S Dilip Roy

With Indian cattle flow down, farmers in Rangpur division expect stronger Eid demand

In the once-barren northern chars of Rangpur, maize has become a lucrative cash crop. But low market prices this year have left farmers disappointed despite expanded cultivation.

In remote Tipar Bazar village under Lalmonirhat’s Aditmari upazila, evenings that were once quiet and dark are now filled with poetry recitations, songs and lively discussions.

Sarpukur Jubo Forum Pathagar now hosts cultural events, computer training and community activities

Processing facilities, high transport costs limit farmers’ gains despite bumper harvest

Vast low-lying areas across Rangpur, including mature Boro paddy and maize fields across its five districts, have been inundated after the last five days of continuous rainfall.

Bamboo fencing around the homestead has left the marginalised family struggling to move, work and send their children to school

After a Daily Star report highlighted his struggle, the eight-year-old secures full support at a Manikganj institution

Rights activists noted that solar projects are highly important for increasing agricultural production

Times are bad for Bangladesh's farmers. Right when they needed a steady diesel supply to irrigate vast swathes of cropland -- Boro paddies, seasonal vegetables, maize -- the world entered what the head of the International Energy Agency called “the biggest energy security threat in history.”

Growers across Rangpur are hopeful of a bumper harvest of Haribhanga mango, with trees now laden with fruit and advance orders already flowing in, just weeks after nor’wester storms lashed orchards in the region and dampened their spirits.

Extent of damage yet to be determined as farmers count losses in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram

Fresh erosion by the Brahmaputra has swallowed at least 120 hectares of cropland in over the past two weeks, leaving more than a hundred homesteads, educational institutions, and rural infrastructure newly at risk and deepening anxiety among riverbank communities.

The much-anticipated Joyantipur bridge over the Karatoa River has remained incomplete eight years after work began, leaving nearly 8 lakh people across four upazilas grappling with daily transport hardship.

As evening falls over Rangpur city, eight-year-old Al Amin steps out onto the streets with packets of popcorn in his hands.

The Daily Star report on eight-year-old prompts education offer and public support for Rangpur family

The recent diesel price hike has made service providers increase charges for harvesting the largest rice crop, Boro, irrigating farmlands, and threshing the cash crop maize-- and farmers are struggling to cope.

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.

Agriculture officials provide technical support and hail new example

As long queues and frustration grip petrol pumps across the district, workers at one station are still trying to trace the owner of a bike left behind