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
Tarique returns to ancestral hometown Bogura after 19 years
30 January 2026, 00:37 AM
BNP chairman draws massive crowd at Altafunnessa playground rally
30 January 2026, 00:37 AM
Up to 4°C colder than last year: North Bangladesh shivers
6 January 2026, 15:29 PM
Rangpur Met Office says harsh conditions may persist for several more days
6 January 2026, 15:29 PM
Wildlife enthusiasts protest surge in bird hunting
12 December 2025, 14:04 PM
Photo walk and birdwatching event calls for urgent national action to protect birds
12 December 2025, 14:04 PM
Farmers count losses as Aman prices fall
2 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Rates dropped by more than Tk 100 per maund in two weeks as growers blame rising imports even amid peak harvesting
2 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Gap rollout: New promises for safe food production
16 November 2025, 18:07 PM
Sohel Rana had been growing mangos since 2013 in traditional methods, often applying excessive chemical fertilisers and pesticides. He was aware of the health risks and the adverse effects on the soil, but he did what he needed to do for a greater yield. And until last year, the farmer from Naogaon sold his produces in the local market for a marginal profit.
16 November 2025, 18:07 PM
Stored with hope, lost in silence
6 November 2025, 18:20 PM
Jahidul Islam, a farmer from Chanpara area of Panchbibi upazila, had 100 sacks of seed potatoes stored at Sathi Himagar-3 cold storage.
6 November 2025, 18:20 PM
World Food Day / The fight for safe food production in Bangladesh
16 October 2025, 06:00 AM
Why are farmers spending extra money to use an unhealthy amount of chemical fertiliser and pesticides?
16 October 2025, 06:00 AM
Cyclone Sitrang damages Aman crops, fish farms
Cyclone Sitrang has affected 33,000 hectares of transplanted Aman paddy crop and washed away fish and shrimps mainly in the southern coastal districts, officials said yesterday.
26 October 2022, 02:10 AM
Cyclone may hit Bangladesh coast at 93kmph on Oct 25: IMD
The Indian meteorological department (IMD) provided a forecast an hour ago saying that a potential cyclone-storm is likely to hit some parts of West Bengal and Bangladesh coasts with around 93 kmph wind speed on October 25.
21 October 2022, 09:11 AM
Gaibandha by-polls: Police, magistrates played silent roles
Some polling officials yesterday alleged they did not get enough cooperation from law enforcers and magistrates to stop irregularities during the Gaibandha-5 by-election on October 12.
19 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Gaibandha-5 by-polls: Forced to write down election was free, fair
A number of presiding officers have alleged that they were forced by ruling Awami League men to make written statements that Wednesday’s voting in Gaibandha-5 by-polls was free and fair.
14 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Gaibandha polls irregularities: EC blames it on local admin
The Election Commission holds the local administration and presiding officers responsible for the polling irregularities that ultimately led to the suspension of Gaibandha-5 by-election on Wednesday.
14 October 2022, 02:30 AM
Situation went ‘out of control’
In a move not seen in recent times, the Election Commission stopped the Gaibandha-5 by-polls, saying the situation went “out of control” due to widespread electoral irregularities.
12 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Police team robbed in Sirajganj
A team of Bogura police, on a mission to rescue an abduction victim, was robbed in Sirajganj Sadar upazila early yesterday.
12 October 2022, 18:00 PM
Gaibandha-5 by-polls today with EVMs
The Election Commission is going to hold the by-election to the Gaibandha-5 constituency today using electronic voting machines amid confusion among many voters about how to use the devices.
11 October 2022, 18:00 PM
‘They are all playing and I can’t even run’
“I’m not willing to talk any more about football. Football has ruined my life,” said a dejected Chathuima Marma after this reporter finally managed to contact her on phone last Thursday.
7 October 2022, 18:00 PM
How can we expect farmers to survive on rice alone?
One does not have to be a doctor or a researcher to understand that food security is not just about having rice three times a day.
28 September 2022, 10:37 AM
Set up new rice research centre to break private sector monopoly
The government should set up a hybrid paddy research facility alongside the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) to break the private sector’s monopoly on the seed market and increase rice production, according to Mohammad Masum, chairman of the Supreme Seed Company.
25 September 2022, 03:00 AM
Northern paddy farmers at a loss over rising labour cost
People who subsist on paddy farming in the country’s northern districts, namely Bogura, Joypurhat, Gaibandha and Dinajpur, are currently in a vulnerable situation due to their prolonged struggle to make a profit from the crop amid rising labour costs.
21 September 2022, 03:00 AM
Only politics can bail them out
For years, farmers have been struggling to profit from paddy farming, and it is only politics that can help them out of this predicament.
16 September 2022, 18:00 PM
All, except farmers, profit from paddy farming
Paddy farmers in the northern districts have struggled to turn a profit for the past five years, as production costs have risen significantly but rice prices have not increased proportionally.
16 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Another depression may form over Bay, rains likely for six days next week
Another depression is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal from September 20 to September 25 affecting parts of Bangladesh and West Bengal in India.
16 September 2022, 10:48 AM
Gang steals TSP fertiliser on way to govt depot
A syndicate has stolen around 126 tonnes of TSP fertiliser during transportation of the goods from Chattogram to Bogura.
2 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Sheer waste of public money: Ponds dug for drinking water now used for fish farming
A government project undertaken to supply drinking water to locals in Gaibandha’s Gobindganj by re-excavating ponds has been rendered fruitless, with the zila parishad leasing out many of the waterbodies for fish farming.
27 August 2022, 03:00 AM
Costlier fuel to hit farmers hard
The government move to increase the price of diesel by a high margin has caught many farmers off guard.
7 August 2022, 02:45 AM
Solar irrigation pumps prove a boon for farmers
Farmers who depend on rainwaters to grow Aman paddy in Dinajpur have been left distraught from early July owing to a drought-like situation in the absence of rains.
28 July 2022, 02:00 AM
Dry spell rings alarm for Aman cultivation
It’s rainy reason in Bangladesh and agricultural land is supposed to be wet with monsoon rains by now.
20 July 2022, 02:00 AM