Life and death on Bangladesh’s char islands
6 June 2026, 00:00 AM
For Nazma Begum, motherhood became a memory of grief before it could become a fulfilled dream. Two years ago, the 20-year-old gave birth to her first child on a remote river island in northern Bangladesh. The joy of holding her newborn lasted only three days.
6 June 2026, 00:00 AM
The poisonous promise that didn’t hold
3 June 2026, 12:30 PM
Rangpur farmers allege tobacco companies lured them into overexpansion, then left them with unsold harvests
3 June 2026, 12:30 PM
Ancient statues, coins and utensils found during Sindurmati Dighi excavation
29 May 2026, 19:45 PM
Ancient relics unearthed during Sindurmati Dighi excavation
29 May 2026, 19:45 PM
'The rich don't buy our shoes anymore, and the poor can't afford'
27 May 2026, 18:32 PM
Around 700 Rabidas shoemakers in Rangpur struggle as demand declines
27 May 2026, 18:32 PM
‘No Eid at home’: Farmers lament low paddy prices in Rangpur
26 May 2026, 13:17 PM
Each maund is being sold at Tk 800-850 against an average production cost of Tk 920-950
26 May 2026, 13:17 PM
Too many cattle, too few buyers
25 May 2026, 13:13 PM
Across Rangpur division, farmers face mounting losses as Eid markets remain sluggish despite massive oversupply
25 May 2026, 13:13 PM
Can we save the school for Rangpur’s street children?
21 May 2026, 11:00 AM
Amid Rangpur Railway Station’s chaos, dozens of children battle poverty, labour, hunger, and neglect to pursue education.
21 May 2026, 11:00 AM
Despite storm losses, growers eye bumper Haribhanga mango harvest in Rangpur
16 May 2026, 15:53 PM
Production is forecast to cross 40,000 metric tonnes, with marketing expected to begin from June 20
16 May 2026, 15:53 PM
Toxic smoke from brick kilns damages crops
Farmers of Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila and Kurigram’s Chilmari upazila are worried about their future.
25 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Death in custody: ‘Tortured on the spot’
Rabiul fell to the ground and lost consciousness after a policeman kicked him in the crotch around 10:00pm on Thursday night, said a man who claimed to be among those standing close to the scene.
17 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Constructing house on mass-grave site: freedom fighters demand its removal
Freedom fighter Abdur Rahman said that the construction of the house will destroy the sanctity of the place.
17 April 2022, 07:29 AM
Still seems like a nightmare: NRB shares his Liberation War memories
“We were tied together with a few other locals and beaten mercilessly," said Parvez. "Right before our eyes, some were tortured and suffocated to death by the Pakistan army supporters and their bodies were dumped in an abandoned hole next to the high school," he said.
16 April 2022, 07:45 AM
100 bighas of Boro paddy at risk in Lalmonirhat
Boro paddy on more than 100 bighas of land has remained submerged for several days in Aditmari upazila of Lalmonirhat district due to obstruction of drainage through a canal.
15 April 2022, 05:42 AM
Everyone cries at ‘Kannakatir Mela’
For five hours yesterday, a no mans’ land in Lalmonirhat was transformed into a witness of bittersweet, short-lived reunions.
30 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Potato farmers pleased with this year’s prices
While some farmers say that potato yields were low this year, most of them argue the opposite as they got the same output as they had in previous years.
29 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Tk 23cr washed back into rivers!
Over Tk 23 crore was spent only last year to excavate a 65-kilometre stretch of rivers and canals in five upazilas of Lalmonirhat. But most of the excavated earth, piled up on its side, has already made it back to the rivers and canals obstructing water flows.
16 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Get that tobacco out of here!
The long-running problem of drying and processing tobacco leaves on two school grounds in Lalmonirhat came to an end after a report was published in The Daily Star on Monday.
16 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Cotton growers in Rangpur beaming as prices rise
Cotton growers in the Rangpur region are elated thanks to the increase in the price of the key textile raw material buoyed by rising demand, which is expected to encourage the farmers to expand acreage by manifold in the coming years.
14 March 2022, 18:00 PM
School ground turns tobacco drying field
More than 500 students and teachers of two government schools have been suffering immensely as local farmers dry and process tobacco leaves on their campus premises in Lalmonirhat’s Aditmari upazila.
13 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Lalmonirhat farmer receives power tiller, six cows following Daily Star photo
Just a few days ago, Zainal Mia (47), a farmer from Lalmonirhat’s Teesta-par, and his family were living in extreme poverty.
10 March 2022, 07:59 AM
Burimari land port plagued by space shortage, tailbacks
The Burimari land port has long been suffering from space shortage and traffic congestion, preventing businesses from Bangladesh from elevating trade with India, Bhutan and Nepal as its capacity has not expanded in line with rising commerce.
5 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Diesel costlier for char farmers in Chilmari
Farmers in char areas of Brahmaputra river in Chilmari upazila are spending Tk 83 for a litre diesel to irrigate their boro land instead of the government-fixed rate of Tk 80 enjoyed by mainland farmers.
23 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Rangpur tomato growers recouping yesteryear’s losses
Last year most farmers of Rangpur had no option but with a heavy heart let tomatoes rot in the fields as prices they were selling for were far from recouping labour and transportation costs.
20 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Improved cook stoves: saving lives, cutting fuel cost
Samiul Islam, a resident of Fulgachh village in Lalmonirhat sadar upazila, began his journey as a sole proprietorship several years ago by peddling sanitary products to low-income households in the area.
10 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Cauliflower, cabbage growers cheered by unexpected profits
Around 20,000 farmers in Lalmonirhat and Kurigram who cultivated cauliflower and cabbage have been left pleasantly surprised by unexpected profits this year following significant losses in 2021, when nationwide lockdowns were imposed to curb the spread of Covid-19.
6 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Pushti Apa making a difference in safe pregnancy
Aklima Begum, 22, wife of farmer Mohor Ali of remote char ‘Karai Barisal’ in Chilmari upazila of Kurigram, gave birth to her first child four years ago suffering from various complications.
30 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Horse-drawn carts key mode of transport in char areas
Although horse-drawn carts are a thing of the past in most parts of the world, these outdated buggies still facilitate movement across 450 char areas in Kurigram and Lalmonirhat.
26 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Peanuts a blessing for char farmers along Brahmaputra river
The biggest peanut market in Rangpur is almost never found on the same spot two years in a row due to the changing waters of Brahmaputra river in Chilmari upazila of Kurigram.
22 January 2022, 18:00 PM