Kongkon Karmaker

Hard rock produced at the Maddhapara Granite Mining Company Ltd with a market value of around Tk 55.24 crore has apparently gone missing.

For residents of several villages in Dinajpur and Joypurhat, this time of year is the season of baskets. As mango and other summer fruits ripen, wholesalers rely on the hand woven bamboo baskets known as either 'tukri' or 'jhuri' to transport fruit across the country.

Export and import through Hili land port remained suspended as the drivers and helpers of Indian trucks blocked the connecting road between India and Bangladesh in Hakimpur for indefinite period yesterday, demanding immediate offloading of imported rice which was stuck for duty complexities for more than a month.

Tickets of Bangladesh Railway (BR) have become too pricey for the Eid holiday makers as those went to the black marketers in Dinajpur and its adjacent districts after Eid-ul-Fitre was celebrated on June 16.

Weavers of Benarasi Palli in Rangpur's Gangachara upazila are busy making sarees ahead of Eid. The village is just 20 km from the district town.

Acquitted from a murder charge, Azaher Ali Raza, who was freed from jail on Wednesday after 20 years of confinement, is passing a busy time as relatives, neighbours and locals thronged at his Uttar Joydebpur village home in Dinajpur Sadar upazila.

Ever since she regained consciousness after a surgery, the two-and-a-half year old girl has been tirelessly searching for her

Summer tomato growers in the district are incurring heavy loss as prices of the vegetable have fallen alarmingly at the local wholesale markets.

For an estimated six lakh people suffering from the menace of mosquitoes, the Rangpur City Corporation has only four fogger

Only six to seven years ago, 45-year-old Ruhul Amin, then a rickshaw van puller, had to struggle a lot to maintain his four-member family with his limited income.

The three-day long spellbinding Abbasuddin International Bhawaiya Festival 2018 ended in the early hours of Sunday.

A three-day Abbas Uddin International Bhawaiya Festival 2018 has opened here in Rangpur city on Thursday, amid much festivity.

Cultivation of tobacco, which used to be grown on a vast area in Rangpur, has seen a decline this year in comparison with previous

Little school goers of different primary schools of Dinajpur celebrated the International Mother Language Day singing the songs of Ekushey, poem recitation and dances marking the historic day.

Language Movement veteran Sumanta Kumar Basak, who has been suffering from various old age complications, has expressed his

Poor visibility amid the prevailing dense fog hampers smooth vehicular movements, adding to the risk of accidents on different roads

Family of a 12-year-old girl, left pregnant due to rape allegedly by her tutor in Nawabganj upazila of the district four months ago, is facing social isolation while the accused remained scot-free.

Teacher and students of a 137-year-old primary school in Joypurhat's Akkelpur upazila attend classes, risking life as the school made

Newly elected Rangpur City Corporation (RCC) Mayor Mostafizar Rahman Mostafa said he will prioritise maintaining a good relationship with the government for the development of Rangpur.

Jatiya Party mayoral candidate Mostafizar Rahman Mostafa is leading by a wide margin in Rangpur City Corporation polls held peacefully amid tight security yesterday. According to the unofficial results from all the 193 polling centres, Mostafa got 1,60,489 votes. His nearest rival from the ruling Awami League Sharfuddin Ahmed Jhantu bagged 62,400 votes while BNP candidate Kawsar Zaman Babla secured 35,136 votes.