On paper, the concept of a fully digital Bangladesh can sound wonderful. In many cases, it promises an exciting future where we can be rid of long queues and time-consuming government applications.
Farmers in five districts under the Rangpur division -- Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Rangpur, Gaibandha, and Nilphamari -- are delighted as their winter vegetable yields have significantly increased after using vermicompost, following advice from the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE).
Rahima Begum, 78, was married at the age of 15 to a prosperous man in Dhubani village on the Teesta shoal under Lalmonirhat’s Hatibandha upazila.
Vermicompost is an organic fertiliser made by composting cow dung, eggshells, vegetable scraps, used tea leaves, and rotting tree bark with the help of earthworms
Biting cold and dense fog sweeping through the northern region of the country have left the low-income people in Lalmonirhat and Kurigram districts struggling to survive.
Farmers in the district of Lalmonirhat are suffering from an acute shortage of fertiliser just as the Rabi season started. Meanwhile, fertiliser stock in the warehouses of Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) and Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC) has run out.
In the quiet village of Uttar Baravita in Kurigram’s Phulbari upazila, a unique tribute to Bangla literature stands as a testament to one man’s dedication.
Farmers in the Rangpur region have become enthusiastic to cultivate tobacco on more land this year after making profits from selling tobacco last year..The representatives of seven domestic and foreign tobacco companies are also reportedly encouraging local farmers to expand tobacco cultiv
A troubling trend is taking root in the northern region of the country, particularly in districts like Rangpur and Lalmonirhat.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Braving the bitter morning cold, Majibur Rahman went to his field in Chinatuli char on Teesta river in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila’s Rajpur union.
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.
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.
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
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.
