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
Bolt from the blue
Receiving the notice from Water Development Board (WDB) to free the embankment was like a bolt from the blue, said landless Azizul Islam.
10 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Illegal sand lifting from Teesta bed unabated
Illegal sand lifting from the beds of Teesta, Dharla, Ratnai and Saniyazan rivers continues unabated at 50 points in five upazilas of the
4 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Historic theatre at risk of eviction
Regular patrons of cultural events, along with performers in Lalmonirhat town, are in anguish over the likely loss of the historic theatre
3 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Rain-damaged ground deprives kids of sport
As at any government primary school, many of the 208 students of the school in Balapukur village in Lalmonirhat's Aditmari upazila are
24 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Expert paddy seed farmer
If a thing's worth doing, it's worth doing well. It's a saying that farmer Jatindranath Barmon Jatin, 70, from Batrishazari village in
20 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Plea for bridges
At least 10,000 villagers in Sadar and Aditmari upazilas of the district have been suffering due to lack of concrete bridges over Ratnai,
14 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Survivors of '71 massacre
Two siblings, who survived bullet injuries after a brutal massacre by the Pakistan occupation force in the town during the 1971
12 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Hindu widow cries for justice
A hapless Hindu widow is passing hard days at a hut on another perosn's land, failing to get back her ancestral land from a land
12 December 2017, 18:00 PM
13 mass killing grounds lie neglected
Thirteen mass killing grounds of the Pakistan occupation army during the Liberation War in 1971 here are lying neglected after over
11 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Indiscriminate use of pesticides on winter vegtables
Farmers in the district are using more pesticides than necessary on winter vegetables as most of them do not know how much to use
7 December 2017, 18:00 PM
DREAMS FOR ALL
At the Visually-impaired Rehabilitation Centre in Haribhanga area of Lalmonirhat town twenty children from struggling families are given the chance to dream.
5 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Post-flood spinach brightens farmers
Lalmonirhat farmers are riding high this winter on the back of healthy market rates for spinach. Spinach varieties including lal shak,
27 November 2017, 18:00 PM
10 Lalmonirhat bridges without approach roads
Ten bridges, constructed over canals and small rivers at different villages in four upazilas under the district one to four years ago, are
21 November 2017, 18:00 PM
House of knowledge
A few years ago when Jamal Hossain, from Tiparbazar village in Lalmonirhat's Aditmari upazila, was a student of class 10, he wanted to enter a literature competition. He hoped to recite a Nirmalendu Goon poem for Brac's Taray Taray Deepshika programme in Dhaka.
21 November 2017, 18:00 PM
LGED delay causes suffering
Villagers in many areas of the district are repairing at their own expenses the roads, bridges and culverts that were damaged by the recent floods.
9 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Cassia-leaf farming gets popular in Lalmonirhat
Farming of cassia-leaf locally called tejpata is bringing additional income to farmers in the district as there is high demand for it.
8 November 2017, 18:00 PM
Beggar-free Lalmonirhat scheme uncertain
The district administration is yet to take steps to implement the scheme for rehabilitating 3,949 listed beggars here.
31 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Double crop farming
Simultaneous cultivation of two crops on the same land is gaining popularity among farmers in the district as they get better profit for the same expenditure as for one crop.
21 October 2017, 18:00 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