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
Flood damages vast aman fields in Lalmonirhat
Thousands of aman farmers affected by the recent flood in the district are facing uncertainty due to lack of saplings for replanting in their fields.
2 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Pariza paddy brings smile to farmers in Lalmonirhat
Cultivation of Pariza, a short duration paddy cultivated between boro and aman, brings happiness to a good number of farmers in the
18 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Villagers foil land grabbing bid in Lalmonirhat
Villagers foiled a local gang's attempt to grab 23 decimals of land of a family at Ananda Bazar village in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila early
15 August 2015, 18:00 PM
46 workers die of silicosis in three years
Silicosis, an incurable disease caused by silica dust, has taken the lives of 46 workers in the last three years in 25 limestone grinding
13 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Railway canal under illegal occupation in Lalmonirhat
A portion of the one-kilometer-long railway Fuleshwari canal has been illegally grabbed at Dalpatti Bazar area in Lalmonirhat town.
11 August 2015, 18:00 PM
A different day for students, teachers of remote school
It was a different day for the students of Karim Uddin Public High School in Kaliganj upazila under the district as a London-based teacher
11 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Hundreds in misery as Dharla devours houses, croplands
Centenarian Sharat Chandra Devnath sat on the Dharla river bank, looking very upset, as his homestead with 15 decimals of land at
8 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Banana farming brings solvency to farmers
Banana farming is proving profitable for many villagers on the several river islands in the Dharla River in Mogholhat and Kulaghat unions of Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila.
6 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Inhabitants of erstwhile Indian enclave unite to fight land grabbers
The inhabitants of an erstwhile Indian enclave in Lalmonirhat never had the courage before to raise their voice against the land grabbers as they had no legal protection and feared attack by the culprits.
2 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Cheers!
Ratan Miah and his neighbours in Banshkata had good reasons to be happy yesterday. They not only became citizens of Bangladesh, after the enclave exchange, but Ratan also got to marry the girl of his dreams.
1 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Perfect day for breaking the ice
For years, they were best friends. They used to hang out together as their circle of friends was the same. They shared their joys and
31 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Those left out will get Bangladesh nationality
People of the enclaves who were left out of the joint census in 2011 would automatically become Bangladeshi citizens after the
28 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Floating vegetable farm in Bangladesh
Vegetable cultivation on floating beds prepared on abandoned water bodies has been a boon to several hundred landless farmers of around 25 villages in Lalmonirhat.
26 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Jute rotting pollutes water in Lalmonirhat
The jute farmers of the district have continued rotting the plants in traditional ways in rivers and other water bodies, causing serious
25 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Good prices bring smile to Lalmonirhat jute growers
Farmers in Lalmonirhat are happy as they are getting good prices of jute in the local markets this year.
21 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Illegal toll collection from vehicles goes on unabated
Illegal toll collection from vehicles continues ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr at different points on the Lalmonirhat-Burimari Highway and some
16 July 2015, 18:06 PM
Joy of Eid to remain elusive for Lalmonirhat char people
Eid-ul-Fitr will hardly bring any joy for thousands of people in char villages of the Teesta and Dharla river basin areas of five upazilas
16 July 2015, 18:05 PM
205 newborn babies get registered at 42 Indian enclaves
As many as 205 children have got registered with a joint survey team at 42 out of 59 Indian enclaves located in three upazilas in Lalmonirhat in the last four days.
10 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Family faces tear in tears
It was a depressing day for Prabhati Rani, an eight-year-old girl.
9 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Good prices bring smile to brinjal growers
The brinjal growers in the district are happy to get good prices of the vegetable amid high demand during this Ramadan,
8 July 2015, 18:00 PM