Md Quamrul Islam Rubaiyat

Mango buds bloom in abundance

Mango buds on trees are in abundance in Thakurgaon following a favourable weather, showing a bright prospect for a good yield of the juicy summer fruit.

8m ago

Third tea auction centre launched in Panchagarh

A new tea auction centre began operations in Bangladesh’s northwest bordering district of Panchagarh yesterday, making it the third establishment of its kind following the country’s first in Chattogram and the second in Sreemangal.

1y ago

Hafiza gets a new lease of life thanks to Thakurgaon DC

Found ill, alone and disoriented nearly one and half months ago, an elderly woman returned to her family today thanks to the government official's efforts

1y ago

North to see its largest private hospital

A 1,000-bed private hospital will be set up in the northern district of Panchagarh at an estimated cost of Tk 2,500 crore from “local and foreign investors” who seek to meet healthcare needs of locals and neighbouring countries’ citizens. 

1y ago

Calls of the Kanchenjunga

The majestic Kanchenjunga, the world’s third highest mountain.

2y ago

What’s the govt doing to promote tourism?

Considering the rush of visitors from all over the country, the tourist facilities in Panchagarh are anything but adequate.

2y ago

A family that was rejoicing now numb with grief

Hari Kishore Roy’s family was preparing for the Durga Puja with unbound zest and excitement.

2y ago

Minimum price of tea leaves set for northern region

The minimum price for raw tea leaves grown in Panchagarh was fixed at Tk 18 per kilogramme (kg) on Wednesday following recent demonstrations by local farmers demanding a fair value for their produce.

2y ago
February 23, 2018
February 23, 2018

Disability not a barrier

Defying his severe physical disability a schoolboy, who was born with one hand missing and the other badly deformed, is appearing in

October 12, 2017
October 12, 2017

Woman dies as log falls on her

A woman pedestrian was killed as a log fell on her when workers were cutting roadside trees near Tangon Bridge on Railway Station

May 1, 2017
May 1, 2017

Blast attacks Boro in Panchagarh, Thakurgaon

Farmers in Panchagarh and Thakurgaon are worried as several hundred acres of Boro paddy fields have been attacked by blast disease.

April 12, 2017
April 12, 2017

Principal's residence at lab!

The 'drawing lab' of Panchagarh Government Technical School and College is being unofficially used as the principal's residence for

November 16, 2016
November 16, 2016

Fraud swindles job seekers

A fake job provider of Dinajpur has gone into hiding after cheating at least 245 jobseekers of Tk 25-30-lakh through a local NGO in

June 20, 2016
June 20, 2016

Rice prices soar as OMS suspended

The suspension of Open Market Sale (OMS) programme, meant for providing major food items to common people for relatively low

March 2, 2016
March 2, 2016

Mindless sand lifting poses threat to highway

A local leader of Swechchhasebak League is extracting sand from a piece of land about 10 metres from Thakurgaon-Panchagarh

January 27, 2016
January 27, 2016

17.5 km Panchagarh road cracks days after repairs

Only a few days after completion of renovation work, the 17.5-kilometre road from Panchagarh Sugar Mills to Debiganj via Benghari

August 5, 2015
August 5, 2015

Scanty rainfall hampers T-aman farming

Insufficient rainfall during the ongoing rainy season badly hampers cultivation of transplanted aman (T-aman) paddy in Thakurgaon

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