Khorshed Alam

Marjina Khatun smilingly shows off the fish scales she processes at her factory at Ranigram under Pabna sadar upazila. Fifty-five-year-old Marjina started fish scale processing four years ago and is now earning over Tk30,000 per month. Photo: TBS
Economy

From waste to forex, fish scales bring smile to many in Pabna

The Dhaka-bound intercity train ‘Silk City Express’ from Rajshahi crossed the bridge at 11:17am on Wednesday (12 February). Photo: UNB
Transport

First commercial train crosses Jamuna Railway Bridge

File photo of onion. Photo: TBS
Agriculture

Murikata onion price plunge leaves Rajshahi farmers in the red

A man wearing a mask walks past an open dumping site near the Bogura Sericulture Extension Office where waste spills onto the road. As the largest municipality in Bangladesh by area, Bogura generates at least 300 tonnes of waste daily. Despite the operation of 20 trucks for waste removal, improper dumping persists negatively impacting residents, biodiversity, and water quality. The photo was taken recently. Photo: TBS
Environment

Bogura faces disposal crisis in absence of modern waste management

Paddy farmers in Lakshmipur load stacks of hay onto a tractor. A shortage of hay, caused by reduced Aman paddy cultivation, has led to soaring prices. While livestock farmers struggle with rising costs, paddy farmers benefit from record profits in hay sales. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Headache over hay: Livestock farmers grapple with surging costs

A rice threshing machine. Photo: Collected
Agriculture

Naogaon emerges as thrasher manufacturing hub  

Workers prepare soil for planting onion seedlings at the Spice Research Centre in Shibganj, Bogura. Over two decades, the centre has introduced 58 spice varieties and 156 cultivation technologies, boosting the production of crops like onion, chilli, garlic, ginger and turmeric. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

A growth catalyst: Bogura's Spice Research Centre spices up agriculture

A poultry farmer collects eggs from a chicken cage at a poultry farm in Joyphurhat. Thephoto was taken recently. Photo: Md Golam Ehsanul Habib
Economy

Poultry expands Joypurhat’s agro economic horizon

Piles of quarried stones stockpiled near the Madhyapara stone mine in Parbatipur, Dinajpur. The state-owned mine has about 10 lakh tonnes of unsold granite worth Tk300 crore because buyers prefer cheaper Indian stones that are readily available, 28th October 2024. Photo: Khorshed Alam/TBS
Economy

Maddhapara's hard-to-sell hard rocks

A farmer holds seedlings grown in cocopeat, a natural byproduct of coconut husks. Cocopeat is used as a soil substitute in seedling cultivation. Farmers in Joypurhat are increasingly turning to cocopeat seedlings to enhance vegetable yields and reduce the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides. The photos were taken from Ramchandrapur village of Panchbibi upazila in the district recently. Photo: Md Golam Ehsanul Habib
Bangladesh

Higher yield, safe vegetables: Cocopeat seedlings boost Joypurhat agro-economy

Visual: Duniya Jahan/TBS
Energy

Unexpected date with darkness: How Palli Bidyut protest upended routine of millions

Jannatun Faurdous is seen feeding chickens at her poultry farm in Joypurhat's Jamalganj. She assists her husband, Belal Hossain, in managing their rapidly growing business, which began as a small venture and is now valued at Tk1.5 crore. This photo was taken recently. Photo: Collected
Agriculture

Tk2,225cr market: Poultry farming transforms lives in Joypurhat

Gaibandha once again flooded last week where people could not even recover from the July floods when this photo was taken. Photo: Collected
Panorama

Are we neglecting the flood victims in the north?