Weaving a life from jute
6 September 2026
The wooden shuttle moves back and forth through the handloom as 64-year-old Awal Byapari weaves jute fabric at his home in Baishrashi village in Faridpur’s Sadarpur upazila.
6 September 2026
From tea stall to jute products: A Faridpur family’s journey to self-reliance
5 September 2026
Awal once earned Tk 1,500-2,000 a month selling tea. Today, he runs a home-based jute products business, earning up to Tk 50,000 a month
5 September 2026
Jute farmers struggle as prices tumble
25 August 2026
Adverse weather has reduced jute yields this year, while export restrictions have weakened demand and pushed down prices, raising fears of losses among farmers.
25 August 2026
Monsoon, jute season revive century-old boat market
17 August 2026
Farmers flock to the historic market in Faridpur's Bhanga for boats needed to harvest, ret and wash jute in waterlogged fields
17 August 2026
Onion growers breathe easier as prices rebound
27 July 2026
Spoilage, rainfall and dwindling stocks push wholesale prices sharply higher
27 July 2026
'I have moved my tea stall seven times in two months': Erosion tears through Faridpur villages
23 July 2026
Nine villages affected as the Padma and Arial Khan wash away homes, roads and farmland, forcing families to relocate
23 July 2026
Faridpur's Laili Begum wants to live in people's hearts
20 July 2026
An old shoulder bag hangs from her side. Her faded clothes bear the marks of years on the road, and dust clings to her feet. Whether in the alleys of Faridpur town, at shrines, along the riverbank or at cultural events, 65-year-old Laili Begum blends in effortlessly.
20 July 2026
Jute farmers expanded acreage, extreme weather cut harvests
19 July 2026
Nader Ali Mondal, a farmer from Jadurchar village in Kurigram’s Roumari upazila, expanded jute cultivation from eight to 10 bighas this season after earning good returns last year. But heavy rainfall during April and May reduced yields, and he now fears losses.
19 July 2026
Jon Haat: a place for hiring farm workers
The demand for day labourers is considerably high in Faridpur as farms in the major crop producing region require the assistance of seasonal workers whenever the harvest period comes around.
23 July 2023
Lower rainfall spells trouble for jute farmers
Though the monsoon is just two months in, there has been lesser rainfall than usual this year, leading to apprehensions among jute growers in Faridpur and Rajbari over finding water sources for retting.
20 July 2023
Onion seed growers enjoying bumper yields
Onion seed farmers in Faridpur, a major growing district in southern Bangladesh, are enjoying bumper yields this year as the weather was favourable during cultivation, according to market players.
22 May 2023
Hobby of aquarium fish churning thousands for schoolboy
The 16-year-old schoolboy from Faridpur Sadar upazila now earns at least Tk 80,000 per month through fish farming.
1 May 2023
Mediterranean shipwreck: Families of 4 Faridpur youths worried sick
The families of four Faridpur youths, who, according to a human trafficker, were on the recently capsized boat in the Mediterranean Sea, are worried sick as they are yet to get any news about the youths
15 March 2023
Tania the trailblazer
She set about producing vermicompost in a desperate effort to support her family in 2017. Today, Tania Parvin has not only succeeded in bringing solvency to the family but also emerged as the top vermicompost producer in Faridpur sadar upazila and a role model for youth.
6 January 2023
Poor quality seeds depress Faridpur onion farmers
The lack of quality onion seeds in Faridpur is forcing many local farmers to resow their fields, increasing both the time and cost of cultivation in the process.
27 December 2022
Falling exports hit jute growers
Jute prices in Bangladesh are currently lower than what they were at the same time last year due to declining exports of twine and yarn made from the natural fibre, according to growers and traders.
11 December 2022
BNP’s big day in AL stronghold
Even though the Faridpur district is almost cut off from the rest of the country, thousands of BNP leaders and activists from nearby districts have been pouring in since Thursday to stage a massive rally today in the Awami League stronghold.
11 November 2022
Now BRTC buses join strike fray
The state-run Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation has apparently joined the strike bandwagon ahead of the BNP’s rally in Faridpur tomorrow.
10 November 2022
Rajbari’s yogurt maker helps local economy grow
Md Niamul Islam did not like to eat the yogurt or curd sold at sweetmeat shops. So, he tried to make it himself at home using his own cow’s milk. Little did he know that this effort would one day make him an entrepreneur.
4 November 2022
Rajbari local making it big from poultry farming
Md Zahangir Hossain, a resident of Baro Banglot village under Kalukhali upazila in Rajbari, once paid a human trafficker Tk 6 lakh to smuggle him into Europe but ultimately ended up in India, where he spent five months working as a labourer.
21 October 2022
Floating seedbeds offer ample gains in Gopalganj
Farmers in Gopalganj that have been growing vegetables on floating seedbeds are enjoying profits as the crops cultivated in this manner are getting good prices in local markets.
28 September 2022
Scanty rainfall affects jute retting
Growers are facing trouble in retting raw jute as a lack of rainfall has reduced the availability of natural waterbodies, affecting the quality of the eco-friendly fibre being produced, according to farmers.
12 August 2022
Mawa expressway: Traffic snarls up at both toll plazas
There were long tailbacks on Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga expressway as the government yesterday started taking tolls from motorists.
1 July 2022
A new hope for the South
After walking for 30 minutes, Rabeya Begum (38) of Chadpai village in Bagerhat’s Mongla upazila reached Pachar Mor area in Madaripur to
25 June 2022
Faridpur bus terminal: A nightmare for passengers
Faridpur Municipal Bus Terminal has turned out to be a nightmare for both the passengers and transport workers due to lack of renovation works for a long time. A little to moderate rains flood the entire bus terminal causing immense sufferings.
14 June 2022
Onion seed growers face production shortfall
Onion seed growers in Faridpur are worried about being able to attain their expected production levels this year due to unfavourable weather conditions, swarming caterpillar infestations and low bee pollination.
8 May 2022
Onion farmers in a tight spot for poor prices
Although onion prices were excessively high just one month ago, farmers in Pabna are now struggling to recover production costs due to a supply glut following this year’s harvest.
9 April 2022
Unstoppable doctor
Things were going alright for Jabbar Howladar but fate followed with less rewarding things as his both hands and legs had to be amputated due to gangrene infection.
28 March 2022