S Dilip Roy

The reconstruction of a railway bridge over the Dudhkhawa canal near Singardabri Railway Station in Rajarhat upazila of Kurigram is progressing at a snail’s pace, raising serious safety concerns.

The Sati river in Lalmonirhat, once a vibrant waterbody around 500 feet wide, has now shrunk to a channel barely six to seven feet across after years of unchecked encroachment, pollution and negligence.

Kalikapur Char is a remote shoal within the Teesta river under Lalmonirhat’s Kaliganj upazila.

Failure to secure a government contract led contractor to illegally dig up two roads in Lalmonirhat’s Kaliganj upazila, leaving thousands of residents stranded for weeks.

Once a lifeline for local fishermen, the Shyamasundari canal in Rangpur city now lies on its deathbed, choked by pollution.

With Durga Puja around the corner, nearly a hundred idol artisans in Lalmonirhat and Kurigram are struggling to make ends meet due to soaring material costs.

Artisans busy giving finishing touches on Durga

Around 400km of roads under the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) in Lalmonirhat have become almost unusable due to years of neglect.

Over one lakh people from Lalmonirhat Sadar and Kurigram’s Phulbari, Nageshwari and Bhurungamari upazilas have long been suffering due to slow progress in the construction of a bridge over the Ratnai river.

Groundnuts drive an overlooked ecosystem. From char farmers to street vendors and factories, a small crop feeds many

For more than three years, over 10,000 residents of eight villages in Phulbari upazila of Kurigram have been risking their lives daily by crossing the Nilkomol River on a single bamboo bridge.

The Dharla River, flowing through Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila, continues to swallow farmlands, homesteads and vital infrastructure every day, leaving hundreds of families destitute.

In a remote village of Rangpur, grief has engulfed the family of 47-year-old Pradip Lal Robidas, who was beaten to death in a mob attack at Taraganj on August 9.

Daughter, son’s education dreams now slipping away

Now 37, Saiful is finally back in his parents’ embrace, sparking an emotional reunion

Joy once dreamed of studying and building a bright future for himself and his family. But on August 9, that dream was dashed forever.

Around three kilometres of the approach road on Kurigram’s Chilmari side of the newly built Mawlana Bhashani Bridge remain unfinished, forcing buses and goods-laden trucks to navigate it at risk every day.

On the northern border with India, in Kurigram’s Phulbari upazila, stands the decaying Naodanga Zamindar Palace, once a hub of aristocratic power and cultural celebration, now abandoned to neglect and ruin.

Over 1,7500 families have already lost homesteads this year, thousands more at risk in Kurigram, Lalmonirhat and Rangpur

Family alleges distortion