By Md. Shahidul Islam from Rajshahi In the drought-prone region of Barind, the long-awaited monsoon has finally returned with rhythm and regularity, bringing a wave of joy and revival to both agriculture and aquatic life. At the village of Duboil in Tanore upazila, Rajshahi, farmer Zayedul ...

By Uttam Kumar, Tanore, Rajshahi Sumi Begum hails from Selampur village, Ward No. 5 of Talanda Union in Tanore Upazila, Rajshahi District. The only child of her parents, she married in 2000 and welcomed a daughter in 2002, bringing joy and light to her home. From 2002 to 2005, her family life ...

By Mukter Hossain from Harirampur, Manikgonj In the char (river island) regions of Harirampur upazila in Manikganj, a quiet transformation is taking place. Through the ‘Shotobari model houses’’ programme supported by BARCIK, farmers are playing a vital role in producing safe and nutritious ...

By Biswajit Mondal from Shyamnagar, Satkhira In the disaster-prone coastal belt of Shyamnagar often battered by storms, salinity, and unplanned shrimp farming makes crop and rice farming difficult. Yet in this harsh landscape, Purnima Rani (44) of Jelekhali village has built what she proudly ...

By Rina Akter, from Singair, Manikganj Child marriage remains a grave social problem in Bangladesh. According to UNICEF, nearly 59% of girls here are married before the age of 18, and 22% before they even turn 15. The time meant for learning, laughter, and growth is often stolen from them, ...

By Sultana Khatun from Rajshahi Bil Nepalpara is a village in Dorshonpara Union of Paba Upazila, Rajshahi, where over 350 families live. More than 80% of families depend on farming. BARCIK has been working at this village since 2016 to promote agroecology encouraging farmers farming diverse ...

By Amit Sarkar, from Rajshahi In Budhpara Slum, Ward 30 of Rajshahi city, Md. Omar Ali, now in his forties, has lived for nearly two decades in a tiny tin-roofed house by the railway line. A lifelong day laborer, he has turned his small plot into a green, climate-resilient urban farm through ...

By Tohura Khatun Lili from Rajshahi In Rajshahi’s Namovhadra slum, 40-year-old Nilufa Begum lives a life shaped by river erosion and poverty. Originally from Rangpur, she lost everything to the river and moved with her family to a crowded slum without electricity or clean water. They survived ...

By S.M. Osman Goni Sohag from Shyamnagar In a unique initiative to preserve rural culture and traditional sports, a vibrant event featuring folk games and a prize distribution ceremony was held recently at the open field near the New Market in Kashimari, Shyamnagar upazila, Satkhira. Organized ...

By Rina Mahali from Rajshahi Momena Begum, a member of the Jagadishpur Natun Para Integrated Village Development Organization in Mundumala Municipality of Tanore Upazila, Rajshahi, is a shining example of a resilient rural woman. She is the mother of two having a son and a daughter. Her ...