood condition through rearing the sheep properly. Each of them was given four female sh...
All field level officials, employees and volunteers concerned should discharge their duties with utmost sincerity and honesty to reach artificial insemination services to farmers doorsteps for improving cattle varieties and to fulfill the region's gradually mounting demands for protein.Large-sca...
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested two alleged drug peddlers with 985 pieces of contraband Yaba tablets in the district early Saturday. The arrested were identified as Sanwar Hossain Manna, 27, son of Rafiqul Islam of Guripara area, and Rassel Hossain,...
Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), in an anti-crime drive, arrested an alleged top-listed firearms trader with two firearms in the district on Friday night. The arrested was identified Muhammad Saquib, 32, son of Sirajul Islam of Halidagachhi village and Charghat upazila in the distri...
A total of 14 secondary students received Bangabandhu Creativity Talent Hunt Prizes as recognition for their extraordinary talents. They were given the prizes in different categories of the Bangabandhu Creativity Talent Hunt divisional competition hosted by District Education Office at Government La...
A human chain demanding the rescue of the missing Adibasi female of Natunpara under Paba upazila under Shah Makhdum Police Station of Rajshahi was held at the Zero Point of Shaheb Bazar on Thursday (28 March) morning. Under the banner of Sacheton Rajshahibasi, more than 100 Adibasi people organ...
A two-day divisional-level "Innovation Fair" began on the Collectorate Building premises in Rajshahi on Sunday. The Commissioner Office of Rajshahi division organised the fair supported by the Ministry of Public Administration and district administration in order to atta...
Ensuring good governance in service deliveries in both public and private sectors can be the crucial means of building 'Smart Bangladesh' envisioned by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.Simultaneously, good behaviour, honesty, timeliness, discipline, transparency and accountability in all the ser...
Gourd, the palatable, delicious vegetable is now being sold at a throwaway price in various markets and hats of Rajshahi. The demand and price of gourd dropped to so a great extent that many farmers who brought their gourds to sell at hats and bazars are throwing away their gourds for want of custom...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), in an anti-crime drive, arrested an alleged top-listed firearms trader with a firearm and ammunition in the city Wednesday night. The arrested person was identified as Ratan, 30, son of late Rekat Ali of Baliadanga village of Charghat upazila in the district, said ...
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