S Dilip Roy

Tobacco cultivation in the Rangpur region has increased significantly this year, with 19,250 hectares of land now under cultivation, up from 13,349 hectares last year, according to the Department of Agricultural Extension.

Ferry services on the Chilmari-Roumari route have been suspended since December 23 last year due to a navigability crisis on the Brahmaputra River.

Boro seedlings in seedbeds across many areas of the Rangpur region are suffering due to a persistent cold wave and dense fog. Farmers are struggling to save their seedbeds by covering them with polythene and spraying medicines, and they are now worried about recovering their production costs.

11 cases have been filed at the police stations and courts in the two districts related to these incidents

The topsoil of vast areas of farmland in the agriculture-based northern districts is being used for manufacturing bricks, causing significant harm to agriculture and the environment.

Farmers in the Rangpur region are facing significant losses despite a bumper cauliflower harvest this season.

The char people in Kurigram and Lalmonirhat are enduring severe suffering due to a biting cold wave that has persisted for two consecutive weeks.

As the chill of winter settles over the Brahmaputra, a spectacular visitor graces its waters: the Chakoa, or Red Crested Pochard.

Jaynal was honoured with the Poet Syed Shamsul Haque "Gunijan Honour" at a ceremony organised by the Poet Syed Shamsul Haque Cultural Club in Uttar Baravita Boi Mor village, Phulbari upazila, Kurigram

Workers enlisted under the scheme have expressed their concerns over the uncertain start of the project

A shortage of fertiliser allocation has left farmers in Lalmonirhat struggling to achieve their targeted crop production. They now fear that the expected yields will be disrupted as a result of the shortfall.

The northern districts of the country, particularly Lalmonirhat and Kurigram, have been experiencing a harsh winter over the past several days, with temperatures dropping significantly on a regular basis.

As a result, despite the hospital's official upgrade to a 250-bed facility, its operational capacity remains limited to that of a 100-bed hospital

On paper, the concept of a fully digital Bangladesh can sound wonderful. In many cases, it promises an exciting future where we can be rid of long queues and time-consuming government applications.

Rahima Begum, 78, was married at the age of 15 to a prosperous man in Dhubani village on the Teesta shoal under Lalmonirhat’s Hatibandha upazila.

Farmers in five districts under the Rangpur division -- Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Rangpur, Gaibandha, and Nilphamari -- are delighted as their winter vegetable yields have significantly increased after using vermicompost, following advice from the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE).

Vermicompost is an organic fertiliser made by composting cow dung, eggshells, vegetable scraps, used tea leaves, and rotting tree bark with the help of earthworms

Biting cold and dense fog sweeping through the northern region of the country have left the low-income people in Lalmonirhat and Kurigram districts struggling to survive.

Farmers in the district of Lalmonirhat are suffering from an acute shortage of fertiliser just as the Rabi season started. Meanwhile, fertiliser stock in the warehouses of Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) and Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) has run out.

In the quiet village of Uttar Baravita in Kurigram’s Phulbari upazila, a unique tribute to Bangla literature stands as a testament to one man’s dedication.