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What began as a hobby of gardening on her home’s rooftop has now turned Jannatul Ferdous Juthi, a resident of Ishwardi municipality area in Pabna, into a successful entrepreneur. From home, she sells local and foreign cactus and succulent plants online and offline, earning Tk 15,000 to Tk 20,000 a month.During the coronavirus pandemic in 2019, homemaker Juthi began gardening by planting a few saplings in pots on the roof of her home. Over seven years, the hobby has grown into a rich collection....

A recruitment notice has been published for vacant posts under the revenue sector of the Department of Livestock Services. A total of 538 people will be recruited for two categories of posts. The recruitment notice was published on September 10, and the application process will begin on September 15.Post: Semen CarrierNumber of posts: 32Educational qualification: Passed Secondary School Certificate (SSC) or equivalent examination.Salary: Tk 8,500–20,570 (Grade 19).Post: Office AssistantNumber of...

On a clear, cloudless Tuesday morning in September 2001, the United States experienced the deadliest act of terrorism ever carried out on its soil. In the space of 102 minutes, nineteen men armed with box cutters and a plan rehearsed for years turned four passenger aircraft into weapons, killed nearly 3,000 people, brought down the tallest buildings in New York City, tore a gash into the Pentagon, and left a smoking crater in a Pennsylvania field. The events of that day, now known simply a...

Police have said that five suicide notes were recovered in connection with the death of former Barishal bureau chief of Dainik Samakal and senior journalist Pulak Chatterjee. Pulak left separate notes addressed to his wife and daughter, his younger brother and sister-in-law, the general secretary of the Barishal Press Club, a longtime colleague, and the administration.In a note addressed to his wife Priyanka and daughter Prakriti, Pulak said, “Please forgive me. Nothing in this world stops for a...

Power generation has been disrupted by a severe gas shortage for more than one and a half months and a coal shortage for the past month. Recently, power generation at two coal fired power plants including Adani’s plant fell by half due to technical problems. At the same time, electricity demand has increased amid intense heat. However, the demand cannot be met due to multiple crises. As a result, people are remaining without electricity for hours at a time and daily life has been severely...

Babubazar Bridge, one of the busiest gateways to Dhaka, faces relentless traffic jams, blaring horns, and surging crowds every morning. Behind this congestion lies a deeply entrenched, multi-layered extortion ring, alongside frequent mugging incidents. Unauthorized auto-rickshaw and auto-van stands line both ends of the bridge, makeshift vegetable markets block pedestrian walkways, early-morning poultry trucks are stopped for illegal tolls, and muggings spike after dark. Reports indicate that mu...

The handloom industry in Pabna and Sirajganj has a long tradition. As the industry expanded it became the source of livelihood for nearly 1.5 million people. The clattering sound of looms can be heard across the two districts. But that sound is gradually fading. The entire industry has come to a standstill under the combined pressure of frequent load shedding, high prices of yarn and dyes and rising fuel prices. Many power looms and Chittaranjan semi-automatic looms have shut down amid los...

I The letter arrived on a Tuesday, damp at the corners as though it had traveled through rain that no calendar remembered. Eleanor Voss turned it over twice before she opened it, because the handwriting on the front was her aunt’s, and her aunt had been dead for six years. She read it three times standing in the hallway of her small London flat, coat still buttoned, before she understood what it was asking of her. Not a message from beyond, nothing so theatrical as that. The letter had...

He changed his identity. He changed his political affiliation. But his strategy of exerting influence did not change. From a Chhatra League leader he became a ‘July warrior’. He then identified himself as a member of a BNP family. This is how Anwar Hossain allegedly established influence over the state-owned Milk Vita, officially known as Bangladesh Milk Producers’ Cooperative Union Limited. He reportedly used the name of an influential adviser to the former interim government to influenc...

The horrific 9/11 attacks! The deaths of nearly 3,000 people in the 2001 attacks pushed the United States toward retaliation. Alongside changes in security policy came a long military campaign known as the “War on Terror.” From Afghanistan to Iraq and later Pakistan, Syria, Yemen, Somalia and Libya, the war spread across various regions. Twenty-five years later, the humanitarian toll is devastating. An estimated 4.5 to 4.7 million people have died in wars and related conflict zones. More t...

