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
Pest attack on Aman paddy
Farmers in the district are worried because they cannot protect their crops from pest attack as the pesticides they are using are substandard and ineffective.
19 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Emblem of success
Santwana Rani Ray of Haridas village of Sarpukur union in Aditmari upazila under the district has set a glorious example of defying odds, achieving success in education as well as martial art through dedication and perseverance.
8 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Pledge to fight against drugs
Over 100 drug peddlers in the border areas in the district, who took an oath one year ago to give up the crime, are leading normal lives and taking part in campaigns against peddling and use of contraband drugs in their villages.
5 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Cow dung as fuel
Kohinur collects cow dung from the fields and then dries it to sell in the town.
4 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Aus production fall upsets farmers
Farmers in the district are worried as their hope of getting bumper production was shattered due to the damage caused by the prolonged flood this season.
21 September 2017, 18:00 PM
River erosion makes many homeless in Lalmonirhat
During the recession of floodwater, many people are losing their houses and lands due to erosion by Teesta and Dharla rivers in
18 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Arable lands under sand
Vast tracts of fertile arable land in the villages of the Teesta and Dharla river basin areas in the district have been covered with sand
13 September 2017, 18:00 PM
New variety of vegetable brightens farmers' lives
Farmers in the district are earning good profit by cultivating a new variety of vegetable got from jute saplings, locally
12 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Dyke collapse caused the flood
Flood victims in 15 villages at Kulaghat union in Sadar upazila blamed the Water Development Board (WDB) for the collapse of a dyke
5 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Physical challenge no bar to his success
Masum Parvez, 38, from BDR Hat Road area of Lalmonirhat town is a successful businessman. In his diversified fertiliser, pesticide,
25 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Self-reliant thru' cattle rearing
Many people in the Teesta and Dharla river basin char (landmass emerging from riverbed) areas have achieved
11 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Bananas bring solvency to Lalmonirhat char areas
The remote char (landmass emerging from riverbed) lands in Dharla River basin areas of Lalmonirhat have never been synonymous
5 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Former enclave people cry for a bridge
The former enclave of Banshpochai in Lalmonirhat sadar upazila's Kulaghat union is in dire need of a concrete bridge to bring smooth
1 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Eid brings no joy
This year, Eid-ul-Fitr did not bring any joy for the ultra poor people of five upazilas of the district, especially in the Teesta and Dharla river basin areas, as they were not able to buy even vermicelli and sugar, let alone new clothes.
28 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Eid joy gives way to gloom in Chandrapur
Seven-year-old Sharmin Akhter was looking frequently at the path stretching before her house at Latabar village in Chandrapur union
24 June 2017, 18:00 PM
A sweet life of Thai guavas
In the quiet of his orchard Mominul Islam, 32, from Baninagar village in Lalmonirhat's Kaliganj upazila finds the serenity to reflect
13 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Rezia's fight against early marriage
Defying mother's bid to marry her off, 15-year-old Rezia has been continuing studies from her grandmother's house in Aditmari
27 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Mint and herbs help bring solvency
The parcel of land required for a cottage garden may be small, but as enterprising Lalmonirhat villager Anowara Begum, 44, from Karnopur village in Sadar upazila has discovered, the reward for growing herbs and vegetables in such a plot can be large.
15 May 2017, 18:00 PM
A dying hospital
A couple of weeks ago, Dhanful Begum, a long-time asthma patient, had a sudden attack at her home in Dahagram of Lalmonirhat's Patgram upazila. Unfortunately, she had run out of inhaler and her condition deteriorated fast.
15 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Reducing Pollution: Plastic bottle house holds promises
A house being built with discarded plastic bottles in the northern border district of Lalmonirhat might be the first of its kind in the country.
10 May 2017, 18:00 PM