S Dilip Roy

Once considered a JaPa stronghold, Rangpur is now open to change, say one candidate

Voters in Kurigram-4 (Chilmari, Roumari, and Char Rajibpur) are in a spot of bother as two brothers are set to run against each other, with BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami tickets.

The 29-kilometre rail link between Kurigram Sadar and Chilmari’s Ramna has long been in a dilapidated state, forcing trains to move slowly and causing frequent delays.

The 100-kilometre Lalmonirhat–Burimari highway, the only route to Burimari Land Port, has become risky and unfit for vehicular movement due to numerous potholes and surface bulges.

Mob lynching victim Ruplal's daughter getting married today

Appointment fulfils local administration’s promise; family’s livelihood now secured

Encouraged by the high potato prices during last November’s planting season, Khairul Islam, a farmer from Nabdigonj in Rangpur, invested Tk 10.92 lakh in potato cultivation by borrowing.

Cultivation is being disrupted without timely fertiliser, they say

Currently, it has about 240, accommodating roughly 240,000 trees of China, Darjeeling Mandarin, and Darjeeling Nagpuri varieties.

With their demand for a concrete bridge over the Baromasia River in Phulbari upazila of Kurigram remaining unfulfilled for the past 25 years, locals took it upon themselves to build a makeshift bamboo bridge for their movement across the river.

Consumers and farmers are bearing the brunt of the radical shift in weather patterns as crops are damaged and retail prices skyrocket.

Farmers and agriculturists said repeated floods and unfavourable weather affected Aman season paddy last year

With Diwali approaching, potters in the northern parts of the country are abuzz with activity as they race to meet soaring demand for earthen lamps, locally known as diya.

With demand soaring ahead of October 20, pottery boosts economy of villages on Rangpur region

Allegations of corruption have surfaced against officials of the Water Development Board over the renovation of its branch office in Nageshwari upazila of Kurigram.

A local influential person has allegedly grabbed a canal for fish farming in the China Bazar area of Kurigram’s Rajarhat upazila.

As floodwaters recede in the northern districts of Rangpur, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, and Nilphamari, erosion has intensified along the banks of the Teesta, Dharla, Brahmaputra, and Dudhkumar rivers, with at least 60 points now severely affected.

Once, the rivers, canals, and wetlands across the five districts of the Rangpur region -- Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Gaibandha, and Nilphamari -- were a treasure trove of indigenous fish varieties.

Officials suspect the animal drifted from Assam’s forests

Floods have struck four northern districts -- Lalmonirhat, Rangpur, Nilphamari, and Kurigram -- as the Teesta river rose above the danger mark following heavy rain and onrush of upstream water.