Tobacco cultivation expands in Rangpur, Lalmonirhat amid profit lure
Experts warn of declining food crops and rising threats to soil and public health
9 November 2025, 13:58 PM
Vegetable prices skyrocket as erratic rain ravages croplands
Consumers and farmers are bearing the brunt of the radical shift in weather patterns as crops are damaged and retail prices skyrocket.
21 October 2025, 19:05 PM
Favourable weather, higher acreage boost Aman outlook
Farmers and agriculturists said repeated floods and unfavourable weather affected Aman season paddy last year
20 October 2025, 18:54 PM
A festival of light, livelihood
With Diwali approaching, potters in the northern parts of the country are abuzz with activity as they race to meet soaring demand for earthen lamps, locally known as diya.
18 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Potters rush to light Diwali as 12cr lamps take shape in northern villages
With demand soaring ahead of October 20, pottery boosts economy of villages on Rangpur region
18 October 2025, 07:32 AM
Tk 27 lakh for constructing a tinshed room!
Allegations of corruption have surfaced against officials of the Water Development Board over the renovation of its branch office in Nageshwari upazila of Kurigram.
16 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Canal grabbed for fish farming
A local influential person has allegedly grabbed a canal for fish farming in the China Bazar area of Kurigram’s Rajarhat upazila.
15 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Erosion leaves over 200 families homeless
As floodwaters recede in the northern districts of Rangpur, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, and Nilphamari, erosion has intensified along the banks of the Teesta, Dharla, Brahmaputra, and Dudhkumar rivers, with at least 60 points now severely affected.
12 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Maize replaces tobacco farming
Many tobacco growers in the district have switched to maize farming instead of tobacco this year, thanks to the awareness building
8 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Boro saplings sell at high price
Taking advantage of a shortage of Boro saplings, caused by damage due to prolonged cold and dense fog, a section of traders in the district are doing brisk business by selling saplings at high price.
8 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Black Bengal goat rearing gets popular in Lalmonirhat
Black Bengal variety of goat is gaining popularity among the breeders in the district as the she-goat give birth to up to five kids twice a year.
7 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Cattle rearers worried
Paddy growers in the district are happy as they are getting unexpected earning from selling straw, but cattle farmers are unhappy over
31 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Urea fertiliser under open sky
A huge quantity of urea fertiliser has been stored in the open in front of the buffer godown (warehouse) at Mahendranagar in Sadar
24 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Cold, fog damage Boro seedlings
Prolonged cold spell and dense fog in the district has damaged a large portion of Boro seedlings in seedbeds and many more are
18 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Earthen approach roads the woe
People's suffering has worsened as the bridge over the Swarnamoti river was opened to traffic in September last year without completion of the approach roads.
17 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Cultural heritage still under threat
The authorities of Bangladesh Railway as well as the cultural-minded people are worried about protection of cultural heritage MT
14 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Mobile, source of their livelihood
Two siblings, who are visually impaired by birth, are earning their livelihood through using mobile technology at Teesta river char
11 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Bolt from the blue
Receiving the notice from Water Development Board (WDB) to free the embankment was like a bolt from the blue, said landless Azizul Islam.
10 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Ailing comrade Shamsul seeks help
A seriously ill Language Movement hero and freedom fighter of the town has appealed to the prime minister and kind hearted people to
10 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Illegal sand lifting from Teesta bed unabated
Illegal sand lifting from the beds of Teesta, Dharla, Ratnai and Saniyazan rivers continues unabated at 50 points in five upazilas of the
4 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Historic theatre at risk of eviction
Regular patrons of cultural events, along with performers in Lalmonirhat town, are in anguish over the likely loss of the historic theatre
3 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Rain-damaged ground deprives kids of sport
As at any government primary school, many of the 208 students of the school in Balapukur village in Lalmonirhat's Aditmari upazila are
24 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Expert paddy seed farmer
If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well. It's a saying that farmer Jatindranath Barmon Jatin, 70, from Batrishazari village in
20 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Plea for bridges
At least 10,000 villagers in Sadar and Aditmari upazilas of the district have been suffering due to lack of concrete bridges over Ratnai,
14 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Survivors of '71 massacre
Two siblings, who survived bullet injuries after a brutal massacre by the Pakistan occupation force in the town during the 1971
12 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Hindu widow cries for justice
A hapless Hindu widow is passing hard days at a hut on another perosn's land, failing to get back her ancestral land from a land
12 December 2017, 18:00 PM
13 mass killing grounds lie neglected
Thirteen mass killing grounds of the Pakistan occupation army during the Liberation War in 1971 here are lying neglected after over
11 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Indiscriminate use of pesticides on winter vegtables
Farmers in the district are using more pesticides than necessary on winter vegetables as most of them do not know how much to use
7 December 2017, 18:00 PM