Nilphamari not leprosy-free yet
Nineteen years after declaration of Bangladesh as leprosy free, the district, regarded as the country's worst leprosy affected area for long, sees some people contacting the disease anew.
28 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Protector turns predator
An influential person backed by ruling party men has illegally occupied the Social Welfare Department's land at Paitpara village in the district.
12 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Innovative way to reduce irrigation cost
Farmers in the district are growing rice with reduced irrigation cost, thanks to a water-saving system developed by
29 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Hospital on verge of closure
Medical service in the Divisional Railway Hospital at Saidpur under West Zone of Bangladesh Railway is on the verge
15 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Mass grave in utter neglect
Golahat mass grave near Saidpur railway station in the district bearing the horrifying memory of the massacre of 437 Marwaris by
12 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Fakes enjoy privileges
A good number of outsiders are illegally enjoying various government facilities meant for the residents of former Indian enclaves, now merged with Dimla upazila of the district, as they got their names falsely listed in government documents
10 November 2016, 18:00 PM
In-laws' brutality for dowry
A housewife and her infant daughter were confined to a locked room for five days without food by her husband and
24 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Saidpur people suffer as new bridge construction delayed
Thousands of people in Saidpur municipality under the district are facing immense suffering for want of a concrete bridge over Pocha
23 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Bridge work stalled
The work of a bridge over the Nautara River on Lalmonirhat-Nilphamari-Panchagarh road in Dimla upazila under the district has
6 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Tortured domestic help groans in pain
A brutally tortured girl, who worked as a domestic help at an influential man's house in Tangail, is crying in pain at Dimla Upazila
4 October 2016, 18:00 PM
A pitch in despair
Cricket lovers in Nilphamari were left in shock as a week-long fair organised at the district's 'Boro Math', one of the main
29 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Scanty rain hampers aman farming in Nilphamari
A vast tract of land in the district is still uncultivated in the ongoing aman season as farmers are facing difficulties in preparing the land
16 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Exotic banana agnisagor faces extinction
Agnisagor, an exotic variety of banana that assumes different colours at different stages of growth, is on the verge of extinction in the
26 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Jute yield target lowered in five northern districts
The Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) has curtailed jute production target in five northern districts under Rangpur agriculture
25 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Unfit buses get repaired for brisk business ahead of Eid
A number of outdated and virtually unfit buses get repaired and painted as owners want to do a brisk business ahead of Eid ul Fitr by
20 June 2016, 18:00 PM
TCB suspends OMS in 8 N dists after only 6 days
Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) on Thursday suspended sale of different goods at subsidised prices in all eight northern
11 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Thousands at health risk as rock crushers pollute air
A staggering 300 rock crushing machines are operating round the clock in Dimla upazila under the district, putting around 50
17 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Problems and prospects of quality vegetable seeds
In the context of massive loses in traditional paddy cultivation in consecutive years, farmers in northern districts adopting with new crops pattern as inclining more and more to vegetable farming which is proved to be profitable.
11 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Heat-related diseases on rise in Nilphamari
Diarrhoea and other heat related diseases see rise amid the heat wave sweeping across the district and surrounding areas.
4 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Guardians demonstrate in Jaldhaka, demand action
Around a hundred agitated guardians of the candidates of Primary School Certificate (PSC) examinations 2015 of different schools in
3 May 2016, 18:00 PM