Oct-Nov rains damaged Tk 190cr worth of northern crops
Countrywide farmers across 29 districts suffered losses worth Tk 212cr
10 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Ratha Yatra Tragedy / Of an empty tiffin box and a family in ruins
Celebrations can turn tragic within the blink of an eye. And tragedies leave behind a trail of unimaginable grief, like a girl fighting for her life unaware of her mother’s demise and a father-husband whose life has just taken a turn for the worst.
9 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Bogura emerging as a hub for used automobiles
A major hub for the sale and repair of motor vehicles has gradually emerged in Bogura over the past two years, drawing an estimated investment of Tk 1,000 crore.
27 May 2024, 18:05 PM
Why do villagers bear the brunt of loadshedding?
Strangely enough, although the government is unable to meet power needs, it pays thousands of crores to government and private power plants as fixed charges or capacity charges every month with taxpayers’ money.
17 September 2023, 03:00 AM
Govt subsidies present to boost farmers’ profits
The government continues to help paddy farmers in a variety of ways to increase their output and, by extension, their profits, said Yusuf Rana Mondal, former additional director of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), Bogura region.
16 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Boro farmers’ capital washed away by rains, floods
Thousands of farmers who lost their paddy this Boro season due to excessive waterlogging amid untimely rain and a labour crisis in the country’s northern region, including eastern Sylhet and Chalan Beel, are worried about the upcoming Aman season as many of them have lost their capital.
30 May 2022, 05:30 AM
From physically challenged student to successful entrepreneur: The tale of Mohua
Zannatun Ferdous Mohua (24), a physically challenged student of Bogura Government Azizul Haque College, has become a successful e-commerce entrepreneur, by exporting several hand-made embroidery products to foreign countries.
3 May 2022, 14:36 PM
Char farmers see rising profits from maize
Hundreds of maize farmers based in char areas of the Brahmaputra, Teesta and Jamuna rivers in Gaibandha are overjoyed to get bumper yields and good prices this year.
28 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Trouble over trash dump
A garbage dump, created on around five bighas of land of an NGO in Bogura, is facing DoE censure for not having an environmental clearance certificate.
31 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Floods destroy advance winter crops
A fourth spell of floods in the Bogura region and a third spell in Rangpur have devastated 35,454 hectares of crops, including advance winter vegetables, according to the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE).
27 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Cricketer Sanjida, husband brush aside criticism of wedding photoshoot
Bangladesh women’s team cricketer Sanjida Islam’s wedding photoshoot went viral on social media to the point that even the International Cricket Council’s website picked up the pictures with the caption: “Dress, Jewellery, cricket bat. Wedding photoshoots for cricketers be like …”
21 October 2020, 11:30 AM
Mushy visits hometown and continues practicing
Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batsman Mushfiqur Rahim visited his hometown Bogura yesterday to spend some time with his family before leaving for the Sri Lanka tour next month. However, the 33-year-old, known as the most hardworking cricketer among his teammates, did not stop practicing as he completed practice sessions with the local boys at his home ground Shaheed Chandu Stadium from 11:30am to 2:30pm today.
25 August 2020, 12:43 PM
Killing of Three, Eviction: Justice still eludes santals
Santals who were evicted from a sugarcane farm in Gaibandha three years ago are yet to get justice for the killing of three men from their community or compensation for the loss of their livelihood.
5 November 2019, 18:00 PM
Bogura Youth Choir struggling to get back golden era
Bogura Youth Choir (BYC) is a renowned socio-cultural organisation of the northern part of Bangladesh is facing numerous problems to get back their golden era.
16 October 2019, 11:55 AM
Crafting way out of poverty
Several thousand women from about 20 villages in Bogura’s Sherpur upazila are becoming self-reliant by making handicrafts, playing a key role in earning foreign currency as these handmade products are exported to different countries.
8 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Donning the shades of sunset
Owing its name to the beautiful shade of golden-orange splashed on their feathered bodies, the Orange-headed Thrush, scientifically known as Zoothera Citrina, are commonly known in the country as Komola Dama, Komolaphuli, Komola Doyel, or Komola Bou.
8 November 2018, 18:00 PM