Sanjay Sarker

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Bangladesh

As flood waters recede, scars of losses emerge in north-east

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Bangladesh

5,000 tonnes of food grain in govt warehouses submerged in Sylhet

With water all around, flood-hit people in Northeast cry for food, shelter
Bangladesh

With water all around, flood-hit people in Northeast cry for food, shelter

A boat in the River Dhanu in Khaliajuri upazila of Netrokona ferries people and motorbikes. Located in a vast haor area, the remote upazila remains inundated for at least six months a year when boats are the only means of communication for locals to move from one place to another. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Haor upazila Khaliajuri still awaits road connectivity

It takes around a month to hatch duck eggs following the husk-hurricane method. Many families in Netrokona’s Madan upazila have become solvent by hatching ducklings this way. Photo: TBS
Features

Husk and hurricane lamp: Netrokona man’s unique way of hatching ducklings

Netrokona Deputy Commissioner (DC) Kazi Md Abdur Rahman hands over a cheque to a woman entrepreneur at his office. The DC introduced an online platform for women of the district to avail different services that has reduced their hassles. Photo: TBS
Economy

Netrokona women entrepreneurs now get all services online – thanks to DC

With only three months left before the deadline of the Sheikh Hasina University project in Netrokona ends, authorities could not yet lay a single brick on the project site. The photo was taken recently. Photo: TBS
Infrastructure

Netrokona university: PM’s gift caught in construction delay

Villagers at the Haors of Netrokona built temporary bamboo barriers hoping to prevent the erosion by the waves. Currently, at least 60 villages in six unions of Khaliajuri upazila of the district are under threat of being wiped out, leaving the villagers displaced and forced to live in unhealthy slums. Photo: TBS
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Vaccination poor in haor areas due to weak communication

Because of the pandemic, the Uchitpur haor and ghat in Netrokona, popularly known as “Mini Cox’s Bazar” has lost hundreds of tourists and faced a loss of at least Tk7-8 crore in the last few months. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

‘Mini-Cox’s Bazar’ in Netrokona lifeless in Covid-19

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Covid-19 in Bangladesh

6 Netrokona youths saving lives with oxygen services

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Bangladesh

Abdul Hamid: A devotee of humanity and nature

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Districts

Dingaputa haor getting back life again