Prices of potatoes have begun to rise after months, adding slight pressure on consumers struggling with high inflation but also bringing relief to farmers reeling from losses.
Built to save lives along the busy Dhaka-Mawa Expressway, a 20-bed trauma centre in Shologhar, Srinagar upazila of Munshiganj has stood unused since its completion in 2018.
Many potato farmers across Bangladesh are incurring losses this season despite a bumper harvest and the highest exports in three years, as a steep drop in domestic prices has left them unable to recover even their production costs.
Many struggling to cover costs and failing to avail cold storage facilities as prices dip
Despite a bumper harvest of pumpkins in the Arial Beel area of Munshiganj, farmers are struggling financially due to a steep decline in market prices.
The nation watched in horror as footage emerged of the latest tragic accident on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway.
“I have lost everything... I don’t want to live anymore,” cried Jobeda Khatun, the mother of Amena Akhter, who died in an accident at the Dhaleshwari toll plaza on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway on Friday.
Abdur Rahman Mustakim, a student from Narayanganj, visited the Idrakpur Fort Museum in Munshiganj with his relatives. While he was impressed by the fort itself, he was deeply disappointed by the museum's lack of antiquities
On March 20, 2022, the Munshiganj-bound sunken-deck launch ML Afsar Uddin capsized after being hit by the Rupsi-9 cargo ship in Shitalakkhya River, resulting in 10 deaths.
At least 300 factories continue to make these deadly fishing traps in Munshiganj due to lax monitoring and lenient punishment
The price of potato went up further after the government on Thursday announced a price cap for the tuber and began market drives to check the soaring price of the tuber.
Although two years have passed since the Department of Livestock Services (DLS) supplied its field offices with modern agricultural machinery for distribution among local farmers, most of the equipment remains unused as officials and beneficiaries of the programme lack relevant training.
A heart-breaking scene unfolded on the Padma riverbank as a father cried out for the safe return of his two sons, who went missing after Saturday night’s trawler capsizing incident in Munshiganj.
