S Dilip Roy

Drought stalls Aman farming in Rangpur

A prolonged dry spell over the past three weeks has severely disrupted Aman paddy cultivation across the Rangpur region, leaving farmlands parched and seedbeds wilting.

1d ago

Delayed canal project leaves 3,000 farmers in dire straits

The project deadline was initially set for December 30, 2024

6d ago

Vehicular movement turns risky on Sonahat Rail Bridge

The 366-metre-long iron bridge is part of the only route linking Sonahat Land Port

6d ago

Shyamasundari Canal in Rangpur: Once a lifeline, now on death bed

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.

1w ago

The tree from which Haribhanga mango originated

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.

1w ago

Teesta irrigation project brings bumper Boro harvest

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.

2w ago

Murder or ‘death by stroke’?

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.

2w ago

Haribhanga dominates mango markets in the north

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.

2w ago
October 4, 2024
October 4, 2024

Park on railway land

Rakibuzzaman Ahmed, son of former Social Welfare Minister Nuruzzaman Ahmed, has allegedly occupied around 70 decimals of Bangladesh Railway land in Kaliganj upazila, Lalmonirhat, to build an entertainment park.

September 24, 2024
September 24, 2024

Govt canal grabbed for fish farming

A canal of Bangladesh Water Development Board has allegedly been encroached by a local influential in Kurigram’s Rajarhat upazila for fish farming.

August 25, 2024
August 25, 2024

Tk 50cr embankment sinks under sand in a month

Construction of an embankment on Teesta river was completed on June 30 in Gobordhan area of ​​Mahishkhocha union under Aditmari upazila of Lalmonirhat.

August 1, 2024
August 1, 2024

Floodwater sweeps away fish worth Tk 6cr

Recent floods have wreaked havoc on fish farms across Kurigram and Lalmonirhat, with floodwaters sweeping away fish and fish fries worth Tk 6 crore from 3,550 ponds and enclosures.

July 20, 2024
July 20, 2024

A first-hand look into devastation

Is it a vast river, or a habitable land?

July 15, 2024
July 15, 2024

Govt canal grabbed for fish farming

A section of local influential people allegedly grabbed a portion of Mahendranagar Canal on government’s land in Nakhenda area of Kurigram’s Rajarhat upazila for a fish farming project.

July 14, 2024
July 14, 2024

Preserving Mughal-era mosque: No step taken even 23 months after publishing gazette

The Department of Archaeology had published a gazette notification on August 1, 2022 mentioning that it would take measures to preserve the Puran Jame Masjid, a Mughal-era mosque in Saptibari Gilabari village under Lalmonirhat’s Aditmari upazila.

July 13, 2024
July 13, 2024

As flood worsens, food crisis mounts

Hundreds of families in Kurigram’s shoal areas have been facing untold sufferings amid deteriorating flood situation.

July 12, 2024
July 12, 2024

Flood situation worsens in Kurigram

The ongoing flood situation in Kurigram has deteriorated further as the water levels of the Brahmaputra, Dudhkumar, and Dharla rivers started rising again in 12 hours till yesterday morning.

July 11, 2024
July 11, 2024

Rain increases flood woes in the north

With the ongoing flood already making the lives of Kurigram residents miserable, more downpour further added to their woes.