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
A relief for victims
Residents of two shoal areas along the Teesta riverbed in Lalmonirhat used to endure the hardships of flooding. This year, the situation is quite different. Floodwaters failed to breach their elevated homesteads.
8 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Tk 37 power bills for a minister’s home!
People often talk about ghostly electricity bills that are absurdly high. In case of Social Welfare Minister Nuruzzaman Ahmed and his family, the bills are nonsensically low.
7 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Illegal stone extraction resumes despite ban
Illegal stone extraction in three rivers in Lalmonirhat’s Patgram upazila resumed in full swing after a six-year pause, resulting in massive damage to the water bodies, which may lead to erosion.
4 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Working hard, risking wellbeing... all for Tk 400
Despite going through the arduous task of stone crushing, along with loading and unloading, about 40,000 labourers at Lalmonirhat’s Burimari and Kurigram’s Sonahat land ports are deprived of fair wages.
27 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Attack leaves Rabidas youth with broken leg
With excruciating pain in his broken right leg, Subas Chandra Rabidas was seen lying on a bed at Kurigram Sadar Hospital on Friday afternoon.
26 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Jute production in Rangpur region: Farmers unhappy with low price
Maqbul Hossain, 65, a jute farmer of Gokunda village under Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila, cultivated Pratiman variety of jute on five bighas of land and produced 35 maunds of the golden fibre for a production cost of Tk 80,000.
24 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Sorrows of sharecroppers
Farmer Jahidul Islam, who has no cultivable land of his own, has been producing various crops as a sharecropper for years.
15 August 2023, 18:00 PM
In constant fear of losing everything
Erosion by the river Brahmaputra has taken a serious turn at 11 villages in Kurigram recently, making numerous people homeless.
30 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Two bridges side by side, but of no use
Two newly constructed bridges over a canal in Lalmonirhat’s Kaliganj upazila have remained unfit for movements due to lack of approach roads on either side of both the structures.
26 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Burimari land port misses revenue target again
The revenue collection target set for the Burimari land port by the National Board of Revenue has remained unmet for the last couple of years.
25 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Burimari land port again misses revenue target
It collected Tk 94.6 crore in revenue in FY23, which was 28.23% down from target
25 July 2023, 13:12 PM
Teesta Erosion: Lives upended, homes swept away
“We had a home and four bighas of arable land, all of which got washed away on Sunday. Now, we have become homeless and landless,” said Koushulya Rani as she broke into tears.
19 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Fareast Islami Life Ins facing steep debt
Firoza Begum, a resident of Shalmara village in Bhelabari union under Aditmari upazila of Lalmonirhat, opened a 12-year term policy with Fareast Islami Life Insurance Company some 15 years ago.
16 July 2023, 00:55 AM
Teesta Channel in Kurigram: Over 10,000 families under erosion threat
A new Teesta branch in Gatiashyam village of Gharialdanga in Kurigram’s Rajarhat upazila has become the cause of concerns for locals.
13 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Kathkachu farming bringing profit to farmers
Farmers in Bangladesh are pleased to be getting good yields and prices for kathkachu, a variety of taro root native to South Asia, as demand for the crop has risen this year.
12 July 2023, 00:30 AM
Teesta water crosses danger level in Lalmonirhat
Homes of some locals flooded; water of Dharla, Dudhkumar and Buriganga rising
5 July 2023, 06:20 AM
Eid vacation raises concern for mango farmers
The ongoing holiday centring Eid-ul-Azha has raised concerns among mango farmers that prices for the fruit may decline further in coming days despite the high production cost.
28 June 2023, 00:50 AM
Educational institution lost to erosion by Brahmaputra
Authorities of Dakkhin Khauria School and College in Kurigram’s Chilmari upazila have been compelled to suspend all classes as erosion by the Brahmaputra river devoured a major portion of the institution building.
24 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Over 100 families left homeless
Over a hundred families residing in three unions located by the Brahmaputra in Kurigram have lost their homestead to erosions in the past few weeks.
19 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Reviving barren land through grape farming
Farmer Hasem Ali, 50, from Ajoatar village in Kurigram’s Phulbari upazila, has transformed his once barren highland into a thriving grape orchard, becoming a beacon of hope for farmers facing similar challenges.
17 June 2023, 18:00 PM