Bogura

Shimul Hossain, a Black Soldier Fly farmer, holds a handful of nutrient-rich larvae at his farm. In just four years, he has turned insect farming into a profitable venture, repaying a Tk16 lakh debt and expanding his operations to Cox’s Bazar. With 43%-55% protein content, these larvae offer a sustainable, cost-effective alternative to traditional poultry and fish feed. The photo was taken at Parsidhai, Pabna, recently. Photo: TBS
Agriculture

Waste to wealth: Growing potential of Black Soldier Fly farming in Bangladesh

The product has high nutritional value at low cost

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Bangladesh

5 killed in head-on collision between truck, battery-run autorickshaw in Bogura

Collage shows the first banner put up claiming ownership of the land [on upper left], the second banner put up announcing construction of mosque [bottom left] and final banner put up by the district administration saying the property where the demolished Jatiyatabadi Samajtantrik Dal office was located at in Bogura is owned by the government. Photos: TBS
Bangladesh

District administration's banner hangs on demolished office of Inu's JSD in Bogura

Photo taken this morning (8 February 2025) shows the historic Town Club that has been reduced to rubble in the Satmatha area of Bogura city. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Historic 132-yr-old Town Club reduced to rubble amid protests in Bogura

A man wearing a mask walks past an open dumping site near the Bogura Sericulture Extension Office where waste spills onto the road. As the largest municipality in Bangladesh by area, Bogura generates at least 300 tonnes of waste daily. Despite the operation of 20 trucks for waste removal, improper dumping persists negatively impacting residents, biodiversity, and water quality. The photo was taken recently. Photo: TBS
Environment

Bogura faces disposal crisis in absence of modern waste management

The fire broke out at around 8:30pm yesterday on the west side veranda of the building’s ground floor at the Deputy Commissioner’s (DC) Office Bogura. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Fire destroys mobile court case documents, evidence at Bogura DC office

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Bangladesh

5, including 2 of a family, killed in Bogura accidents 

A woman who had taken part in the mass uprising in July-August has received death threats through a note sent to her in Bogura on 25 December. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

Woman who participated in mass uprising receives rape threat in Bogura

The message, which read "Prepare for death, coordinator," was discovered on the wall of his residence in Naodapara village under Bogura municipality’s Ward-17 last night. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Coordinator of Anti-Discrimination Student Movement receives death threat in Bogura

Workers prepare soil for planting onion seedlings at the Spice Research Centre in Shibganj, Bogura. Over two decades, the centre has introduced 58 spice varieties and 156 cultivation technologies, boosting the production of crops like onion, chilli, garlic, ginger and turmeric. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

A growth catalyst: Bogura's Spice Research Centre spices up agriculture

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Court

Saad, jailed over mother's murder, finally gets bail after 3 accused admit his innocence

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Bangladesh

Son accused of killing mother in Bogura sent to jail after remand

Colonel Md Munim Ferdous, director of RAB’s Legal and Media Wing, briefs media at the force’s Media Centre in Karwan Bazar, Dhaka on Saturday, 16 November 2024. Photo: Collected
Crime

Bogura man confessed to killing his mother, RAB reaffirms