Omar Ali Shohag
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- Sep 27, 2026
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Nandini: Foreign flower variety takes root in Jhenaidah (opens the original)
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A farmer in Jhenaidah has earned more than Tk 100,000 in profit from cultivating Nandini, a foreign variety of flower, on a small plot of land in just two months. Nazrul Islam of Paikpara village under Ganna union in Jhenaidah Sadar upazila cultivates several varieties of flowers. This July, he experimented with Nandini on three kathas of land under a polythene shed alongside his other flower crops. He is now harvesting the flowers every day and selling them in the Dhaka market. Nandini is known
At this stall, you brew your own cuppa (opens the original)
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At Charatala Bazar in Harinakundu upazila of Jhenaidah, 65-year-old Harun-or-Rashid stood behind a small tea stall, making cups of tea for himself and several others. There was one unusual thing about the scene: Harun was not the shopkeeper. He had simply come for tea. The actual owner was away, as he usually is. So Harun lit the stove, brew the tea, served those who wanted a cup and, after finishing his own, left the money for his bill at the shop. This is how the stall has been operating for t
Locked for seven years, Jhenaidah’s Sadhuhati library awaits revival (opens the original)
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A public library that once served as the cultural heart of Sadhuhati in Jhenaidah has remained locked for nearly seven years following a dispute over the formation of its managing committee. Today, two broken bookshelves sit coated in dust, the furniture is falling apart, and the two-room building, once filled with readers, stands deserted. With no books left inside, locals are urging the authorities to revive the library before it disappears altogether. Sadhuhati Public Library was established
Bagdi community in Jhenaidah struggles to survive as water bodies vanish (opens the original)
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The disappearance of rivers, canals and wetlands has left the Bagdi community in Jhenaidah -- a gazetted, protected ethnic minority -- struggling with severe financial hardship and half-starvation after losing their traditional occupation of fishing and hunting. More than 150 people from 34 Bagdi families live in a settlement between Chanderpol and Madhabpur villages in Ganna union of Jhenaidah Sadar upazila. For over a century, they have lived in dilapidated huts along broken roads, untouched b
Bir Sreshtha Hamidur Rahman monument demolition halted, but questions remain (opens the original)
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The Jhenaidah district administration has halted the removal of a square dedicated to Bir Sreshtha Hamidur Rahman. The decision followed public criticism sparked by a report in The Daily Star on the demolition of the structure. Workers involved in dismantling the monument have not been seen at the site since yesterday. Although the demolition began on July 13, the relevant government offices remained silent, with no agency acknowledging responsibility for the removal. Meanwhile, some people soug
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