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
Former enclave people cry for a bridge
The former enclave of Banshpochai in Lalmonirhat sadar upazila's Kulaghat union is in dire need of a concrete bridge to bring smooth
1 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Eid brings no joy
This year, Eid-ul-Fitr did not bring any joy for the ultra poor people of five upazilas of the district, especially in the Teesta and Dharla river basin areas, as they were not able to buy even vermicelli and sugar, let alone new clothes.
28 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Eid joy gives way to gloom in Chandrapur
Seven-year-old Sharmin Akhter was looking frequently at the path stretching before her house at Latabar village in Chandrapur union
24 June 2017, 18:00 PM
A sweet life of Thai guavas
In the quiet of his orchard Mominul Islam, 32, from Baninagar village in Lalmonirhat's Kaliganj upazila finds the serenity to reflect
13 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Rezia's fight against early marriage
Defying mother's bid to marry her off, 15-year-old Rezia has been continuing studies from her grandmother's house in Aditmari
27 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Mint and herbs help bring solvency
The parcel of land required for a cottage garden may be small, but as enterprising Lalmonirhat villager Anowara Begum, 44, from Karnopur village in Sadar upazila has discovered, the reward for growing herbs and vegetables in such a plot can be large.
15 May 2017, 18:00 PM
A dying hospital
A couple of weeks ago, Dhanful Begum, a long-time asthma patient, had a sudden attack at her home in Dahagram of Lalmonirhat's Patgram upazila. Unfortunately, she had run out of inhaler and her condition deteriorated fast.
15 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Reducing Pollution: Plastic bottle house holds promises
A house being built with discarded plastic bottles in the northern border district of Lalmonirhat might be the first of its kind in the country.
10 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Will her dream come true?
Amid smiling villagers congratulating her for achieving 'golden' GPA-5 in the SSC examinations, Akhimoni Akhter remains calm, thinking about the finances for her higher education.
6 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Yoke on shoulder for Tk 200 a day
Believe it or not, some farm labourers do the arduous task of pulling yoke on their shoulders to plough the land for a meagre daily wage of Tk 200.
3 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Banglar Nani gets new cycle, mobile
Jahiron Bewa, who has continued providing free healthcare services to rural people at a ripe old age of 90, yesterday got a new bicycle
2 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Rain upsets vegetable seed growers
Untimely and incessant rain throughout this month is worrying vegetable seed producers in two upazilas as their seedbeds are being
27 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Change Makers: UNSTOPPABLE
In the villages of Lalmonirhat's Aditmari upazila the sight of a jolly, very elderly woman moving about house to house on a bicycle, from morning into the afternoon, isn't unusual.
22 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Priority to cattle smugglers!
Farmers of Dahagram-Angorpota in Patgram upazila have no free access to take their cattle through the Tinbigha corridor to mainland
20 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Fairy floss a favourite
In Lalmonirhat and across the country, no village fair can truly be complete without stalls selling fairy floss, the sweet called hawai
18 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Livelihood on collecting oyster
Collecting oysters from the Sati and Ratna rivers in the district is a means of earning a livelihood for ultra poor women in three
18 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Greedy son's brutality on mother
When a festive mood prevailed in the area on the morning of Bangla New Year Pahela Baishakh, an elderly woman was seen crying
15 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Bricks smaller than standard size!
Smaller bricks are being manufactured in several brick kilns in the district, defying the government manual.
13 April 2017, 18:00 PM
No protection from deadly silicosis
In the Burimari land port area of Lalmonirhat's Patgram upazila there are around thirty limestone grinding factories producing lime
11 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Police action makes Swapon's HSC exams uncertain
A Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinee in Patgram upazila is facing uncertainty about attending the examinations starting today as he has been sent to jail, after being shown arrested in a cow stealing case filed over three months ago.
1 April 2017, 18:00 PM