Too many potatoes, too little hope: Farmers resort to feeding spuds to livestock
“With the market this bad, what else can we do?”
10 April 2025, 15:34 PM
Tea output in northern plains down 20% in 2024
Tea production in the northern plains dropped by nearly 20 percent in 2024, as erratic rainfall, poor market prices, and irregularities in factory accounting took a toll on the sector.
7 April 2025, 18:00 PM
Eid without Abu Sayed: A family left in mourning
Abu Sayed, a martyr of the July uprising last year, will be missing from his family's celebrations for the first time
31 March 2025, 06:15 AM
Dinajpur rape convict goes into hiding after HC bail stayed
A life-term convict has gone into hiding shortly after the Supreme Court chamber judge stayed the High Court order that granted him bail in a case filed over the rape of a five-year-old girl in Dinajpur
23 March 2025, 16:43 PM
Potato farmers facing losses
Many struggling to cover costs and failing to avail cold storage facilities as prices dip
22 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Dinajpur-Gobindganj highway rundown again 4yrs after Tk 882cr renovation
The Dinajpur-Gobindganj regional highway, a vital road communication link, has become dilapidated and risky for vehicular movement within just four years after it was renovated and widened by the Roads and Highways Department at a cost of Tk 882 crore
20 March 2025, 13:37 PM
Favourable weather boosts litchi yield hopes
Dinajpur, widely known as the “Land of Litchis”, is experiencing a promising season, with thousands of trees across the district adorned in golden blossoms.
7 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Dwindling trade threatens future of Banglabandha land port
Once a thriving regional trade hub, Banglabandha land port—Bangladesh’s only quadripartite port linking India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh—is facing a severe downturn due to its heavy reliance on stone imports.
1 March 2025, 18:00 PM
Make land ports fully functional
Budgetary allocation for Rangpur division’s eight districts for fiscal 2021-22 should be adequate to expedite development of the country’s extreme north, primarily known for crop production, said businesspeople, economists and members of the civil society.
29 May 2021, 18:00 PM
Litchi season to be fleeting this year
The litchi season may end earlier than usual this year as unfavourable weather conditions led to lower production of the sugary tropical fruit, according to industry insiders.
25 May 2021, 18:00 PM
An Eid to forget
Rendered jobless due to the ongoing restrictions imposed to contain Covid-19, a good number of the less fortunate like Mujibur Rahman passed the Eid day this year without having any special meal.
19 May 2021, 18:00 PM
‘800-year-old’ Rangpur mosque in dire state due to lack of care
A tiny mosque in Rangpur city, believed to be a structure built in the period of Bakhtiyar Khalji, is losing its lustre due to lack of any initiative by the concerned department.
12 May 2021, 15:25 PM
Shop owners in Sylhet, Rangpur in a festive mood at last
Various businesses across the Rangpur and Sylhet regions are seeing an influx of customers ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, which is likely to be celebrated on May 13 this year.
10 May 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Shromajibi Canteen’ feeding the helpless in Joypurhat
‘Shromajibi Canteen,’ an initiative of a group activists of Bangladesh Chhatra Union, has come as a boon to the working class of people in the lockdown situation when their daily income has been badly hit.
29 April 2021, 18:00 PM
Litchi growers fear record low yield this year
Litchi growers in Dinajpur fear a record low production this year because of unfavourable climate, absence of bees and high temperature during the last winter season.
19 April 2021, 18:00 PM
She paddles rickshaw-van breaking free from decade of torture
Like any other women, Saptomi Rani Mungli, in her early life, used to dream of having a family filled with love and happiness. However, her dream was shattered as she had to undergo inhuman torture by her in-laws and her husband.
22 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Sugarcane farmers suffer massive losses
Sugarcane growers based in six catchment areas have suffered heavy losses this year as the total weight of the crops shrivelled because of a late harvest, bringing down sugar yield.
13 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Benarashi makers plagued by challenges
The Benarashi industry in Gangachara upazila of Rangpur is struggling to stay afloat because of increases in raw material prices and transportation cost as well as a decline of processing units and government support.
1 March 2021, 18:00 PM
Rangpur’s shatranji industry near the end of its rope
The shatranji industry in Rangpur is struggling to survive as demand from home and abroad for the sitting mats made by handloom has diminished amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, according to local traders.
22 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Profit eludes potato farmers
Although potato harvests are yet to begin in full swing in many districts, farmers across the country are witnessing a sharp fall in price.
9 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Poppadom export potential remains untapped
Bangladesh is missing out on the big bucks India is raking in exporting a snack as ubiquitous here as popcorn is in the West.
31 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Tea production, acreage rising in northern districts
Tea production in Panchagarh and other northern districts grew considerably benefitting thousands of farmers although the ongoing coronavirus pandemic affected many other sectors of the economy.
27 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Toll Of Pandemic: Amusement parks turn into ghost towns
The amusement park industry in Bangladesh was dealt a huge blow by the coronavirus pandemic as the ongoing public health crisis has led to an alarming decline in the number of visitors, according to insiders.
23 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Onion imports thru land ports mark sharp fall
Imports of Indian onions through land ports witnessed a drastic fall in the last seven days thanks to the increased supply of the local variety.
18 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Vegetable growers left in the lurch
Seeing bright-coloured vegetables dotted across large stretches of land could make any farmer take pride in the hard work they put in to produce them.
16 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh gets its first fully-automated dairy farm
Eon Group has established the country’s first automated dairy farm in a village of Badarganj upazila in Rangpur.
9 January 2021, 18:00 PM
Two state-sugar mills begin cane crushing
Two of the nine state-run sugar mills that are still operational began crushing sugarcane on December 11.
13 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Sugarcane: now a headache for farmers
Hamidul Haq, a sugarcane grower in Basantapur village of Rangpur’s Badarganj upazila, is fearing huge losses this year as the government has shut down six state-run sugar mills out of 15 just before the harvesting season.
13 December 2020, 18:00 PM