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
Visually impaired students making jute handicrafts
Visually impaired students of Lalmonirhat are deftly crafting jute products. They are earning money from making handicrafts while continuing their studies.
6 March 2021, 11:39 AM
Sand trading in guise of canal excavation?
Allegations of plundering of public money surfaced in the re-excavation work of Ratnai canal in Aditmari upazila.
7 February 2021, 18:00 PM
Livelihood of 2,000 Kurigram fishermen in jeopardy
Sixty-year-old Lalchand Das lives on fishing in the Chakirpasha river of Kurigram’s Rajarhat upazila. Like him, 2000 people from 420 fishing families have been making a living by fishing in the river for years.
19 January 2021, 18:00 PM
The karate sisters
At a time when the public conscience is gripped by fears over women’s security, three sisters from a remote village in Lalmonirhat decided to take up matters in their own hands.
15 January 2021, 18:00 PM
‘Hazol’ method brings benefit to char people
Earthen pot ‘Hazol’, a technology used for hatching chicken eggs, has become very popular in the char areas of Brahmaputra, Dudhkumar, Teesta and Dharla rivers in Kurigram and Lalmonirhat.
16 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Martyrs who still remain unrecognised
It was time to rebel. It was time to revolt. It was 1971.
15 December 2020, 18:00 PM
The ‘Birangona’ we never knew
It was a Saturday noon in 1971 when Jahiron Bewa’s world came tumbling down.
2 December 2020, 18:00 PM
Costly staple hurting low-income people
The average day-labourers in Lalmonirhat are struggling to make ends meet as rice prices in the district’s local markets are refusing to come down although Aman harvests are ongoing in full swing.
21 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Mentally challenged widow cheated in name of exchanging land
A mentally challenged widow has been cheated in the name of exchanging land in Kaliganj upazila of the district. Hailing from Shialkhowa Bazar area, Baulo Bala, 48, wife of late Gouranga Chandra, is now crying for justice.
14 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Jewel’s Murder: 2 more held, 3 confess
Police yesterday arrested two more people on charges of lynching and setting fire to Shahidunnabi Jewel in Patgram, Lalmonirhat last month.
9 November 2020, 18:00 PM
Murder of Jewel: Four more suspects held
Police yesterday arrested four more suspects on charges of lynching and setting fire to Shahidunnabi Jewel, 50, in Patgram, Lalmonirhat.
8 November 2020, 18:00 PM
The mosque of harmony
The Partition in 1947 could not keep them apart.
17 October 2020, 18:00 PM
Giving it all for a dream
Her strength is evident in her belief, her past, present and her dreams for the future. Fighting social norms, martial artist Santwana Rani Roy, 36, has made herself a fine example for women and girls of the country to live up to.
24 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Man buys elephant to fulfill wife’s ‘divine dream’
In a rare incident, a farmer from Ratidhar Dewti village of Lalmonirhat has bought an elephant worth Tk 16.5 lakh in order to obey “divine instructions received by his wife in her dreams”.
22 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Lalmonirhat farmer buys elephant following wife’s dream
In a rare incident, a farmer from Ratidhar Dewti village of Lalmonirhat has bought an elephant worth Tk 16.5 lakh in order to obey “divine instructions received by his wife in her dreams”.
22 September 2020, 06:58 AM
Centuries-old building turned into land research museum
A centuries-old building (kachari-ghar), which is locally known as Maharajar Kachari-ghar of Cooch Behar, has been turned into land research museum.
13 September 2020, 18:00 PM
A beacon with books for all
A schoolboy who started a library in his village with only 10 books back in 2014 now supplies books to 30 salon-based mini-libraries in two upazilas with money earned from part-time jobs.
12 September 2020, 18:00 PM
Hydroponics grass could be the answer to Kurigram’s fodder crisis
At least twenty women from Kurigram’s Sadar, Ulipur, Chilmari and Rajarhat upazilas have been using hydroponics method to grow grass for the last month. Many farmers are also crowding around to see this way of growing grass without soil or land.
11 September 2020, 16:14 PM
Tale of river island cowboys
Bangladesh is home to various cattle breeds but the tale of the struggles of cowboys, especially those hailing from the riverine chars, often goes unheard.
29 August 2020, 18:00 PM
Kurigram-3 AL MP defiant as locals, mayor oppose his beautification project
Locals of Ulipur upazila in Kurigram have expressed mixed reactions over the construction of a bridge -- Swadhinata Setu -- over the age old Swarnamayee Sarovar (lake) in the upazila.
25 August 2020, 15:43 PM