S Dilip Roy

Chilli growers in Rangpur cash in on higher prices

Favourable weather conditions for chilli farming and increased market demand have boosted earnings for farmers in the Rangpur region this season.

20 January 2026, 00:00 AM

No floods, no silt: Farmers struggle as Brahmaputra chars miss seasonal floods

Absence of flooding forces farmers to spend more on fertiliser, raising fears over crop yields

19 January 2026, 14:46 PM

Cold wave takes a toll on Boro seedbeds

Farmers say achieving production target will be harder as rice drives half of food inflation

14 January 2026, 00:00 AM

Number of voters increases by 1.28 lakh across Rangpur

The number of voters registered for the 13th National Parliamentary Election in Rangpur district has increased significantly across its six parliamentary constituencies, with young voters emerging as a decisive force.

10 January 2026, 01:00 AM

Voters increase by 1.28 lakh across 6 Rangpur seats

First-time voters emerge as key factor

9 January 2026, 15:54 PM

Fifteen years on, justice remains elusive for Felani killed at Bangladesh-India border

Family awaits justice amid stalled legal proceedings in India

7 January 2026, 04:31 AM

Sales of cheap winter clothes surge in Rangpur

Traders say sales may more than double this year

6 January 2026, 18:00 PM

Burning topsoil for bricks rampant in Rangpur

Agricultural land across the Rangpur region has been experiencing a decline in productivity, coupled with environmental damage due to the loss of fertile topsoil, which is being openly extracted and supplied to around 595 brick kilns in the four districts.

5 January 2026, 18:00 PM

3,100 arrested in anti-narcotics drives across Rangpur division in a year

Nearly 10,000 drives across eight districts resulted in arrests, case filings, major drug seizures, says Department of Narcotics Control

5 January 2026, 06:06 AM

Rangpur city 6 years on, children’s hospital still unopened

Although the infrastructure was completed six years ago, Rangpur Children’s Hospital has yet to open. Built on 1.65 acres of land in the Puratan Hospital area of Rangpur city at a cost of Tk 31.08 crore, the hospital has remained unused.

2 January 2026, 18:00 PM

No escape, even in daylight: Mosquito crisis overwhelms Rangpur city

Garbage-choked Shyamasundari canal fuels infestation affecting over 8 lakh people

2 January 2026, 08:24 AM

Two Jatiya Party nominations cancelled in Rangpur, Kurigram

Returning officers cite incomplete affidavit and withholding information

1 January 2026, 14:45 PM

Rangpur farmers struggle to rear livestock amid cold wave

Allege sharp fall in milk production as cattle suffer from cold, fog and fodder shortage

28 December 2025, 06:18 AM

Char Haats: The unequal economics of the chars

For char residents, this unequal exchange is not new.

26 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Cold wave grips Rangpur as char people face severe hardship amid dense fog

Low-income communities struggle, ‘limited’ relief distributed

21 December 2025, 07:53 AM

Farmers of early varieties of potato hit by old stock glut

This year, the price gap between new and old potatoes has narrowed significantly

20 December 2025, 18:41 PM

Farmers of early potato varieties hit by old stock glut

Farmers who cultivated early varieties of potatoes are once again incurring losses as prices of newly harvested tubers remain unusually low due to an oversupply of older stock in the market.

20 December 2025, 18:00 PM

Aging engines keep northern trains on risky track

Passenger train services in Bangladesh Railway’s Lalmonirhat division are being operated largely with long-expired locomotives, heightening the risk of serious accidents and disrupting schedules in the northern region, railway officials and employees said.

16 December 2025, 19:54 PM

Carmichael College in Rangpur: Teacher shortage, infrastructure crises hamper academic activities

The Carmichael College in Rangpur, a historic educational institution in northern Bangladesh, has been facing a myriad of crises, including a shortage of teachers, insufficient classrooms, dilapidated infrastructure, and poor accommodation facilities for students.

16 December 2025, 19:54 PM