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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
5 January 2026, 18:00 PM
Coach shortage cripples services on 4 intercity trains
An acute coach shortage has emerged on four intercity trains operating between Dhaka and Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Kurigram, and Burimari, forcing many regular travellers to make their journeys standing or in severely congested spaces due to a lack of adequate seating.
22 November 2025, 20:17 PM
Lalmonirhat Rail Station: Declared risky, 25yrs ago, foot-over bridge still in use
The decades-old footbridge at Lalmonirhat Railway Station, declared risky in 2001, continues to serve thousands of passengers every day despite its dangerously fragile state.
21 November 2025, 21:01 PM
Coriander prices soar as off-season rain cuts yield
Unseasonal rainfall has reduced coriander leaf production in the Rangpur region this year, driving prices to a record high and leaving consumers frustrated, even as farmers enjoy unexpected profits.
21 November 2025, 19:54 PM
Once vital, railway hospital now a decaying building
The Lalmonirhat Railway Hospital, once a vital healthcare centre for thousands of railway officials, employees, and their families, has been reduced to an empty, silent building, offering no medical services for years.
21 November 2025, 19:53 PM
Tk 1,653cr Rangpur road project stuck for 18 months
A Tk 1,653 crore proposed project for repairing and upgrading roads along with other key infrastructure in Rangpur city has been stalled for the past 18 months, leaving most of the city’s streets nearly unusable.
17 November 2025, 18:00 PM
‘Satisfied with ICT’s verdict, will be even happier if it’s executed soon’
Martyr Abu Sayed's family says justice has been served
17 November 2025, 14:24 PM
Songs for the soul
In the remote Sonahat village under Kaliganj upazila of Lalmonirhat, a chorus of young voices singing “Manush Bhajle Sonar Manush Hobi” (If you preach humanity, you’ll become a person with a heart of gold) could be heard from afar.
10 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Alaikumari river choked by encroachment, siltation
The Alaikumari river in Rangpur is now on the verge of oblivion, choked by years of encroachment, heavy siltation, and unchecked cultivation.
10 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Alaikumari river in Rangpur on the brink of extinction
Experts seek state intervention to revive the river choked by encroachment, siltation
10 November 2025, 07:19 AM
A song for the soul
How ‘Mayer Tori’ is reviving folk music in the north
10 November 2025, 05:33 AM
Tobacco cultivation expands in Rangpur, Lalmonirhat amid profit lure
Experts warn of declining food crops and rising threats to soil and public health
9 November 2025, 05:29 AM
8yrs on, locals still cut off after dam collapse
For the last eight years, residents of Banglabazar village in Barovita Union of Phulbari upazila, Kurigram, have been struggling to move in and out of their area after a flood in 2017 washed away part of an earthen dam.
6 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Rangpur abuzz as BNP candidates launch election campaigns
Once considered a JaPa stronghold, Rangpur is now open to change, say one candidate
5 November 2025, 12:06 PM
A family affair in Kurigram-4
Voters in Kurigram-4 (Chilmari, Roumari, and Char Rajibpur) are in a spot of bother as two brothers are set to run against each other, with BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami tickets.
4 November 2025, 18:30 PM
Passengers suffer as rail project stalls
The 29-kilometre rail link between Kurigram Sadar and Chilmari’s Ramna has long been in a dilapidated state, forcing trains to move slowly and causing frequent delays.
4 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Lalmonirhat–Burimari road turns risky
The 100-kilometre Lalmonirhat–Burimari highway, the only route to Burimari Land Port, has become risky and unfit for vehicular movement due to numerous potholes and surface bulges.
2 November 2025, 22:17 PM
A wedding in mourning in Rangpur
Mob lynching victim Ruplal's daughter getting married today
2 November 2025, 10:44 AM
Mob victim Pradip’s son gets village police job in Rangpur
Appointment fulfils local administration’s promise; family’s livelihood now secured
2 November 2025, 06:31 AM
Potato farmers drown in debt as price plummets
Encouraged by the high potato prices during last November’s planting season, Khairul Islam, a farmer from Nabdigonj in Rangpur, invested Tk 10.92 lakh in potato cultivation by borrowing.
1 November 2025, 18:12 PM
Farmers in Rangpur forced to pay higher prices as traders 'hoard' fertiliser
Cultivation is being disrupted without timely fertiliser, they say
30 October 2025, 06:40 AM