Anwar Ali

Staff Correspondent based in Rajshahi

More trouble for Badsha

Fazle Hossain Badsha, the Awami League led 14-party alliance candidate for Rajshahi-2 constituency, has not only failed to garner support of AL grassroots, but also other members of the alliance have forsaken him.

1w ago

AL campaign heats up amid internal strife

In Rajshahi-1, the Awami League’s election campaign is intensifying as the ruling party candidate continues to face challenges from within the party.

1w ago

The battle of two Badshas

The Rajshahi-2 (Rajshahi city) constituency has become the battleground of two Badshas.

1w ago

Bagmara a headache for Rajshahi

Out of six constituencies of Rajshahi district, Rajshahi-4 alone, comprising Bagmara upazila, has caused the most headache for election officials.

1w ago

AL grassroots ‘siding’ with independents

At least four Awami League candidates in Rajshahi contesting the upcoming national polls with the “boat” symbol are facing hurdles to win the support of the party’s grassroots.

1w ago

Attacks on BNP-Jamaat men: Of masks, helmets and baffled cops

Police are clueless about mask- or helmet-wearing assailants who have killed three BNP-Jamaat supporters and injured 15 others in Rajshahi region over the last two months.     

10-Yr Record Rain: Major parts of Rajshahi city go under water

Much of Rajshahi city was flooded between Wednesday night and yesterday afternoon as the metropolitan area witnessed its highest single-day rainfall in the last decade.

Barind Farmers: At mercy of ‘water lords’

On April 9, Mukul Soren, a Santal farmer in Rajshahi, drank pesticide in a suicide attempt over not getting irrigation water from the same deep tubewell that allegedly led to the suicide of two farmers, also Santals, last year.

December 27, 2023
December 27, 2023

More trouble for Badsha

Fazle Hossain Badsha, the Awami League led 14-party alliance candidate for Rajshahi-2 constituency, has not only failed to garner support of AL grassroots, but also other members of the alliance have forsaken him.

December 24, 2023
December 24, 2023

AL campaign heats up amid internal strife

In Rajshahi-1, the Awami League’s election campaign is intensifying as the ruling party candidate continues to face challenges from within the party.

December 23, 2023
December 23, 2023

The battle of two Badshas

The Rajshahi-2 (Rajshahi city) constituency has become the battleground of two Badshas.

December 22, 2023
December 22, 2023

Bagmara a headache for Rajshahi

Out of six constituencies of Rajshahi district, Rajshahi-4 alone, comprising Bagmara upazila, has caused the most headache for election officials.

December 21, 2023
December 21, 2023

AL grassroots ‘siding’ with independents

At least four Awami League candidates in Rajshahi contesting the upcoming national polls with the “boat” symbol are facing hurdles to win the support of the party’s grassroots.

November 22, 2023
November 22, 2023

Attacks on BNP-Jamaat men: Of masks, helmets and baffled cops

Police are clueless about mask- or helmet-wearing assailants who have killed three BNP-Jamaat supporters and injured 15 others in Rajshahi region over the last two months.     

October 6, 2023
October 6, 2023

10-Yr Record Rain: Major parts of Rajshahi city go under water

Much of Rajshahi city was flooded between Wednesday night and yesterday afternoon as the metropolitan area witnessed its highest single-day rainfall in the last decade.

September 26, 2023
September 26, 2023

Barind Farmers: At mercy of ‘water lords’

On April 9, Mukul Soren, a Santal farmer in Rajshahi, drank pesticide in a suicide attempt over not getting irrigation water from the same deep tubewell that allegedly led to the suicide of two farmers, also Santals, last year.

August 27, 2023
August 27, 2023

Mango Export: Growers innovate farming practices

The rising quantity of mango exports has been changing the farming practices of the fruit in Rajshahi region as farmers are now opting for more chemical-free mango production, agriculturists say.

August 26, 2023
August 26, 2023

Caught in the ‘easy money’ scam

The lure of earning easy money is often too much for a common person to resist. This is where ponzi schemes like Metaverse Foreign Exchange Group (MTFE) come in.

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