Summer onion project wilts as seeds cannot withstand heat
Farmers welcome project but say they need heat-tolerant seeds
3 December 2025, 18:00 PM
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
Week-long rain adds only a little flow to Lalmonirhat rivers
Only a week ago, all the 18 rivers, including Teesta and Dharla, in Lalmonirhat were completely dried up and had a bad impact in the livelihood of locals as well as agriculture and environment.
31 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Zinc-enriched Boro getting popular
Zinc-enriched Boro paddy BRRI-62 and BRRI-74 varieties invented by Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) see successful farming
14 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Stone crushing pollutes environment
Illegal stone crushing is causing environmental and noise pollution in Burimari land port area under Patgram upazila, but it has continued unabated in spite of drives by mobile courts against the crushers.
22 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Life at risk for bread
A large number of people in the district are engaged in earning their bread by hauling goods in wagons drawn by tractors.
22 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Potato price below production cost in Lalmonirhat
Potato farmers in the district are unhappy as the vegetable is being sold at less than production cost in the local markets.
20 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Still they play tyre game
The 'tyre game' is still very popular among the children in the Teesta river char (landmass emerging from riverbed) areas of the district
19 March 2018, 18:00 PM
China farming gets popular
China farming is growing in popularity among farmers in char areas of the Teesta, Brahmaputra, Dharla and Dudhkumar rivers in Lalmonirhat and Kurigram.
18 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Buyers cheated as smaller bricks sold as standard
Lalmonirhat brick kiln owners are allegedly cheating customers as well as contractors by supplying bricks that are smaller than
15 March 2018, 18:00 PM
5 risky bridges, culverts in Lalmonirhat
Two bridges and three culverts on the four-km-long Kakina-Mahipur road in Kaliganj upazila, have become risky for traffic as the
1 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Thalassaemia affected kid screams in pain
Murad Parvez is first boy in his class but Thalassaemia, a hereditary haemolytic disorder, brings setback in his life.
22 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Flood turns arable land sandy
The prolonged flood last year covered farmlands in two villages of Sadar upazila with a huge quantity of sand, worrying farmers as
19 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Cauliflower sold for just Tk 1 a kg
A sudden fall of the price of cauliflowers frustrates the farmers in the district as they are not even close to getting the production cost from the sales.
19 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Maize replaces tobacco farming
Many tobacco growers in the district have switched to maize farming instead of tobacco this year, thanks to the awareness building
8 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Boro saplings sell at high price
Taking advantage of a shortage of Boro saplings, caused by damage due to prolonged cold and dense fog, a section of traders in the district are doing brisk business by selling saplings at high price.
8 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Black Bengal goat rearing gets popular in Lalmonirhat
Black Bengal variety of goat is gaining popularity among the breeders in the district as the she-goat give birth to up to five kids twice a year.
7 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Cattle rearers worried
Paddy growers in the district are happy as they are getting unexpected earning from selling straw, but cattle farmers are unhappy over
31 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Urea fertiliser under open sky
A huge quantity of urea fertiliser has been stored in the open in front of the buffer godown (warehouse) at Mahendranagar in Sadar
24 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Cold, fog damage Boro seedlings
Prolonged cold spell and dense fog in the district has damaged a large portion of Boro seedlings in seedbeds and many more are
18 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Earthen approach roads the woe
People's suffering has worsened as the bridge over the Swarnamoti river was opened to traffic in September last year without completion of the approach roads.
17 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Cultural heritage still under threat
The authorities of Bangladesh Railway as well as the cultural-minded people are worried about protection of cultural heritage MT
14 January 2018, 18:00 PM