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S Dilip Roy

Ganapati Chakraborty family murder case Rangpur

Rangpur murders: Two weeks on, motive is still unclear

4 September 2026
Two weeks have passed, and police still cannot explain the motive behind the gruesome killing of four members of a family in Rangpur city.
4 September 2026
Ganapati Chakraborty family murder case Rangpur

Where did around Tk 15 lakh go? Ganapati withdrew it weeks before family killings

30 August 2026
Relatives and former colleagues say the slain Rangpur teacher withdrew the provident fund money 22 days before the killings; police are still trying to trace it
30 August 2026
Ganapati Chakrabarty, 65, his wife, Pritilata Chakrabarty, 50, and their daughter, Agami Chakrabarty, 25, were killed on the roof, while their son, Priyam, 12, was killed on a bed inside the house, the police commissioner said at a press briefing at his office this morning. Photo: Collected

Police reveal new details in Rangpur family killings

27 August 2026
Commissioner says the killings took place last Friday morning, after Ganapati saw the accused taking yaba on the roof
27 August 2026
Bangladesh fertiliser stock 2026

Fertiliser prices soar amid ‘artificial crisis’

25 August 2026
For farmers racing against the crop calendar, fertiliser is becoming a source of anxiety.
25 August 2026
Ganapati Chakraborty family murder case Rangpur

‘Their faces had been burned’: Relatives say after receiving Rangpur victims’ bodies

23 August 2026
CID official says a flammable substance appears to have been poured on the victims’ faces
23 August 2026
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Stone imports halt at Sonahat port over syndication claims

23 August 2026
Bangladeshi traders protest alleged substandard stones, higher prices and reduced supplies from Indian traders
23 August 2026
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Burimari reels as Indian stone import halt drags on

17 August 2026
An Indian measure limiting trucks to around 25 tonnes has disrupted supplies, traders say
17 August 2026
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MT Hossain Institute: A fading chapter of our cultural history

16 August 2026
A crumbling building on a sprawling railway compound along Fire Service Road in Lalmonirhat town stands as a fading reminder of the region’s rich cultural history. It is the historic MT Hossain Institute, once a major cultural hub of northern Bangladesh and home to one of the Indian subcontinent’s rare revolving theatre stages.
16 August 2026
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Teesta plan takes centre stage in river basin seats

The long-stalled Teesta Mega Plan has once again emerged as a central election issue for hundreds of thousands of voters across 10 Teesta river basin constituencies in five northern districts -- Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Rangpur, Gaibandha and Nilphamari.
12 February 2026
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Teesta plan dominates campaigns in river basin seats

Candidates from nearly all political parties have pledged to implement the plan in their election manifestos
11 February 2026
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Farmers’ rights, Pragati’s key focus

In an election season dominated by blaring loudspeakers and long motorcades, Rangpur-4 candidate Pragati Barman Toma is taking a different approach: a quiet, door-to-door campaign, focused entirely on a manifesto centred on farmers’ rights, women’s dignity and basic public services.
9 February 2026
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Rangpur-4 hopeful Pragati Barman Toma puts farmers at heart of manifesto

With pledges on women’s dignity, she campaigns alone, going door to door
8 February 2026
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Will silent voters save Jatiya Party’s ‘plough’ in Rangpur?

Jatiya Party counts on Awami League votes as BNP and Jamaat make inroads
5 February 2026
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Import-export trade declines at Burimari land port

Trade through one of Bangladesh’s busiest land crossings with India has fallen sharply, squeezing government revenues and forcing businesses to suffer as economic slowdown, political instability and strained diplomatic relations choke cross-border commerce.
5 February 2026
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From doorsteps to courtyards: Rita Rahman’s call for women’s awakening in Rangpur-3

Drawing on her father’s legacy, she campaigns beyond party symbols
4 February 2026
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All parties seeking AL vote, only JP is taking blame

Jatiya Party is branded as criminals and collaborators if the party seeks the barred Awami League’s votes but not the BNP, Jamaat or the National Citizen Party, said its Chairman GM Quader.
26 January 2026
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Code violation allegations raised over use of Kurigram schoolchildren in campaign

Video of primary school students chanting BNP slogans goes viral
25 January 2026
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Rangpur region: Sugarcane cultivation shrinks by 97pc in 5yrs

Sugarcane cultivation, once a key cash crop in the Rangpur region, has shrunk by more than 90 percent over the past five years following the closure of local sugar mills.
24 January 2026
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Voters increase by 1.28 lakh across 6 Rangpur seats

First-time voters emerge as key factor
9 January 2026
Felani’s parents stand beside her grave, grief etched on their faces, fifteen years after her killing.

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
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Sales of cheap winter clothes surge in Rangpur

Traders say sales may more than double this year
6 January 2026
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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
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3,100 arrested in anti-narcotics drives across Rangpur division in a year

Nearly 10,000 drives across eight districts resulted in arrests, case filings, major drug seizures, says Department of Narcotics Control
5 January 2026
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Rangpur city 6 years on, children’s hospital still unopened

Although the infrastructure was completed six years ago, Rangpur Children’s Hospital has yet to open. Built on 1.65 acres of land in the Puratan Hospital area of Rangpur city at a cost of Tk 31.08 crore, the hospital has remained unused.
2 January 2026

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