Untimely ripened mangoes available in 5 N districts
In the beginning of the Bangla month Baishakh, when the mango trees are full of tender green mangoes, fruit markets in Rangpur,
24 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Pest wreaks havoc on green mangoes, jackfruits
The onset of summer sees rapid spread of giant mealybugs in fruit trees, causing much harm especially to immature jackfruits and
12 April 2016, 18:00 PM
All 206 sawmills operating without license
All the 206 sawmills in the district are operating without any valid license issued by forest department, thanks to the lax monitoring of the authorities concerned.
7 April 2016, 18:00 PM
264 pry schools run without regular headmasters
The posts of headmasters at 264 government primary schools in the district are lying vacant, much to the disturbance in schooling and
29 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Heavy vehicles use risky bridge ignoring warning sign
Trucks carrying 30-40 tonnes regularly cross Ananda Babur Pool, a rundown iron bridge over the Bamondanga River on Nilphamari-
17 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Strange, incurable disease spreads in Nilphamari
An incurable strange disease, marked with tumours accompanied by irritation and aching in the whole body, affects a good number of
15 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Saying no to begging
Physically challenged Parvez Hossein Bhuttu can be an inspiration to many as he has come a long way from once begging in the streets to becoming self-employed.
1 March 2016, 18:00 PM
School students played glorious role in Language Movement
A large number of boys and girls of two high schools, inspired by their headmasters, joined the 1952 Language Movement in the then
18 February 2016, 18:00 PM
900-year-old temple found in Nilphamari
A Buddhist temple, believed to be built in the 12th century during the Pala period, has been unearthed in Jaldhaka upazila of Nilphamari.
12 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Crisis of quality seeds worries boro farmers in 5 N dists
Farmers of five northern districts including Nilphamari are facing crisis of quality boro seeds at the onset of the cultivation season as
14 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Encroachers fill up 2 canals for crop farming
Two remote irrigation canals of Bangladesh Water Development Board (WDB) under Teesta Irrigation Project, the largest of its kind in the
9 January 2016, 18:00 PM
21 schools in Nilphamari still struggle to get back normalcy
Twenty-one educational institutions in Dimla and Jaldhaka upazilas of the district are still struggling to restore normalcy, two years after Jamaat-Shibir men wreaked havoc on those, in desperate bid to resist the 10th parliamentary elections on January 5 in 2014.
6 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Huge date expired worm killers stocked in community clinics
Huge quantities of expired worm killer Albendazole tablets are stored in different community clinics (CC) of Sadar upazila under the
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM
BNP, Jamaat rivalry revives over municipal polls
Local rivalry between BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami in Jaldhaka upazila under the district has resurfaced as candidates from both the parties
27 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Urdu speaking voters likely to play decisive role
A crowded railway town by tradition, Saidpur has long been home to a significant Urdu-speaking community. The
24 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Staff make memorial with thrown away carriages, engines
Workers and officials of Saidpur Railway Workshop placed floral wreaths yesterday at the altar of their newly built
16 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Case not ready for trial in two years
Families of the four people killed by Jamaat-BNP activists in an attack on the motorcade of lawmaker Asaduzzaman Noor at Ramganj
13 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Road expansion project fails to serve purpose
The ongoing road widening project in busy Saidpur municipality under the district may prove futile to ease traffic jam as the electric
10 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Bridge lies unused for want of approach roads
The newly built bridge over the Charalkata River at Beltoli ghat in Kishoreganj upazila under the district is lying
2 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Country's lone filaria hospital serves well, defying odds
The country's lone filaria hospital at Dhalagachh village in Saidpur upazila under the district has continued rendering quality service to
1 December 2015, 18:00 PM