Author: SR Shafik Swapon

Severe erosion has returned to the Arial Khan River in Shibchar Upazila of Madaripur, putting a key road and an…

The use of banned ‘China duari’ nets has spread alarmingly across rivers, canals, wetlands and water bodies in Madaripur, posing…

Farmers across Madaripur’s five upazilas are busy harvesting jute as the season for bringing home the “golden fibre” gathers pace,…

On the sterile beds of Madaripur District Hospital, the long-awaited homecoming of 28-year-old Rahat Talukdar and 25-year-old Arafat Kazi is…

Signal equipment and other railway components are being stolen regularly from the Dhaka-Bhanga rail line, disrupting train operations and raising…

Illegal sand and soil extraction from banks of Madaripur’s two main rivers, Arial Khan and Kumar triggered erosion fears among…

The multi-billion-dollar Padma Bridge, opened in 2022, transformed travel to Bangladesh’s 21 southern districts by ending long river-crossing delays and…

In the charlands of the Padma River, over a thousand residents of Notunkandi, in Ward 3 of Madbarerchar Union, Shibchar…

Cactus enthusiasts are flocking to Madaripur to witness the blooming of the rare and visually striking notocactus at the district’s…

A bridge built in 2018 in Madaripur’s Shibchar Upazila remains unusable eight years on due to the absence of connecting…