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S Dilip Roy

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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700 rly quarters under illegal occupation

At least 700 of 1050 railway staff quarters under Lalmonirhat Railway Division of West Zone Railway went under
3 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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Bailey bridge at risk of collapse in Lalmonirhat

The Bailey bridge over Swarnamati River on Lalmonirhat-Burimari Highway at Sarpukur village at Aditmari upazila of the district may
1 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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Indian cattle trade in syndicate's grip

An organised syndicate controls 10 markets selling Indian cattle in border areas of the district, thanks to the lax vigilance of Border
27 August 2016, 18:00 PM
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Children suffer most

Children affected with different diseases due to fluctuation of temperature are being admitted in large numbers to Lalmonirhat Sadar
25 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Peddlers pledge to check drugs

The drug peddlers, who surrendered to police in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila on Tuesday, pledged to refrain from taking, carrying and
24 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Razzak, an inspiring tree lover

A youth of Hatibandha upazila of the district has been planting trees to save the green world since his school life.
24 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Villagers guard grave to protect slain farmer's body

Villagers have been guarding the grave of slain farmer Shafiqul Islam from Sunday night for fear that the body may be taken away by the killers.
23 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Flood-affected people decline Jamaat's help

In a gesture of aversion to Jamaat-e-Islami's politics, the people of Teesta River basin village Thangjhara in Saniazan union of
17 August 2016, 18:00 PM
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Growers happy over bumper aus production in Lalmonirhat

Farmers are happy following the bumper production of aus paddy this season in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila this season while an acute
15 August 2016, 18:00 PM
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Croplands turn into fish farms

A number of farmers in the district are using their lands for fish cultivation as they are losing their interest in paddy farming due to low prices.
10 August 2016, 18:00 PM
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Jute retting pollutes rivers, canals, ponds

Many water bodies like rivers, canals and ponds are becoming polluted due to retting of jute plants in these water bodies as ribbon retting, a method for retting the plants with less water, is yet to gain popularity in the district.
2 August 2016, 18:00 PM
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They return, happy with Bangladeshi generosity

Around 4,000 flood-affected people from India, who took shelter in villages along the Lalmonirhat border on Sunday
28 July 2016, 18:00 PM
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Lalmonirhat-Burimari road turns risky for traffic

Lalmonirhat-Burimari national highway has become risky for traffic movement due to the many potholes that have developed at different points on the road.
27 July 2016, 18:00 PM
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Schooling eludes Bede children in Lalmonirhat

Almost all the children of the Bede (gypsy) community in Lalmonirhat are deprived of education due to absence of awareness among their guardians and lack of proper facilities. Instead of sending them to school, the parents teach the children magic tricks to earn money.
20 July 2016, 18:00 PM
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So close, yet so far

This distance of just about six feet between them seems painfully huge. And agonising, too. When they come to see each other here as two bamboo fences separate them, they know they are so close and yet so far.
18 July 2016, 18:00 PM
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50 thousand marooned as Teesta crosses danger level

Around 50 thousand people were marooned in 80 villages of 16 unions under the district as the low-lying char lands of Teesta and
17 July 2016, 18:00 PM
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Risky journey on weak Bailey bridge

The Bailey bridge over the river Swarnamoti on Lalmonirhat-Burimari Highway is on the verge of collapsing at Sarpukur area under
14 July 2016, 18:00 PM
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Cattle farmers in trouble as flood damages fodder

“I had to sell three of my six cows for low prices in the local market on Sunday as the recent flood damaged all the grasses at fields,
11 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Eid returnees suffer

Thousands of people returning to their workplaces after spending Eid holidays in their villages are suffering in Lalmonirhat railway
10 July 2016, 18:00 PM
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Listing of voters begins

Listing of voters in 111 former Indian enclaves under Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Nilphamari and Panchagarh districts began yesterday,
10 July 2016, 18:00 PM

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