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Mostafa Shabuj

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Good harvest, heavy losses

15 September 2026
For Rasel Hossain, this year’s Aus harvest should have been a source of relief. Instead, the farmer from Uttargram village in Naogaon’s Mohadevpur upazila is counting his losses.
15 September 2026
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Kurigram farmers fuming

13 September 2026
While authorities continue to assure adequate fertiliser supply, official data shows allocations for T‑Aman paddy and early‑season winter vegetables in Kurigram have been barely half the amount recommended by the agriculture office during the current Kharif‑2 cropping season.
13 September 2026
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Intern doctors withdraw strike at Bogura SZMCH after 40 hours

3 September 2026
Temporary halt follows meeting with local administration; five Chhatra Dal activists expelled
3 September 2026
Bangladesh State Minister Mir Shahe Alam Family Government Contracts

Shahe Alam’s family firms land at least Tk 71cr in govt contracts

2 September 2026
On April 12, 2026, just over two months after Mir Shahe Alam took oath as state minister for local government, rural development and cooperatives, Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) awarded a Tk 25.57 crore contract to Ruposhi Rice and Pushti Mills Ltd.
2 September 2026
Increasingly severe heatwaves, driven by climate change, are taking a toll not only on worker income but also on their health and future livelihoods. Photo: Amran Hossain

Forecast / Hotter autumn, possible cyclone on the horizon

1 September 2026
Met office forecasts 4-6 low-pressure systems in Bay of Bengal, with at least one potentially intensifying into cyclonic storm between September and November
1 September 2026
Ganapati Chakraborty family murder case Rangpur

Where did around Tk 15 lakh go? Ganapati withdrew it weeks before family killings

30 August 2026
Relatives and former colleagues say the slain Rangpur teacher withdrew the provident fund money 22 days before the killings; police are still trying to trace it
30 August 2026
Bangladeshi workers killed in Saudi Arabia fire

A village in tears

11 August 2026
Moyna Begum had no electricity at home when her son Mohan Pramanik was calling from Riyadh as a fire tore through the sofa factory where he worked.
11 August 2026
Bangladeshi man dies in Saudi Arabia factory fire

‘I will not be able to talk to you anymore’: A son’s final message before Riyadh fire

10 August 2026
For families in Naogaon, the factory fire in Saudi Arabia ended years of waiting, unfinished dreams and final conversations they cannot forget
10 August 2026
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Gaibandha polls irregularities: EC blames it on local admin

The Election Commission holds the local administration and presiding officers responsible for the polling irregularities that ultimately led to the suspension of Gaibandha-5 by-election on Wednesday.
14 October 2022
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Situation went ‘out of control’

In a move not seen in recent times, the Election Commission stopped the Gaibandha-5 by-polls, saying the situation went “out of control” due to widespread electoral irregularities.
12 October 2022
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Police team robbed in Sirajganj

A team of Bogura police, on a mission to rescue an abduction victim, was robbed in Sirajganj Sadar upazila early yesterday.
12 October 2022
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Gaibandha-5 by-polls today with EVMs

The Election Commission is going to hold the by-election to the Gaibandha-5 constituency today using electronic voting machines amid confusion among many voters about how to use the devices.
11 October 2022
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‘They are all playing and I can’t even run’

“I’m not willing to talk any more about football. Football has ruined my life,” said a dejected Chathuima Marma after this reporter finally managed to contact her on phone last Thursday.
7 October 2022
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How can we expect farmers to survive on rice alone?

One does not have to be a doctor or a researcher to understand that food security is not just about having rice three times a day.
28 September 2022
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Set up new rice research centre to break private sector monopoly

The government should set up a hybrid paddy research facility alongside the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) to break the private sector’s monopoly on the seed market and increase rice production, according to Mohammad Masum, chairman of the Supreme Seed Company.
25 September 2022
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Northern paddy farmers at a loss over rising labour cost

People who subsist on paddy farming in the country’s northern districts, namely Bogura, Joypurhat, Gaibandha and Dinajpur, are currently in a vulnerable situation due to their prolonged struggle to make a profit from the crop amid rising labour costs.
21 September 2022
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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
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Only politics can bail them out

For years, farmers have been struggling to profit from paddy farming, and it is only politics that can help them out of this predicament.
16 September 2022
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All, except farmers, profit from paddy farming

Paddy farmers in the northern districts have struggled to turn a profit for the past five years, as production costs have risen significantly but rice prices have not increased proportionally.
16 September 2022
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Another depression may form over Bay, rains likely for six days next week

Another depression is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal from September 20 to September 25 affecting parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal in India.
16 September 2022
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Heavy rain likely from Sept 10 due to depression in Bay

International weather forecasting models have predicted the possibility of heavy rainfall for four consecutive days from September 10 due to the formation of a depression in the central Bay of Bengal.
8 September 2022
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Gang steals TSP fertiliser on way to govt depot

A syndicate has stolen around 126 tonnes of TSP fertiliser during transportation of the goods from Chattogram to Bogura.
2 September 2022
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Sheer waste of public money: Ponds dug for drinking water now used for fish farming

A government project undertaken to supply drinking water to locals in Gaibandha’s Gobindganj by re-excavating ponds has been rendered fruitless, with the zila parishad leasing out many of the waterbodies for fish farming.
27 August 2022
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Costlier fuel to hit farmers hard

The government move to increase the price of diesel by a high margin has caught many farmers off guard. 
7 August 2022
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Solar irrigation pumps prove a boon for farmers

Farmers who depend on rainwaters to grow Aman paddy in Dinajpur have been left distraught from early July owing to a drought-like situation in the absence of rains. 
28 July 2022
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Dry spell rings alarm for Aman cultivation

It’s rainy reason in Bangladesh and agricultural land is supposed to be wet with monsoon rains by now.  
20 July 2022
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Govt’s food procurement from local harvest falling short

The government’s paddy procurement drive is far below its target for this year even though two months have gone by since the process began at the end of April.
7 July 2022
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Northern districts grappling with frequent power cuts

People in several northern districts have been enduring severe power cuts over the last two-three days.
4 July 2022

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