Saudi dates -- native to desert climates -- are now thriving in the saline soil of Rampal upazila, Bagerhat, an area traditionally reliant on shrimp farming due to high salinity in its water bodies.
Over 70 trees are bearing fruit, with another 200 expected to produce within the year
Sabuj hopes to turn Signboard Bazar into a hub for local agribusiness
Around 70% of the municipality is affected if it rains for an hour
An acute shortage of doctors and staff has left the 10-bed Parali Mother and Child Welfare Centre in Khairya of Narail’s Kalia upazila largely non-functional.
The central bus terminal in Bagerhat has been in a poor condition for over 20 years, with large potholes and craters damaging vehicles and causing suffering for drivers and passengers.
A wooden bridge over the Buri Bhairab River remains the only route for around 50,000 people commuting between the Afra area of Narail Sadar upazila and the Basundia area of Jashore Sadar upazila.
Thousands of people living in Kashipur, Makrail, Ramchandrapur, and Naokhola villages along the bank of the Madhumati in Narail’s Lohagara upazila are having sleepless nights as the river’s erosion has turned severe recently.
Saudi dates -- native to desert climates -- are now thriving in the saline soil of Rampal upazila, Bagerhat, an area traditionally reliant on shrimp farming due to high salinity in its water bodies.
Over 70 trees are bearing fruit, with another 200 expected to produce within the year
Sabuj hopes to turn Signboard Bazar into a hub for local agribusiness
Around 70% of the municipality is affected if it rains for an hour
An acute shortage of doctors and staff has left the 10-bed Parali Mother and Child Welfare Centre in Khairya of Narail’s Kalia upazila largely non-functional.
The central bus terminal in Bagerhat has been in a poor condition for over 20 years, with large potholes and craters damaging vehicles and causing suffering for drivers and passengers.
A wooden bridge over the Buri Bhairab River remains the only route for around 50,000 people commuting between the Afra area of Narail Sadar upazila and the Basundia area of Jashore Sadar upazila.
Thousands of people living in Kashipur, Makrail, Ramchandrapur, and Naokhola villages along the bank of the Madhumati in Narail’s Lohagara upazila are having sleepless nights as the river’s erosion has turned severe recently.
Students at Uttar Pingoria Government Primary School in Bagerhat’s Kachua upazila are enduring dire learning conditions due to the lack of a proper building.
The five recorded canals of Bagerhat municipality have been encroached upon, with illegal permanent structures erected along their banks.
