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
Gourd seed produced in courtyard
Farmers in rural areas of the district are producing quality gourd seeds, as well as seeds of other vegetables, at home due to
11 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Road mishap frequent in Lalmonirhat
Vehicles sometimes fall into the roadside ditch while using a risky diversion road in Mahendranagar area beside the Mahendranagar-
9 February 2017, 18:00 PM
40 kg of radish at Tk 20!
One maund (40kg) of radish is being sold for Tk 20 at the fields in the district, worrying the growers.
9 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Struggle for schooling
Underprivileged children in char areas of the district are suffering while attending school during winter as they do not have warm clothes or shoes.
8 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Bumper mustard yield likely
Many farmers in the district have started growing mustard as its production cost is less and there is no need for irrigation.
8 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Bamboo crafts on decline
Only five years ago, around 900 craftsmen in six villages under the district were involved in producing items made of bamboo, but
24 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Second Teesta bridge misses deadline again
Construction of the Second Teesta Bridge in the district is yet to be completed even though the second deadline for its completion
24 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Rats' deposit their seasonal earning
During the harvesting period, a good number of people, especially kids from ultra poor families, are seen moving in fields in search of rat holes to dig out paddy deposited by the rodents.
4 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Ecology, livelihood under threat as Teesta loses flow
Once mighty Teesta river has turned into a thin flow at the beginning of the dry season, thanks withdrawal to water
29 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Teacher couple's success in mandarin farming
A couple in a remote village under Hatibandha upazila has successfully grown mandarin for the first time in the district.
25 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Tortured FF in hospital, family under open sky
Injured and ousted from home by land grabbers two weeks ago, freedom fighter Farid Uddin is still reeling from the
24 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Poverty drives kids to bidi factory in Lalmonirhat
Sumi Akhter, 10, read up to Class II, but she could not continue going to school as her parents put her to work in a bidi factory at
22 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Shoddy construction makes U-drains vulnerable
The cracks that developed due to use of poor quality materials during construction of twelve U-drains and a box-culvert in a former
7 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Labourers resume work as wage rises
Following rise in wage, the workers at Burimari land port in the district resumed work yesterday, ending the two-day strike they had
5 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Horrors of '71 still haunt war heroine Ganobala
War heroine Ganobala breaks into tears when she recalls the horrible days of torture on her by the Pakistani soldiers during the War of Liberation.
1 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Farmers happy, labourers upset
Farmers are happy but farm labourers are very upset over the use of mobile paddy threshers in the district.
29 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Growers, consumers at risk
Indiscriminate spraying of pesticides in crop fields, especially those used for vegetable cultivation, poses serious health hazards for both the farmers and consumers across the district.
23 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Market on school premises
Academic activities are being hampered in Durakuti Government Primary School at Durakuti village under Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila as a market is set up in front of the school on Saturday and Tuesday every week for the last two years.
17 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Afforestation on unused land
Farmers in many villages of the district have started planting trees on their unused lands as it would earn money by
13 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Beacon for children's education
Children of a remote village in Aditmari upazila under the district are getting quality lessons along with moral education, thanks to the benevolent service of a spiritually devoted couple.
10 November 2016, 18:00 PM