Ragging at Dinajpur HSTU: 4 students leave campus in 4 years
Not only were the students physically assaulted by the seniors but the victims also experienced severe mental trauma following the incidents.
27 February 2023, 09:10 AM
Indigenous languages in the North: Left to die out
Santhali, Kurukh, Sadri, Mundali -- these are just some of the many languages spoken by the indigenous communities of the flatlands in Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions.
21 February 2023, 01:00 AM
16 Northern Districts: Rising input cost worries Boro farmers
Saiful Islam has lately been busy preparing his five bighas of land to grow paddy. But he reckons he will have to spend Tk 25,000 more than he did last season for the cultivation as the cost of just about everything has gone up.
26 January 2023, 01:00 AM
Locomotive workshop facing worker, fund shortages
Although Bangladesh Railway has expanded its efforts to provide rail transport in more areas of the country, its central locomotive workshop in Parbatipur upazila of Dinajpur is unable to operate at full force owing to a shortage of workers and funds.
19 January 2023, 04:00 AM
Homemade agro-machinery making a difference
Rafiqul Islam, who lives in the Dashmile area of Dinajpur sadar upazila, has innovated various types of agricultural machinery that provide a cheap and easy way for famers to achieve higher production.
17 January 2023, 03:00 AM
Rangpur City Polls: Intra-party feud, ‘wrong pick’ to blame for AL’s rout
Intra-party feud and selection of “wrong candidate” caused the ruling Awami League to suffer a humiliating defeat in Tuesday’s mayoral polls in Rangpur city, said local politicians and civil society members.
29 December 2022, 01:00 AM
Rangpur Mayoral Election: JP’s Mostafa wins, AL polls only 8pc
Jatiya Party’s Mostafizar Rahman Mostafa was reelected Rangpur mayor while the ruling Awami League candidate, in the fourth position, managed to bag only 8 percent of the vote in the city corporation polls yesterday.
28 December 2022, 00:50 AM
Rangpur city polls: EVM glitch delays JP candidate’s voting by 30min
Jatiya Party mayoral candidate Mostafizar Rahman of Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) had to wait about 30 minutes to cast his vote due to a glitch in electronic voting machine (EVM).
27 December 2022, 04:21 AM
Rangpur City Helm: AL, JP battling it out today
Both the ruling Awami League and opposition Jatiya Party said they would win the Rangpur City Corporation election today.
27 December 2022, 01:15 AM
RCC polls: Campaign ends amid fears of violence
As election campaigns for Rangpur City Corporation ended at midnight, the Election Commission said there were concerns over violence at almost one-third of the 229 polling centres.
25 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Most voters don’t know how to use EVM
Around 90 percent of Rangpur city dwellers still have no knowledge on how to use electronic voting machines (EVM), and many are unaware of the fact that the city election will be held through EVM, said mayoral candidate Mostafizar Rahman Mostafa yesterday.
23 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Rangpur city polls: AL eyes victory, JP worries over EVM
With the Rangpur City Corporation election only a few days away, mayor and councillor candidates are passing busy times campaigning to ensure votes.
22 December 2022, 18:00 PM
RFL Group opens 2nd bicycle factory
RFL Group opened its second bicycle factory in Rangpur’s Gangachara upazila to meet the growing demand in both local and export markets.
15 December 2022, 18:00 PM
RFL Group opens second bicycle factory in Rangpur
RFL Group opened its second bicycle factory in Rangpur’s Gangachara to meeting the growing demand in the local and export markets.
15 December 2022, 11:49 AM
Ex-RCC mayor claims he has zero annual income
Mostafizar Rahman, former mayor of Rangpur city, claimed that he did not have any annual income for the last 5 years even though he withdrew over 80 lakh in honorarium during this period.
12 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Shyamasundari Canal: Once Rangpur’s lifeline, now merely a drain
Many Rangpur dwellers, including Maharani Shyamasundari, died following an outbreak of mosquito-borne malaria in 1890s.
7 December 2022, 18:00 PM
Rangpur city polls: JP relieved, AL troubled over rebels
While the Jatiya Party has apparently succeeded in talking its rebel candidates out of the upcoming Rangpur city mayoral race, the ruling Awami League is still facing a difficult situation with two of its rebels already having filed nomination papers.
30 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Dollar crisis cuts trade thru land ports in half
Cross-border trade through land ports in Bangladesh has halved over the past month as importers are facing severe difficulties in opening letters of credit (LCs) amid the country’s US dollar shortage.
28 November 2022, 02:50 AM
Fresh potato prices far higher than previous years
Farmers are enjoying good sales of early harvest potatoes, which cost an astonishing Tk 400 per kilogramme (kg) after hitting markets in Dinajpur and its neighbouring districts by the end of last week.
21 November 2022, 02:20 AM
6 years without classrooms, teachers or labs
Academic works of the mechanical engineering department at Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU) in Dinajpur are being hampered due to the absence of permanent classrooms and laboratory facilities.
9 November 2022, 18:00 PM