Kongkon Karmaker

Abu Sayed, the youngest of nine siblings, was studying in the English department at Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur.

Abu Sayed, the youngest of nine siblings, was studying in the English department at Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur.

Farsia Ara was distraught when her van-puller husband, the sole earner of her family, left her and their three daughters two years ago.

Severe flash floods across Rangpur division since mid-June have dealt a blow to peanut cultivation in the region.

At least 39 government primary schools across Rangpur division have either sustained damages to their infrastructure or washed away due to recent flash floods and river erosion.

Residents of Purba Nazirdah in Haragachh union of Rangpur’s Kaunia upazila are facing severe hardship after a 140-foot bamboo bridge over the Manas river collapsed due to heavy rainfall and flooding.

The adverse weather conditions, including severe heat and lack of rain, have significantly impacted this season's litchi yield

From a distance, it appears as a forest. But as one gets closer, it becomes evident that it’s in fact a seven-story factory building covered with vines and leaves. After entering the premises, one will see a 30-foot-tall white sculpture of a woman.

The doll makers there have become so popular that the village is now dubbed "putul gram", literally translating to "doll village"

Unusually high temperatures and a lack of rain have created drought-like conditions in Dinajpur and Rangpur.

On March 27th, a video clip landed on the phone of Aktarun Nesa, sister-in-law of a young Bangladeshi expatriate worker, Rubel Islam. It wasn’t a joyful message from abroad; rather, it was a nightmare.

The average iftar item most people consume during the month of Ramadan include things like beguni, fried chops, chickpeas and puffed rice.

There are over 4,000 orchards dotting the district

In Akkelpur upazila of Joypurhat, a man is silently setting a unique example in the spirit of holy Ramadan.

The Dinajpur district administration yesterday banned all kinds of construction work on the land of the Kantajew Temple in Kaharol upazila, 23 days after the construction of a multi-storey mosque had begun there.

Planned industrial development remains elusive in Rangpur as construction of a second economic zone in the northern district of Bangladesh has been barred by red tape for 16 years now. Besides, the existing industrial enclave of the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) in the region has fallen into disrepair, forcing entrepreneurs to search elsewhere to set up shops.

Importers have again taken to bringing over potatoes through Dinajpur’s Hili Land Port after nearly one and a half months as prices had started to rise, though local harvests are about to end.

Even with record high production, profit of MGMCL dropped as half of the rock remained unsold

Seems like it will not going to be a smooth sailing for "boat" in Dinajpur

While candidates come up with a lot of strategies to sway voters in their favour, the Awami League candidate of Dinajpur-6 has allegedly gone for a rather unusual approach -- offering free entry to an amusement park.