Farmers in distress as diesel price hike drives up costs
20 April 2026, 21:46 PM
The recent diesel price hike has made service providers increase charges for harvesting the largest rice crop, Boro, as well as for irrigating farmlands, and threshing maize -- leaving farmers struggling to cope.
20 April 2026, 21:46 PM
Bogura-6 by-polls in three days; voters show little enthusiasm
6 April 2026, 11:24 AM
Polling set for April 9 as major parties step up campaigns amid muted public interest
6 April 2026, 11:24 AM
31% more March rain costs Tk 83cr in crop losses
3 April 2026, 04:47 AM
Bangladesh received 31 percent more rainfall than the seasonal average this March, a development that caused crop damage worth Tk 83.39 crore across 16 northern districts, but also provided water for Boro cultivation, saving approximately 2 lakh tonnes of diesel.
3 April 2026, 04:47 AM
March rainfall 31% above average; crops damaged but diesel for irrigation saved
2 April 2026, 16:37 PM
Heavy rain causes Tk 83 crore worth of crop losses, saves 2 lakh tonnes of fuel
2 April 2026, 16:37 PM
Rains pile misery on potato farmers in North
15 March 2026, 03:28 AM
Heavy rains on Wednesday and Thursday nights submerged Rabi-season crops, including potatoes, across several northern districts.
15 March 2026, 03:28 AM
Rajshahi, a city of wings
14 March 2026, 01:08 AM
Rajshahi does not reveal all its beauty at once. At first glance, it is the city’s orderly avenues, flowering trees and well-planned streets that draw admiration.
14 March 2026, 01:08 AM
Same fields, same labour, never the same pay
9 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Every day, life starts for Nurnahar Begum before sunrise in Rajosh village of Gobindaganj upazila in Gaibandha.
9 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Jobs or business -- everything based on merit, Tarique says at Bogura rally
30 January 2026, 02:23 AM
BNP chairman pledges fair share for ancestral hometown without depriving others
30 January 2026, 02:23 AM
Dhaka-17 by-polls: Hero Alom to move EC to scrap results
The independent candidate claims he has video evidence of irregularities
22 July 2023, 16:13 PM
El Niño weighs on Bangladesh’s agriculture
Extreme heat has gripped many parts of the world as June saw the warmest global average temperature on record and the trend continued into July, according to the UN’s World Meteorological Organisation (WMO).
20 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Chili production low for unfriendly weather
Syndication by market players is not the only reason for the elevated price of green chili in Bangladesh as changing weather patterns has led to reduced supply, according to experts.
14 July 2023, 05:10 AM
Remote palichara reflects overall reality
Palichara, a remote village in Rangpur district, is not an unknown name in the local football fraternity ever since it emerged as a breeding ground of female footballers in the country.
7 July 2023, 18:00 PM
From abandonment to empowerment
Her story is nothing short of a fairy tale.
9 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Cold storages struggling to preserve potatoes for power cuts
Around 400 cold storages across Bangladesh are struggling to preserve and maintain the quality of vast quantities of potatoes for power cuts over the past two weeks.
9 June 2023, 01:20 AM
‘Subsidy benefits don’t reach us’
The government has spent more than Tk 28,000 crore as farm subsidies in the last two fiscal years. However, marginal farmers claim that they get very little benefits out of that.
1 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Once a flowing river, now dumping ground
Karatoya river in Gaibandha has transformed into a dumping ground as the district’s Gobindaganj municipality trucks have been dumping trash on a dried-up section of the river in broad daylight.
13 May 2023, 18:00 PM
Heat wave hits summer vegetables
The heat wave sweeping over large parts of the country is hampering growth and flowering of vegetables, reducing supplies and leading to consumers being forced to dole out more in their purchases.
11 May 2023, 03:00 AM
Bogura’s foundry industry almost future-proof
The agriculture-based foundry and light engineering industry of Bogura is all set to face any challenge that may arise amid the fourth industrial revolution, according to market players.
1 May 2023, 02:30 AM
Maize farming leading char farmers to financial stability
About two decades ago, farmers in remote char areas of northern Bangladesh were quite impoverished due to the consequences of repeated flooding and other natural disasters.
30 March 2023, 03:00 AM
Basic healthcare still out of reach for most in Gaibandha chars
Women and girls suffer the most, with hardly any services for reproductive and maternal health.
5 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Youth Games: Poor input leads to ‘almost zero output’
The final round of the Sheikh Kamal 2nd Bangladesh Youth Games was inaugurated on 26th February by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,
3 March 2023, 18:00 PM
Frustrated BCB set to cut ties with Shaheed Chandu Stadium
Vexed by non-cooperation from the district’s local sports bodies and organisers for years, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is set to withdraw their association from the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogura.
2 March 2023, 17:28 PM
Why are we so opposed to seeing Hero Alom in politics?
Hero Alom did manage to gain popularity among voters in Bogura.
4 February 2023, 17:00 PM
A police officer’s bias against a rape victim
On December 2, 2021, 16-year-old Sadia Akhter (not her real name), a domestic worker, stole gold jewellery and cash from the apartment in Wari, where she worked, complying with her boyfriend’s instructions.
15 January 2023, 01:20 AM
Gaibandha-5 By-Polls: AL’s Ripon wins amid low turnout
Ruling Awami League-backed candidate Mahmud Hasan Ripon unofficially won the by-polls to Gaibandha-5 (Fulchhari and Saghata) constituency.
4 January 2023, 18:00 PM
Every political crisis in Afghanistan has caged women
After this new ban, many NGOs that were working for the development of Afghanistan have stopped their operations, demanding the withdrawal of the irrational bans.
4 January 2023, 13:00 PM
Re-polling in Gaibandha-5 today
The Election Commission has taken all-out preparations to hold the re-polling in Gaibandha-5 constituency today.
3 January 2023, 18:00 PM
How do bus strikes ahead of BNP rallies affect transport workers?
Ordinary transport workers have been suffering due to loss of income during these strikes.
10 December 2022, 02:00 AM