Two months ago, a young man was bid farewell by his family as he left for Spain with hopes of fulfilling his dreams. On Friday, the same young man returned home in a coffin. His relatives wept along the road from the airport to his village home. After the coffin reached Uttargaon, neighbors and acquaintances gathered to see him one last time. The body of Bangladeshi youth Yousuf Hasan Alif, who was killed in a fire in Madrid, Spain, arrived in Bangladesh on Friday morning. The plane carry...

The pace and nature of cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) change with changes in power. Many cases that remain at the center of public attention during one government’s tenure disappear from view after a change of government. At the same time some other cases become active again. This has raised questions about the ACC’s neutrality and the continuity of its cases. The autonomous commission was formed two decades ago to curb corruption. The ACC takes complaints when it rec...

Mohammad Faruk once worked as a helper on a local tempo. His daily duties included helping passengers get on and off, collecting fares and assisting the driver. He sometimes had to spend days without food because of his family’s financial hardship. He also had to wear clothes given to him by others. Yet his dream of continuing his education never stopped. That Faruk is now a third-year student in the Department of Islamic Studies at the University of Chittagong. He is managing his own edu...

Bangladesh has unveiled plans to expand its LNG supply infrastructure to ensure energy security amid volatility in the global energy market and supply disruptions. As part of the plan, the country aims to commission another floating LNG terminal (FSRU) in Maheshkhali with a capacity of 600 million cubic feet per day (MMCFD) by 2028 and a land-based terminal in Matarbari with a capacity of 1,000 MMCFD by 2030. State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Anindya Islam Amit disclo...

The month-long mobile filmmaking workshop titled “Forced to Flee” concluded with a film screening and award ceremony at the ULAB Permanent Campus on Friday. The Dhaka International Mobile Film Festival (DIMFF), in collaboration with UNHCR, organized the closing ceremony on September 11, marking the end of the workshop that focused on filmmaking and stories related to refugees and displacement. During the workshop, participants received training on different aspects of filmmaking, includi...

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have effectively taken control of the Bab al-Mandab Strait. They completed a rapid operation to take control of Yemen’s Red Sea coast on Friday. This has strengthened their control over one of the world’s most important shipping routes. It has also created a major strategic advantage for their supporters in Iran. Several media outlets reported that Houthi forces have captured Perim Island, located in the middle of the strategically important Bab al-Mandab Strait. Jus...

Ayanta is sitting on the sofa reading a book. Beside her, her grandfather is reading a newspaper. Every now and then, Ayanta giggles. At other times, she reads with wide eyes and a thoughtful expression. Finally, with a faint smile on her lips, she finishes the book and closes it. As soon as she closes the book, her grandfather looks at her over his glasses and asks, “So Ayanta, what did you learn from the book?” Ayanta’s smile disappears. She starts thinking about what she should say. L...

Water levels in the Padma River are rising at the Rajshahi point. The water is overflowing the riverbanks and entering char areas. Houses, courtyards and roads are being submerged. In some areas, people are struggling to keep their livestock safe. Elsewhere, they are boarding boats in search of safer shelter. The Padma River water level in Rajshahi is now nearing the danger level. The danger level of the Padma in Rajshahi is 18.5 meters. At 3 pm on Friday (September 11), the river water l...

Farhad Hossain Jony (35), was a familiar face in Muktagacha, Mymensingh, for protesting various social issues. He was the central organiser of an organisation called ‘Bekar Mukti Kormosongsthan’ and president of its Mymensingh chapter. He was also seen at a human chain at the National Press Club in the capital last Tuesday. The next day, miscreants poured petrol over him and set him on fire in front of his home in Muktagacha. The young man died at a hospital yesterday, Thursday. He had in...

Three more children died with measles symptoms across the country in the last 24 hours. With this, the total number of deaths from measles and measles symptoms has reached 1,012 this year. During the same period, 1,111 new cases of measles and its symptoms were reported. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) disclosed the information in its regular measles report on Friday. According to DGHS data, two of the three children who died in the last 24 hours were from Chattogram Di...