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
Banglar Nani gets new cycle, mobile
Jahiron Bewa, who has continued providing free healthcare services to rural people at a ripe old age of 90, yesterday got a new bicycle
2 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Rain upsets vegetable seed growers
Untimely and incessant rain throughout this month is worrying vegetable seed producers in two upazilas as their seedbeds are being
27 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Change Makers: UNSTOPPABLE
In the villages of Lalmonirhat's Aditmari upazila the sight of a jolly, very elderly woman moving about house to house on a bicycle, from morning into the afternoon, isn't unusual.
22 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Priority to cattle smugglers!
Farmers of Dahagram-Angorpota in Patgram upazila have no free access to take their cattle through the Tinbigha corridor to mainland
20 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Fairy floss a favourite
In Lalmonirhat and across the country, no village fair can truly be complete without stalls selling fairy floss, the sweet called hawai
18 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Livelihood on collecting oyster
Collecting oysters from the Sati and Ratna rivers in the district is a means of earning a livelihood for ultra poor women in three
18 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Greedy son's brutality on mother
When a festive mood prevailed in the area on the morning of Bangla New Year Pahela Baishakh, an elderly woman was seen crying
15 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Bricks smaller than standard size!
Smaller bricks are being manufactured in several brick kilns in the district, defying the government manual.
13 April 2017, 18:00 PM
No protection from deadly silicosis
In the Burimari land port area of Lalmonirhat's Patgram upazila there are around thirty limestone grinding factories producing lime
11 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Police action makes Swapon's HSC exams uncertain
A Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinee in Patgram upazila is facing uncertainty about attending the examinations starting today as he has been sent to jail, after being shown arrested in a cow stealing case filed over three months ago.
1 April 2017, 18:00 PM
No Man's Land : Tea farming in Indian side
Hazrat Ali of bordering Patgram upazila under the district often observes tea plantations in no-man's land area on the other side of
30 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Stone lifting makes 3 rivers dry
Illegal stone lifting with dredgers was stopped in June last year, but vast areas of arable lands in Patgram upazila of the district had
28 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Under-construction road collapses in Lalmonirhat
A road being rebuilt under the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) in Sadar upazila is breaking down in some places,
27 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Stone dust a health risk at Burimari
Due to thick cloud of stone dust from the stone crushing machines, people of Lalmonirhat's Burimari Land Port area are facing serious health hazards.
25 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Mother waits for martyred son's recognition
Forty five years after the country's final victory against the Pakistan occupation forces, mother of a martyred freedom fighter is still
23 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Indomitable Firoz
Defying the double challenge of inoperative hands since birth and parents' poverty, Ferdous Alam Firoz has successfully continued his
21 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Three rubber dams unused for four years in Lalmonirhat
Rubber dams were built over three rivers in three upazilas of the district four years ago, but they have not been put
16 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Low quality seeds cause sterility in maize in Lalmonirhat
Allegedly poor quality seeds of maize is worrying maize farmers in Hatibandha and Patgram upazilas as the grain does not develop on the cob.
15 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Squash farming shows promise
For small-scale and landless farmers living on the river char (landmass emerging from riverbed) areas of the Teesta, Dharla and
14 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Cattle rearing changes Rajo Bala's lot
A housewife in Sadar upazila has achieved immense success in cattle rearing, which she started with one cow given by her father 30
14 March 2017, 18:00 PM