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
Tk 50cr embankment sinks under sand in a month
Construction of an embankment on Teesta river was completed on June 30 in Gobordhan area of Mahishkhocha union under Aditmari upazila of Lalmonirhat.
24 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Floodwater sweeps away fish worth Tk 6cr
Recent floods have wreaked havoc on fish farms across Kurigram and Lalmonirhat, with floodwaters sweeping away fish and fish fries worth Tk 6 crore from 3,550 ponds and enclosures.
31 July 2024, 18:00 PM
A first-hand look into devastation
Is it a vast river, or a habitable land?
19 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Govt canal grabbed for fish farming
A section of local influential people allegedly grabbed a portion of Mahendranagar Canal on government’s land in Nakhenda area of Kurigram’s Rajarhat upazila for a fish farming project.
14 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Preserving Mughal-era mosque: No step taken even 23 months after publishing gazette
The Department of Archaeology had published a gazette notification on August 1, 2022 mentioning that it would take measures to preserve the Puran Jame Masjid, a Mughal-era mosque in Saptibari Gilabari village under Lalmonirhat’s Aditmari upazila.
13 July 2024, 18:00 PM
As flood worsens, food crisis mounts
Hundreds of families in Kurigram’s shoal areas have been facing untold sufferings amid deteriorating flood situation.
12 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Flood situation worsens in Kurigram
The ongoing flood situation in Kurigram has deteriorated further as the water levels of the Brahmaputra, Dudhkumar, and Dharla rivers started rising again in 12 hours till yesterday morning.
11 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Rain increases flood woes in the north
With the ongoing flood already making the lives of Kurigram residents miserable, more downpour further added to their woes.
10 July 2024, 18:00 PM
6,500 hectares of agri land under water
Farmers have suffered significant losses due to the ongoing flood in Kurigram, as around 6,500 hectares of agricultural land -- including Aman seedbeds and vegetable fields -- have been under water over the past week.
8 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Sisters die from electrocution in flood-hit village
A family in Kurigram’s Nageshwari upazila is devastated after two sisters were electrocuted by a submerged live cable during the recent floods.
7 July 2024, 18:00 PM
They make jute braids to send their kids to school
Women from Rajpur, Khuniagach, and Gokunda unions along the Teesta river in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila have been crafting jute braids for the past five years to supplement their family incomes.
5 July 2024, 18:00 PM
Heavy vehicles putting Teesta bridge in danger
Due to excessive plying of stone-laden trucks, the Sheikh Hasina Teesta Bridge over the Teesta river and its connecting roads are getting dilapidated and risky.
28 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Former state minister accused of threatening farmer with gun
A farmer yesterday accused Zakir Hossain, former state minister for primary and mass education and president of Roumari upazila Awami League in Kurigram, of threatening him with a pistol
25 June 2024, 11:32 AM
Country’s first post office in shabby state
Located in the heart of Kurigram’s Rowmari upazila, the country’s first ever post-office remains in an awful state for long due to negligence of the authorities concerned.
24 June 2024, 18:00 PM
Illegal sand extraction plagues Dharla, two other rivers
Illegal stone and sand extraction has caused severe erosion in three transboundary rivers -- Dharla, Singimari, and Saniajan.
1 June 2024, 18:00 PM
‘It may collapse any time’
The 50-metre bridge over the Ratnai River between Marichbari and Kalirhat on the Bhelabari-Durgapur road in Aditmari upazila, Lalmonirhat, has been in a dilapidated state for four years.
26 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Library with 15,000 books on verge of collapse
A village with its own library, that too with a collection of around 15,000 books, is a wonderful, yet rare feat in our country’s context.
19 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Buri Teesta to get a new life
To rejuvenate the Buri Teesta river in Kurigram and save the riverside people from bearing the brunt of extensive floods during monsoon, the Barendra Multipurpose Development Authorities have begun excavation work in the river.
17 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Mother to 74 orphans
With a vow to change the lives of as many orphaned children as she could, Bilkis Banu built the Golap Khan Shishu Sadan at College Para area of Nageshwari upazila, Kurigram.
2 May 2024, 18:00 PM
Boro production: Labour shortage worries farmers
Farmers in districts under Rangpur division are facing an acute shortage of farm labourers amid the ongoing hot spell
1 May 2024, 13:08 PM