Jamaat, allies set to agree to referendum on election day
Rangpur rally will deliver final message on reforms, says Abdul Halim
2 December 2025, 12:47 PM
Transhipment truck finally leaves for Bhutan through Burimari
The goods had been stuck at the port for four days
1 December 2025, 15:15 PM
Bhutan cargo stuck at Burimari over India’s clearance delay
Indian authorities have not issued the required transit clearance for transporting Bhutan’s transhipment goods through Bangladesh’s road network and across Indian territory.
30 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Business Plus / The economic rise of river islands
Northern chars evolved from temporary settlements into thriving agricultural hubs
28 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Teesta in Lalmonirhat / Centuries-old rail bridge puts commuters at risk
More than two decades after the Teesta Railway Bridge in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila exceeded its lifespan, around 20 passenger trains continue to cross the weakened structure every day, putting thousands of commuters at risk.
27 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Rangpur Chest Disease hospital: TB patients left without indoor care
Patient admissions at the only 20-bed Chest Disease Hospital in the Rangpur division have remained suspended since June after the stoppage of dietary supply for inpatients.
24 November 2025, 22:29 PM
A village entirely devoured by the Brahmaputra
Once a vibrant and self-reliant agrarian village with around 350 families, Char Montola, a shoal in Kurigram's Chilmari upazila, has disappeared from the map as the Brahmanputra devoured it entirely following two years of intensified river erosion.
23 November 2025, 21:35 PM
‘Char Montola’: A village swallowed whole by Brahmaputra
Home to 350 families, the char has vanished, leaving its people scattered and grieving
23 November 2025, 09:15 AM
Slow bridge work puts train passengers at risk
The reconstruction of a railway bridge over the Dudhkhawa canal near Singardabri Railway Station in Rajarhat upazila of Kurigram is progressing at a snail’s pace, raising serious safety concerns.
4 October 2025, 21:56 PM
Sati river gasps for survival
The Sati river in Lalmonirhat, once a vibrant waterbody around 500 feet wide, has now shrunk to a channel barely six to seven feet across after years of unchecked encroachment, pollution and negligence.
26 September 2025, 19:59 PM
A school of hope on the Teesta shoal
Kalikapur Char is a remote shoal within the Teesta river under Lalmonirhat’s Kaliganj upazila.
26 September 2025, 19:58 PM
Contractor digs up roads after losing tender
Failure to secure a government contract led contractor to illegally dig up two roads in Lalmonirhat’s Kaliganj upazila, leaving thousands of residents stranded for weeks.
26 September 2025, 19:11 PM
Shyamasundari canal in peril
Once a lifeline for local fishermen, the Shyamasundari canal in Rangpur city now lies on its deathbed, choked by pollution.
23 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Idol artisans struggle as material costs soar
With Durga Puja around the corner, nearly a hundred idol artisans in Lalmonirhat and Kurigram are struggling to make ends meet due to soaring material costs.
22 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Idol artisans unhappy with high material costs
Artisans busy giving finishing touches on Durga
22 September 2025, 06:30 AM
400km of Lalmonirhat roads left in disrepair
Around 400km of roads under the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) in Lalmonirhat have become almost unusable due to years of neglect.
18 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Locals suffer as bridge work stalls
Over one lakh people from Lalmonirhat Sadar and Kurigram’s Phulbari, Nageshwari and Bhurungamari upazilas have long been suffering due to slow progress in the construction of a bridge over the Ratnai river.
18 September 2025, 18:00 PM
The peanut power
Groundnuts drive an overlooked ecosystem. From char farmers to street vendors and factories, a small crop feeds many
12 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Bamboo bridge only means for 10,000 people
For more than three years, over 10,000 residents of eight villages in Phulbari upazila of Kurigram have been risking their lives daily by crossing the Nilkomol River on a single bamboo bridge.
3 September 2025, 19:51 PM
Dharla erosion renders hundreds homeless
The Dharla River, flowing through Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila, continues to swallow farmlands, homesteads and vital infrastructure every day, leaving hundreds of families destitute.
3 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Family’s hopes shattered with Pradip’s death
In a remote village of Rangpur, grief has engulfed the family of 47-year-old Pradip Lal Robidas, who was beaten to death in a mob attack at Taraganj on August 9.
1 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Light of Pradip’s home extinguished by mob violence
Daughter, son’s education dreams now slipping away
1 September 2025, 06:26 AM
After 28 years, lost son reunites with family in Kurigram
Now 37, Saiful is finally back in his parents’ embrace, sparking an emotional reunion
31 August 2025, 07:24 AM
From the classroom to a cobbler’s stall
Joy once dreamed of studying and building a bright future for himself and his family. But on August 9, that dream was dashed forever.
30 August 2025, 20:01 PM
Mawlana Bhashani Bridge: Incomplete approach road poses risk for vehicles
Around three kilometres of the approach road on Kurigram’s Chilmari side of the newly built Mawlana Bhashani Bridge remain unfinished, forcing buses and goods-laden trucks to navigate it at risk every day.
29 August 2025, 23:25 PM
Kurigram’s forgotten jewel: Naodanga Zamindar Palace in ruins
On the northern border with India, in Kurigram’s Phulbari upazila, stands the decaying Naodanga Zamindar Palace, once a hub of aristocratic power and cultural celebration, now abandoned to neglect and ruin.
29 August 2025, 21:01 PM
River erosion leaves thousands destitute in north, WDB says no funds for protection
Over 1,7500 families have already lost homesteads this year, thousands more at risk in Kurigram, Lalmonirhat and Rangpur
26 August 2025, 09:37 AM
Rangpur mob killing: Cops’ case statement doesn’t reflect reality
Family alleges distortion
21 August 2025, 21:48 PM