Completed in 2022 in Ramgati Upazila, Bangladesh. Images by Faruque Abdullah Shawon. Sacred Geometry in the Tropics – In the quiet, rural setting of Ramgoti in Lakshmipur, Bangladesh, the As-Salam Jame Mosque stands as a modest yet...

LAKSHMIPUR, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladeshi workers were lured to Russia under the false promise of civilian work and then forced to fight in the Ukraine war, an Associated Press investigation

DHAKA: Residents of Lakshmipur, a small Santal village in Sapahar upazila (sub-district) Naogaon – within the Varendra region – once used to cultivate paddy and other seasonal crops. However, due to rapidly declining groundwater level in the area, the villagers are faced with a crisis of water for cultivation, and forced to gradually change their agricultural practices. The Varendra region’s unique geology, hot and humid weather, and sparse rainfall further add to the challenges. In response to the decline in groundwater level and climate change issues, BRAC, the world’s largest southern-led development organisation, initiated its climate adaptive agriculture programme in 2023 in the region. It helped families sustain their livelihood by setting up small vegetable gardens in their home yards, ensure food security and even create employment opportunities for women. Alongside, the villagers, as well as other residents in the sub-district, became heavily engaged in growing mangoes in orchards over the past several years. Now it is among the top mango producing areas. “We used to grow different kinds of crops on our lands, but now water shortage doesn’t allow us to engage in traditional cultivation,” said villager Ganesh Murmu. “Recently, after receiving training, we started cultivating different vegetables on...

The man crying in the video was identified as a Muslim farmer named Nasim Miya, whose crops were burnt by miscreants A video of a man crying while sitting on a field after seeing the burned crop is be...