S Dilip Roy

Farmers in at least five villages under Kurigram’s Bhurungamari upazila say they are living in fear of arrest and harassment after a case was filed over a protest demanding adequate fertiliser earlier this month that left the upazila agriculture officer briefly confined by an agitated crowd.

Boat race revives a fading tradition of rural Bengal

Bangladesh has enough fertiliser, the government says. Dealers say they have stocks. Yet farmers in several districts say authorised dealers are refusing to sell or capping them at one sack, forcing many to buy from unauthorised sellers at inflated prices.

Nearly 300 metres of an unpaved road along the Teesta riverbank in Khuniagachh union of Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila have been eroded over the past one month, causing severe hardship for more than 2,000 families living in several shoals nearby.

Farmers bear extra time, labour and transport costs after erosion makes road unusable

Two weeks have passed, and police still cannot explain the motive behind the gruesome killing of four members of a family in Rangpur city.

Relatives and former colleagues say the slain Rangpur teacher withdrew the provident fund money 22 days before the killings; police are still trying to trace it

Commissioner says the killings took place last Friday morning, after Ganapati saw the accused taking yaba on the roof

For farmers racing against the crop calendar, fertiliser is becoming a source of anxiety.

CID official says a flammable substance appears to have been poured on the victims’ faces

Bangladeshi traders protest alleged substandard stones, higher prices and reduced supplies from Indian traders

An Indian measure limiting trucks to around 25 tonnes has disrupted supplies, traders say

A crumbling building on a sprawling railway compound along Fire Service Road in Lalmonirhat town stands as a fading reminder of the region’s rich cultural history. It is the historic MT Hossain Institute, once a major cultural hub of northern Bangladesh and home to one of the Indian subcontinent’s rare revolving theatre stages.

Cultural ministry has requested railways ministry to transfer ownership of the long neglected theatre before starting conservation work

A key section of the Angorpota-Dahagram road, the only major road connecting Dahagram union, an area surrounded by India under Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat, has collapsed under the force of the Teesta river’s strong current.

A year after her husband was beaten to death by a mob, Maloti Rani Rabidas is still struggling to keep her family going, with little income and little hope that those responsible will soon face justice.

Reserves of some key fertilisers have fallen below safe levels, raising concerns about shortages during the upcoming cropping season amid the US-Israeli war on Iran and China’s ban on fertiliser export.

With farmland disappearing and livelihoods changing, the Oraon community is now fighting not only for economic survival but also to preserve its language and culture

Every morning, hundreds of students arrive at Dahagram Government High School hoping to learn. Yet, most return home without attending regular classes, as only one teacher remains for the school’s 550 students.

Sakhina Begum had seen better days once upon a time. It was another life when she was part of a well-to-do family, and villagers called her Mondol-er bou. Now she has grown old and frail, and her husband has lost all his land to the ravenous Brahmaputra.