All eyes on Rangpur
All eyes are on Rangpur today as Awami League, BNP and Jatiya Party are set to fight the battle of ballots to win the mayoral race.
20 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Crucial for all, but reasons different
The electoral battle for Rangpur mayor is crucial for the Awami League, BNP and Jatiya Party as they see the polls from different perspectives.
19 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Onion price slightly down, but still high
Onion prices have come down a little but are still way too high.
30 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Going to the dogs
Bangladesh is now engrossed in the glamour and entertainment surrounding the ongoing Bangladesh Premier League (BPL). The
27 November 2017, 18:00 PM
No progress in probe as cops ignore one plaintiff
No progress has been made in investigation as one of two plaintiffs has been missing in a case filed for killing of three Santals and
12 November 2017, 18:00 PM
One year and counting…
Dizen Tudu wasn't always a calculative person. There was a time when he could work in the field under the sweltering heat all day and still have enough energy left in him to play with his three boys at home in the evening.
9 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Teacher shortage, graft grip Mohipur college
Academic and administrative activities of Mohipur Haji Mohsin Government College in Panchbibi upazila of Joypurhat are badly hampered as the institution, beset with various problems including shortage of teachers, also faces corruption charges.
9 November 2017, 18:00 PM
A dozen AL aspirants seeking nomination
More than a dozen aspirants of ruling Awami League are lobbying with top leaders to get nomination as mayoral candidate in the
8 November 2017, 18:00 PM
No coal sale since price hike 45 days ago
The authorities of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Ltd (BCMCL) could not sell any coal since rise of its price by Tk
16 September 2017, 18:00 PM
11-hour ride a 30 hours’ordeal
An 11-hour journey from Kurigram to Dhaka is now a 30-hour ordeal.
10 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Hassle-free land office
The office of the assistant commissioner of land (AC-Land) in Chirirbandar upazila under the district has turned into a real service oriented centre during the last one year, locals said.
9 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Tk 321cr loss in fisheries sector
Fisheries sector in 10 northern districts has faced a loss of Tk 321 crore due to the floods.
27 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Cattle farmers eye good profit
With the decrease in cattle supply from India, cattle farmers of eight northern districts under Rangpur division are
26 August 2017, 18:00 PM
More disastrous than 1988, '91 floods
A major part of the district including rural and urban areas has witnessed massive damages to its public and private infrastructure due
17 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Escapes death but endures endless suffering
Sujan Hossain, now eight years old, was the lucky one. In June 2012 he was one of fourteen children in Dinajpur and Thakurgaon who fell sick after eating toxic litchis from gardens recently sprayed with pesticide. All were treated at Dinajpur Medical College Hospital.
15 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Pain of three-year-old Pallab seems never ending
A three-year-old boy from the indigenous community in Naogaon's Badalgachhi upazila, has been suffering from unbearable pain due to an undiagnosed skin condition since his birth.
6 August 2017, 18:00 PM
School or cattle shed?
The only primary school at Tejonandi village in Naogaon's Atrai upazila has turned into a cattle shed as classes at the institution remained stopped for long in absence of teachers.
3 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Taro farming gets popular
Two farmers of Chirirbandar upazila of the district became solvent by farming taro plants (Colocasia Esculenta), locally known as lotiraaj kachu, of Araceae family.
1 August 2017, 18:00 PM
Education comes to a halt
Academic activities at 623 primary and high schools in Rangpur region have been suspended for more than a month due to flooding caused by heavy rainfall and an onrush of water from the upstream, said education officials.
22 July 2017, 18:00 PM
9-year-old Mahmuda suffers from debilitating skin condition
For the whole of her life, nine-year-old Mahmuda Akter from Kamdevpur village in Biral upazila of Dinajpur has suffered from an
19 July 2017, 18:00 PM