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
‘Char Montola’: A village swallowed whole by Brahmaputra
Home to 350 families, the char has vanished, leaving its people scattered and grieving
23 November 2025, 09:15 AM
Lalmonirhat-Burimari Highway: A 100km long death trap?
The 100-kilometre-long Lalmonirhat-Burimari Highway has become highly dangerous for vehicular movement.
11 March 2024, 18:00 PM
High potato price makes farmers happy
Farmers in Rangpur division are happy with high price for their potato harvest this season.
11 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Cotton growers unhappy as prices fail to meet expectations
Although the cultivation of cotton is on rising as growers look to meet a portion of local demand and reduce dependence on imports, growers are unsatisfied with the low prices of the white fibre on the domestic market.
1 March 2024, 00:04 AM
Cash crop or a curse?
A troubling trend is taking root in the northern region of the country, particularly in districts like Rangpur and Lalmonirhat.
16 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Cattle farmers stuck between rule, bribery
Dahagram, which used to be a Bangladeshi enclave inside Indian territory, was turned into a union parishad after exchange of enclaves between the two countries in 2015.
15 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Ganjia Rice: From Brahmaputra shoals to cities
A rare paddy variety, which is cultivated in the remote shoals of Brahmaputra basin under Kurigram district, is slowly but surely making its marks in the country’s rice market.
9 February 2024, 18:00 PM
StanChart, Friendship light up char village with solar power
Ratna Akhter, a 15-year-old student of grade nine, previously used kerosene lamps when studying at home in Ghughumari, a remote char in northern Bangladesh with about 2,300 inhabitants.
3 February 2024, 18:00 PM
40 years without a concrete bridge
In the remote villages of Kantapara, Jhaukuti, Char Gorakmandal, Paschim Phulmati, Jamakuti, and Kalabagan, nestled along the Baromasia river in Kurigram’s Phulbari, stands a 40-foot-long bamboo bridge that has become the lifeline for over 10,000 residents.
29 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Char People in Kurigram, Lalmonirhat: In grip of bitter cold
Braving the bitter morning cold, Majibur Rahman went to his field in Chinatuli char on Teesta river in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila’s Rajpur union.
27 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Farmers find it tough to cope with cold spell
Dense fog and low temperatures are disrupting agricultural work across the northern districts of Kurigram and Lalmonirhat as a cold wave persists in the region.
17 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Expanding tobacco cultivation: Farmers give in to lure of profits
Despite the risks to soil and the environment, tobacco companies are encouraging farmers in Lalmonirhat to expand tobacco cultivation this year. Influenced by previous profits, farmers are now choosing new areas for planting tobacco seedlings.
12 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Farmers give in to lure of profits
Despite the risks to soil and the environment, tobacco companies are encouraging farmers in Lalmionirhat to expand tobacco cultivation this year. Influenced by previous profits, farmers are now choosing new areas for planting tobacco seedlings
12 January 2024, 14:00 PM
Catkin growers all smiles
Bumper yield of catkin, locally called kashia, this season has brought smiles to many farmers in Kurigram’s Chilmari upazila as they are earning a handsome profit by selling the produce at good prices due to its high demand.
7 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Erosion renders over 1 lakh homeless in 10yrs
Unabated erosions by the Brahmaputra, Teesta, Dharla, Dudhkumar and Gangadhar rivers rendered more than one lakh people homeless in Kurigram in the last 10 years.
1 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Farmer’s land grabbed by AL men
Some local ruling party men have allegedly grabbed eight acres of land belonging to a minority Hindu family in Hatibandha upazila.
27 December 2023, 18:00 PM
Tough times for musical instrument makers
“I’m earning less than half what I used to earn 10 years ago. People now are not intending to invest in cultural practice, so the need for musical instruments is that minimal,” said Parimal Chandra Monidas.
17 December 2023, 18:00 PM
People in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram hit hard by cold, fog
The day-to-day life of people in some upazilas of Kurigram and Lalmonirhat has been severely affected by the cold and dense fog
11 December 2023, 10:11 AM
Orange growers see better earnings as stronger dollar cuts imports
Orange and malta growers in Bangladesh are enjoying higher prices for their produce as the ongoing US dollar crunch has reduced the availability of imported alternatives
11 December 2023, 00:00 AM
Lalmonirhat Model Mosque: Construction work goes on at snail’s pace
Construction work of a model mosque-cum-Islamic cultural centre in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila sees very slow progress, much to the inconvenience of the people from local Muslim community.
10 December 2023, 18:00 PM
12,500 families left homeless in 10 years
Narendra Nath Barman often visits the bank of the Teesta. Tears roll down his eyelids as the 75-year-old stands silently on the riverbed in Rajpur village of Lalmonirhat Sadar -- a place he once called home.
10 December 2023, 18:00 PM