Once hailed as the lifeline of Rangpur city, the historic Shyamasundari Canal has been reduced to a mere drain due to rampant encroachment and pollution.
Tucked away beside a mosque in the quiet village of Tekani in Rangpur’s Mithapukur upazila stands a tree that once changed the course of an entire region’s agricultural history.
Nearly one lakh farmers from six districts in Rangpur region produced a bumper yield of Boro paddy this season, thanks to the Teesta Irrigation Project.
Mahamudul Haque, an assistant professor of journalism at Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR), who had marched alongside students and citizens during the July uprising in Rangpur last year, now finds himself behind bars.
With the intense summer heat ripening fruits earlier than expected, the famed variety of Haribhanga mango from Rangpur has hit the markets five days ahead of schedule.
Inadequate supply of ducklings and hatching eggs from Kurigram Regional Duck Breeding Farm leaves local duck farmers in the district growingly frustrated.
Kaun (foxtail millet), a resilient and nutrient-dense grain, used to be a dietary staple in the shoal regions of northern Bangladesh.
A vital road and a bridge along the Bangladesh-India border in Lalmonirhat’s Kaliganj upazila are at risk of collapsing as erosion of the Maldah river has intensified.
This year, Eid-ul-Fitr brought little joy to thousands of people living in the shoals of 14 upazilas across Kurigram and Lalmonirhat districts due to severe financial hardships amid a lack of employment opportunities.
According to officials of the Department of Agriculture Extension, strawberries are being cultivated on a total of 15 acres of land in Kurigram and four acres in Lalmonirhat. Some are getting good yields, and some are not. Sapling selection is very important for getting a good yield of strawberry production
The major rivers in Kurigram and Lalmonirhat districts, including Brahmaputra, Teesta, Dudhkumar, Gangadhar and Dharla, are drying up, pushing fishermen into crisis.
Around 230 trucks entered port in two days
Boat travel on the Brahmaputra is being severely disrupted due to a navigability crisis, causing immense suffering for passengers travelling from Kurigram’s Mogolbasa, Jatrapur, and Chilmari Ramna River Port to Roumari, Rajibpur, Jamalpur, and Gaibandha’s Sundarganj.
Under the deal, POWERCHINA will prepare a concept paper by December and conduct a feasibility study in 2026
Stone and boulder imports from India and Bhutan through Burimari land port in Lalmonirhat, the second-largest land port in Bangladesh, have been halted since February 1 due to price disputes.
Around 22,000 inhabitants in Dahagram union, located in Lalmonirhat’s Patgram upazila, are deprived of regular health services at the Dahagram-Angarpota 20-bed Hospital.
Rampant illegal sand extraction from the Dharla river in the Char Sonaikaji and Char Jatin areas of Shimulbari union in Kurigram’s Phulbari upazila is posing a threat to the foundations of Dharla Bridge.
Sirajul Islam, 55, a resident of Mahishamuri village in Lalmonirhat’s Kaliganj upazila, sits silently outside his modest home, gazing at the remnants of the handloom he sold three years ago. Like his father, the late Mozahar Ali, weaving had been his life’s work since childhood. But now, forced to make ends meet, he earns a living as a day labourer, leaving behind a profession that once defined his identity.
