S Dilip Roy

Groundnuts drive an overlooked ecosystem. From char farmers to street vendors and factories, a small crop feeds many

For more than three years, over 10,000 residents of eight villages in Phulbari upazila of Kurigram have been risking their lives daily by crossing the Nilkomol River on a single bamboo bridge.

The Dharla River, flowing through Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila, continues to swallow farmlands, homesteads and vital infrastructure every day, leaving hundreds of families destitute.

In a remote village of Rangpur, grief has engulfed the family of 47-year-old Pradip Lal Robidas, who was beaten to death in a mob attack at Taraganj on August 9.

Daughter, son’s education dreams now slipping away

Now 37, Saiful is finally back in his parents’ embrace, sparking an emotional reunion

Joy once dreamed of studying and building a bright future for himself and his family. But on August 9, that dream was dashed forever.

Around three kilometres of the approach road on Kurigram’s Chilmari side of the newly built Mawlana Bhashani Bridge remain unfinished, forcing buses and goods-laden trucks to navigate it at risk every day.

On the northern border with India, in Kurigram’s Phulbari upazila, stands the decaying Naodanga Zamindar Palace, once a hub of aristocratic power and cultural celebration, now abandoned to neglect and ruin.

Over 1,7500 families have already lost homesteads this year, thousands more at risk in Kurigram, Lalmonirhat and Rangpur

Family alleges distortion

Once brimming with life, the Teesta is now a shadow of its past. Once home to dozens of native fish species in abundance, it today yields little more than a few scattered catches, pushing thousands of fisher families along its banks to the edge of survival.

Chilmari–Haripur Bridge to boost trade, cut travel time

Four arrested, some culprits have gone into hiding, local police say

On Saturday night, Ruplal was hurrying home on a rickshaw van to begin planning for his daughter’s wedding. His relative Pradip was driving the van as they were possibly talking about all that was still left to do.

In the flood-prone riverine regions of northern Bangladesh, a grassroots survival strategy called the “cluster homestead” is emerging as a beacon of resilience.

As floodwaters begin to recede, erosion has hit vast areas along the Teesta shoal in the northern districts of Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Kurigram, and Gaibandha.

Among those pushed across were Bangladeshi, Indian, and Myanmar nationals

Three days after the first round of attacks on Hindu homes in Rangpur’s Gangachara upazila, a case was filed last night against 1,200 unidentified individuals on vandalism and looting charges.

The erosion of the Dharla has left riverside families in disarray across Kurigram and Lalmonirhat districts.