Chilli growers in Rangpur cash in on higher prices
Favourable weather conditions for chilli farming and increased market demand have boosted earnings for farmers in the Rangpur region this season.
20 January 2026, 00:00 AM
20 January 2026, 00:00 AM
No floods, no silt: Farmers struggle as Brahmaputra chars miss seasonal floods
Absence of flooding forces farmers to spend more on fertiliser, raising fears over crop yields
19 January 2026, 14:46 PM
19 January 2026, 14:46 PM
Cold wave takes a toll on Boro seedbeds
Farmers say achieving production target will be harder as rice drives half of food inflation
14 January 2026, 00:00 AM
14 January 2026, 00:00 AM
Number of voters increases by 1.28 lakh across Rangpur
The number of voters registered for the 13th National Parliamentary Election in Rangpur district has increased significantly across its six parliamentary constituencies, with young voters emerging as a decisive force.
10 January 2026, 01:00 AM
10 January 2026, 01:00 AM
Voters increase by 1.28 lakh across 6 Rangpur seats
First-time voters emerge as key factor
9 January 2026, 15:54 PM
9 January 2026, 15:54 PM
Fifteen years on, justice remains elusive for Felani killed at Bangladesh-India border
Family awaits justice amid stalled legal proceedings in India
7 January 2026, 04:31 AM
7 January 2026, 04:31 AM
Sales of cheap winter clothes surge in Rangpur
Traders say sales may more than double this year
6 January 2026, 18:00 PM
6 January 2026, 18:00 PM
Burning topsoil for bricks rampant in Rangpur
Agricultural land across the Rangpur region has been experiencing a decline in productivity, coupled with environmental damage due to the loss of fertile topsoil, which is being openly extracted and supplied to around 595 brick kilns in the four districts.
5 January 2026, 18:00 PM
5 January 2026, 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
Once abundant, Teesta now yields empty nets
Once brimming with life, the Teesta is now a shadow of its past. Once home to dozens of native fish species in abundance, it today yields little more than a few scattered catches, pushing thousands of fisher families along its banks to the edge of survival.
19 August 2025, 18:00 PM
Third Teesta bridge opens to traffic on Aug 20
Chilmari–Haripur Bridge to boost trade, cut travel time
18 August 2025, 05:47 AM
Rangpur mob violence victims’ families decry police inaction
Four arrested, some culprits have gone into hiding, local police say
17 August 2025, 13:18 PM
Mob attack: Wedding plans dashed, family now prepares for funeral
On Saturday night, Ruplal was hurrying home on a rickshaw van to begin planning for his daughter’s wedding. His relative Pradip was driving the van as they were possibly talking about all that was still left to do.
10 August 2025, 18:18 PM
A platform for survival
In the flood-prone riverine regions of northern Bangladesh, a grassroots survival strategy called the “cluster homestead” is emerging as a beacon of resilience.
7 August 2025, 19:39 PM
Erosion worsens as Teesta water recedes
As floodwaters begin to recede, erosion has hit vast areas along the Teesta shoal in the northern districts of Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Kurigram, and Gaibandha.
5 August 2025, 18:00 PM
BSF pushes 226 into Bangladesh through Lalmonirhat, Kurigram borders in 3 months: BGB
Among those pushed across were Bangladeshi, Indian, and Myanmar nationals
3 August 2025, 07:40 AM
1,200 sued over attack on Hindu homes in Rangpur
Three days after the first round of attacks on Hindu homes in Rangpur’s Gangachara upazila, a case was filed last night against 1,200 unidentified individuals on vandalism and looting charges.
29 July 2025, 22:09 PM