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
100 illegal banas in Sati river for fishing
Around 100 illegal banas (bamboo-made fence) for catching fish have been set up on a 50-km-long stretch of the Sati river in different areas under Aditmari and Kaliganj upazilas of the district.
10 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Tobacco-dust factory causes havoc
On the roadside in Gandhomaruya village in Durgapur union of Lalmonirhat's Aditmari upazila is the curious site of a tobacco dust
3 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Bumper aman yield despite flood
Farmers in the char areas of the Teesta and Dharla rivers are happy as they are getting bumper production from flood-
31 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Dream to vote first time
Turi Bewa, 75, a resident of former enclave Bhitorkuti of Kulaghat union in Lalmonirhat Sadar, is happy as her dream to enjoy the taste
29 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Farmers' future bleak
Selim Miah, 48, a vegetable grower at Baparitari village in Mogholhat under Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila was seen in deep thought beside
27 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Homestead vegetable farming changes char women's lives
Growing vegetables in their homesteads has brought good fortune to the distressed and landless women living in
25 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Embezzlement of school fund alleged
Most of the Tk 3.24 crore allocated under School Level Improvement Plan (SLIP) for 732 government primary schools
24 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Bird poachers make quick buck as actions rare
Illegal catching and sale of birds especially parrots, goes on under the nose of the authorities concerned in Lalmonirhat.
13 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Business suffers as road in sorry state
The five and a half kilometre road from the district headquarters to Mahendranagar-Borobari has been in awful
10 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Rain disrupts normal life in Lalmonirhat
Daylong rain disrupted normal life in the district yesterday, preventing people from going to the temples on the occasion of Durga Puja,
9 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Robidas gets back his land, finally
Al last Premchand Robidas of Goalpara village in Aditmari upazila under the district has got back his 35 decimals of arable land from a
9 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Bhabani Sen's land still in grip of grabbers
Bhabani Kanta Sen along with his wife, two sons and elderly mother are passing a hard time as their land is under the control of illegal
6 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Union parishad polls enthuse former enclave people
The people of a former enclave are happy as they will exercise their right to vote for the first time in nine union parishads (UP) of the
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM
'Profitable' eucalyptus an ultimate loss
A section of farmers in the district cultivate eucalyptus trees around their crop fields to earn good profit, ignoring the long-term
29 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Tidy profit from bottle gourd
Favourable weather, quality seeds and bumper production: for Lalmonirhat's farmers of calabash, the vegetable also called
28 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Hindu family under threat
Premchand Robidas and his family in Aditmari upazila of the district are passing worrying time amid threat by a local tout who got their
25 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Joy of Eid elusive to char people
Eid-ul-Azha this year will hardly bring any joy for about two lakh people in the Teesta and Dharla river basin char
10 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Maleka makes it successful
Maleka Begum, hailing from a remote village in the district, has now become a symbol of success, thanks to her ability to think out of
8 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Challenged Aminul fights for survival
A hearing and speech impaired man with other physical challenges is struggling to survive with family by selling newspapers at
6 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Cow theft rampant
Cattle lifting has increased in the district ahead of Eid Ul-Azha, forcing farmers to guard their cattle during the night.
4 September 2016, 18:00 PM