Faridpur
Standing crops damaged in Faridpur
Excessive rainfall and hailstorm have damaged the standing crops, including jute in Boalmari and Madhukhali upazilas of the district on Saturday.
Three killed in Faridpur lightning strike
Three people were killed in lightning strike in Dekrerchar union of Sadar upazila on Saturday.
Faridpur jute growers find themselves in troubled waters
The jute growers in Faridpur, a top jute-producing district of the country, are in deep trouble due to a severe shortage of farm workers triggered by the ongoing shutdown enforced to curb the spread of coronavirus outbreak.
Farmers said they have become upset as they cannot hire labourers to weed their land, and their woes have worsened with the growing pest attacks.
Jute, a fibre that can be spun into sackcloth, is a brand product of Faridpur and its branding slogan is ‘Sonali Ashe Bharpur, Bhalabasi Faridpur’.
FMCH doctor detected with Covid-19
A physician of Faridpur Medical College Hospital (FMCH) tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday.
Faridpur district police offering free Sehri to day labourers
Police in the district have been offering free Sehri to more than a hundred day labourers in Faridpur town in the month of Holy Ramadan.
3 Covid-19 patients made recovery in Faridpur
Three Covid-19 patients who were undergoing treatment at Faridpur Medical College Hospital returned home on Thursday after their full recovery.
2.5 lakh families get aid through digital cards in Faridpur
The Faridpur district administration has undertaken an initiative to distribute humanitarian aid among 2.5 lakh helpless families using digital cards.
Lightning strike kills two farmers in Faridpur
Two farmers were killed after being struck by a lightning strike in Charbhadrasan upazila here on Friday.
Faridpur panel mayor fined over irregularity in relief distribution
A mobile court on Wednesday fined a panel mayor of Faridpur municipality as he committed irregularity during relief distribution among the local under privileged people.
Coronavirus cases rises to five in Faridpur
After the detection of another coronavirus patient on Tuesday, the total number of confirmed cases rose to five in Faridpur.
Civil Surgeon Dr Siddiqur Rahman said five persons have so far tested positive in three upazilas – Char Bhadrason, Nagarkanda and Boalmari.
Faridpur Medical College Hospital tested 57 samples for the first time and confirmed one person with the virus from Char Bhadrason upazila on Tuesday, he added.
Char Bhadrason Upazila Nirbahi Officer Jesmin Sultana said the person tested positive for coronavirus is a woman from Baliadangi village in Sadar union.
Deputy Commissioner Atul Sarkar said they put Nagarkanda upazila under lockdown as three of the confirmed cases are from that upazila only.
Other upazilas in the districts are under supervision, DC added.
Bangladesh has so far confirmed 2,948 coronavirus cases and 101 deaths.