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
Tortured FF in hospital, family under open sky
Injured and ousted from home by land grabbers two weeks ago, freedom fighter Farid Uddin is still reeling from the
24 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Poverty drives kids to bidi factory in Lalmonirhat
Sumi Akhter, 10, read up to Class II, but she could not continue going to school as her parents put her to work in a bidi factory at
22 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Shoddy construction makes U-drains vulnerable
The cracks that developed due to use of poor quality materials during construction of twelve U-drains and a box-culvert in a former
7 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Labourers resume work as wage rises
Following rise in wage, the workers at Burimari land port in the district resumed work yesterday, ending the two-day strike they had
5 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Horrors of '71 still haunt war heroine Ganobala
War heroine Ganobala breaks into tears when she recalls the horrible days of torture on her by the Pakistani soldiers during the War of Liberation.
1 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Farmers happy, labourers upset
Farmers are happy but farm labourers are very upset over the use of mobile paddy threshers in the district.
29 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Growers, consumers at risk
Indiscriminate spraying of pesticides in crop fields, especially those used for vegetable cultivation, poses serious health hazards for both the farmers and consumers across the district.
23 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Market on school premises
Academic activities are being hampered in Durakuti Government Primary School at Durakuti village under Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila as a market is set up in front of the school on Saturday and Tuesday every week for the last two years.
17 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Afforestation on unused land
Farmers in many villages of the district have started planting trees on their unused lands as it would earn money by
13 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Beacon for children's education
Children of a remote village in Aditmari upazila under the district are getting quality lessons along with moral education, thanks to the benevolent service of a spiritually devoted couple.
10 November 2016, 18:00 PM
100 illegal banas in Sati river for fishing
Around 100 illegal banas (bamboo-made fence) for catching fish have been set up on a 50-km-long stretch of the Sati river in different areas under Aditmari and Kaliganj upazilas of the district.
10 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Tobacco-dust factory causes havoc
On the roadside in Gandhomaruya village in Durgapur union of Lalmonirhat's Aditmari upazila is the curious site of a tobacco dust
3 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Bumper aman yield despite flood
Farmers in the char areas of the Teesta and Dharla rivers are happy as they are getting bumper production from flood-
31 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Dream to vote first time
Turi Bewa, 75, a resident of former enclave Bhitorkuti of Kulaghat union in Lalmonirhat Sadar, is happy as her dream to enjoy the taste
29 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Farmers' future bleak
Selim Miah, 48, a vegetable grower at Baparitari village in Mogholhat under Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila was seen in deep thought beside
27 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Homestead vegetable farming changes char women's lives
Growing vegetables in their homesteads has brought good fortune to the distressed and landless women living in
25 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Embezzlement of school fund alleged
Most of the Tk 3.24 crore allocated under School Level Improvement Plan (SLIP) for 732 government primary schools
24 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Bird poachers make quick buck as actions rare
Illegal catching and sale of birds especially parrots, goes on under the nose of the authorities concerned in Lalmonirhat.
13 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Business suffers as road in sorry state
The five and a half kilometre road from the district headquarters to Mahendranagar-Borobari has been in awful
10 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Rain disrupts normal life in Lalmonirhat
Daylong rain disrupted normal life in the district yesterday, preventing people from going to the temples on the occasion of Durga Puja,
9 October 2016, 18:00 PM