Cassia leaf farming on ridges between croplands
A good number of farmers have started profitable cassia leaf (locally called tejpata) cultivation in the narrow demarcation ridges of
11 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Woman at the wheel
Shapna Rani presents quite an unlikely sight. She is a sight to behold behind the wheel of an auto-rickshaw in the rural neighbourhood of Kurigram.
5 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Serene agri complex turns recreational spot
Tupamari Bahumukhi Krishi Complex, a multi-purpose agriculture complex comprising a large picturesque pond
25 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Bring FF's remains from no-man's land
Martyred freedom fighter Prof Abdul Wahab Talukdar's family and local freedom fighters have urged bringing his mortal remains to
18 December 2017, 18:00 PM
No obstacle too great
When Asaduzzaman, now 27, from North Nagrajpur village in Bhangamor union of Kurigram's Nageshwari upazila, was eager to attend
28 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Smart helmets could save lives
Despite the law enforcement efforts, many motorcyclists in Bangladesh often ride without a helmet. Now an enterprising polytechnic
26 November 2017, 18:00 PM
A noble initiative
When, on 13 August last, floods caused the bridge across Chhinaye Beel wetland in Kurigram's Rajarhat upazila to collapse, it left
17 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Airwaves of change
If it's afternoon, chances are assistant teacher Ataur Rahman from Uttar Ramna village in Kurigram's Chilmari upazila is happily listening
15 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Roving barbers still popular
Seventy-year-old Sudhir Chandra Shil from Napitpara, which means 'the barbers' locality', in Chhinay union of Kurigram's Rajarhat
18 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Hard days for Kurigram bamboo craft artisans
Artisans of bamboo items are worried due to low sales and absence of customers in the district's weekend haats
6 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Piper chaba vines lucrative for Kurigram farmers
Farmers in Kurigram's Rajarhat upazila are discovering the joy of cultivating the piper chaba plant, a vine locally known as choi jhal
3 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Roaring Teesta
Erosion by the Teesta river after recession of floodwater has taken a serious turn in five villages under Rajarhat upazila of the district.
29 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Ulipur's historic Munshibari in desperate need of maintenance
Founded during the reign of Nawab Sirajuddaula, the attractive administrator's house, the Munshibari in Dharnibari union of Kurigram's Ulipur upazila is a draw card for anyone wishing to explore the area's rich historical heritage.
18 July 2017, 18:00 PM
The return of manual husking
Early of a morning or into the evening, it used to be that the pounding, grinding sound of the urun-gayne, as it is called in Kurigram,
22 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Herbal drink: An innovation
There are a good number of people in urban and rural areas who like to have a glass of herbal drink to regain energy in hot weather.
10 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Buri Teesta river dying
People in Ulipur upazila of the district are suffering as the Buri Teesta river is drying up due to earth filling at a place where a sluice gate collapsed in 1988.
2 April 2017, 18:00 PM
None owns war memorial
The memorial built here to commemorate the martyrs of the War of Liberation in 1971 could not be handed over to any authority even four years after its construction was completed.
26 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Late blight disease hits potato
Potato farmers in Kurigram Sadar upazila are harvesting potato before its maturity period to reduce their loss this year.
7 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Abul Kashem 'recharges' his life!
A little bit of creative thinking has allowed Abul Kashem to earn a steady livelihood from a business he set up at Roumari upazila Bazar in Kurigram.
4 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Orange-fleshed sweet potato gets popular in Kurigram
Orange fleshed-sweet potato is being cultivated for the first time in the district's char areas.
1 February 2017, 18:00 PM