Burimari reels as Indian stone import halt drags on
17 August 2026
An Indian measure limiting trucks to around 25 tonnes has disrupted supplies, traders say
17 August 2026
MT Hossain Institute: A fading chapter of our cultural history
16 August 2026
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.
16 August 2026
MT Hossain Institute: A fading chapter of Bangladesh’s cultural history
15 August 2026
Cultural ministry has requested railways ministry to transfer ownership of the long neglected theatre before starting conservation work
15 August 2026
Teesta washes away important Dahagram road
12 August 2026
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.
12 August 2026
Rangpur mob killings: Slow legal process frustrates victims’ families
11 August 2026
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.
11 August 2026
Fertiliser stocks drop below safe levels
10 August 2026
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.
10 August 2026
The shrinking world of the Oraons
9 August 2026
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
9 August 2026
Just one teacher for 550 students
5 August 2026
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.
5 August 2026
Pushti Apa making a difference in safe pregnancy
Aklima Begum, 22, wife of farmer Mohor Ali of remote char ‘Karai Barisal’ in Chilmari upazila of Kurigram, gave birth to her first child four years ago suffering from various complications.
30 January 2022
Horse-drawn carts key mode of transport in char areas
Although horse-drawn carts are a thing of the past in most parts of the world, these outdated buggies still facilitate movement across 450 char areas in Kurigram and Lalmonirhat.
26 January 2022
Peanuts a blessing for char farmers along Brahmaputra river
The biggest peanut market in Rangpur is almost never found on the same spot two years in a row due to the changing waters of Brahmaputra river in Chilmari upazila of Kurigram.
22 January 2022
Where have all the fish in Brahmaputra gone?
Prafulla Chandra Das’ (48) fishing boat and nets have been drying out in the sun. His entire ancestry has been devoted to the same trade, and as such, Prafulla knows no other craft.
22 January 2022
Punak fair in Lalmonirhat amid high risk of Covid
A fair of the Police Women Welfare Association (Punak) is being held in Lalmonirhat since January 12, despite the district being at high risk of coronavirus infection.
22 January 2022
The rat catcher
Anwar Hossain has been trapping and killing rats since he was 16.
20 January 2022
We can’t even get a fair trial
It has been 11 years since Felani, a Bangladeshi teenager, was shot dead by a member of India’s Border Security Force and left hanging from the barbed fence of the border along Kurigram, but her family is still waiting for justice.
7 January 2022
11 years of Felani killing: Family still waiting for justice
Today marks the 11th anniversary of Felani Khatun killing. On this day in 2011, Bangladesh woke up to the dreadful image of the teenage girl hanging from the barbed fence at the India border.
7 January 2022
Mobarak, with challenges, aces SSC
Despite having no fingers to grip a pen, Mobarak Ali, 16, has passed last year’s SSC examination obtaining GPA-3.84. Despite an insurmountable odd, Mobarak clung to the hope to pursue his education. He would write with his leg up to class two. Later, he learnt how to write gripping pen with his wrists.
2 January 2022
Preserve, not demolish
Constructed in 1916 during the British rule, it was initially used as a police station. But eventually, it started decaying, and soon enough rainwater began to seep in through the roof. After it was declared abandoned, a new police station building was built next to old one.
2 January 2022
Gifted tabla player Milon stares at a bleak future
Milon Islam (25), a visually impaired student who received a national award in tabla in 2014, has been passing his days amid hardship and uncertainty over his further studies. Due to the lack of financial support, his aspiration for higher studies is getting blurred.
23 December 2021
Maggots creeping their way into farms
The larvae of black soldier flies, a common insect in the Stratiomyidae family, can be used as organic poultry and fish feed, providing farmers with a cheap alternative to the comparatively high priced products currently available.
20 December 2021
On a mission to build an enlightened society
“For the last 18 years, there has been not a single day when I have not reached out to my readers with books. I am on a journey to build a knowledge-based society,” says Bikash Chandra Roy Tarun.
1 December 2021
Wig-making makes a difference for rural women
Laizu Khatun Lima, a resident of Chandrakhana Balatari village in Kurigram’s Phulbari upazila, has brought a unique job opportunity for many women in the area, especially those from poor families.
24 November 2021
Age-old MT Hossain Institute lies in neglect
Cultural workers and civil society members are ringing an alarm as the age-old moveable theatre stage ‘MT Hossain Institute’ of Lalmonirhat is being pushed to the brink of further destruction even though it was supposed to be protected as promised.
23 November 2021
Now they know nothing!
Ruling Awami League (AL) men have allegedly raised Tk 69 lakh from the grassroots of Kurigram’s Roumari upazila with fake promises of giving them houses in government-funded housing projects. The allegation of swindling poor people’s money has surfaced in Dantbhanga union of the upazila.
17 November 2021
Piper chaba bringing extra earnings for farmers in north
A creeper resembling betel whose vines are used to make meat dishes spicier is bringing some extra cash for around 10,000 farmers growing traditional crops in Lalmonirhat and Kurigram districts.
15 November 2021
Put no-man’s land to better use
Vast swathes of land on Bangladesh’s side of the no-man’s-land separating the country from India in Lalmonirhat district are sitting idle while those in the neighbouring nation’s half of the region are being used to farm tea.
11 November 2021
Border haats closed by Covid still remain shut
The closure of the border haat in no-man’s land along the Jinjiram River at Baliamari Char of Rajibpur upazila in Kurigram district has impacted the livelihoods of more than one hundred families based in the region.
4 November 2021
Maize farmers call for storage, processing facilities
Lalmonirhat district, bordering the Teesta, Dharla and Saniazan rivers, accounts for about one-third of the maize produced in Bangladesh’s northern region.
31 October 2021