Tag: Bangladesh
Cyclone may form off depressions at Bay this month
At least one cyclone may form off one or two depressions in the Bay of Bengal this month, the Met office said in its long-range forecast for October. The forecast, issued after a meeting of experts from different disciplines at the met office, said the monsoon would
Bangladesh-Myanmar link road survey to begin soon
Dhaka is set to begin a survey on the proposed Bangladesh-Myanmar link road this month with the consent of Yangon. The communications ministry has already requested the foreign affairs ministry to seek opinions of the Myanmar authorities in this regard, said a senior official concerned. Dhaka may take up the issue of the proposed direct […]
We had about 10 acres of land taken by the river: Shahidul
SHAHIDUL Islam (Farmer, Anantaram, Pirgachha, Rangpur) has planted jute on his 20 decimals of land. Although jute cultivation is apparently decreasing according to him, prices are far better than they used to be. He has only settled here a few years ago and has not yet been able to buy more land for intense cultivation. […]
Acid attacks shut off victims from the rest of the world
In her adolescent days Mariam had a dream of life in a mud-walled hut with a caring husband and a family of her own in a quiet village surrounded by green rice terraces in the heartland of Bangladesh. But Mariam’s dream was shattered when her husband threw acid at her as “punishment” because her parents […]
We try and work hard: Gani
Osman Gani (a Farmer, Parkunda, Ranishankhail, Thakurgaon) and his father work their 113 decimals between themselves. They cannot afford to hire hands even during the peak seasons when the job has to be done in a few days if not hours. “That’s especially the case when we find water levels rising and the paddy is […]
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