Bangladeshi child reunited with family in Kurigram after accidental border crossing
9 hour(s) ago
Joynab was reunited with her parents after a flag meeting confirmed she had mistakenly crossed into India
9 hour(s) ago
BGB foils BSF attempt to push 9 people through border points in Kurigram
14 June 2026, 16:35 PM
Women and children among those stranded at border zero line; BSF yet to respond to flag meeting proposal, says BGB
14 June 2026, 16:35 PM
New uniforms, fresh meals and renewed purpose: How donors changed lives of 86 street children
14 June 2026, 12:41 PM
Overseas Bangladeshis and local officials have quietly transformed a struggling railway-side school, following Star report
14 June 2026, 12:41 PM
BGB, locals foil alleged BSF push-in bid at Lalmonirhat border
13 June 2026, 12:31 PM
Hundreds of residents stood guard through the night after loudspeaker announcements mobilised the community
13 June 2026, 12:31 PM
Life and death on Bangladesh’s char islands
6 June 2026, 00:00 AM
For Nazma Begum, motherhood became a memory of grief before it could become a fulfilled dream. Two years ago, the 20-year-old gave birth to her first child on a remote river island in northern Bangladesh. The joy of holding her newborn lasted only three days.
6 June 2026, 00:00 AM
The poisonous promise that didn’t hold
3 June 2026, 12:30 PM
Rangpur farmers allege tobacco companies lured them into overexpansion, then left them with unsold harvests
3 June 2026, 12:30 PM
Ancient statues, coins and utensils found during Sindurmati Dighi excavation
29 May 2026, 19:45 PM
Ancient relics unearthed during Sindurmati Dighi excavation
29 May 2026, 19:45 PM
'The rich don't buy our shoes anymore, and the poor can't afford'
27 May 2026, 18:32 PM
Around 700 Rabidas shoemakers in Rangpur struggle as demand declines
27 May 2026, 18:32 PM
Syndicate cheats 5 jobseekers in Lalmonirhat
A cheated jobseeker lodged a case with Aditmari Police Station on Monday night, accusing three alleged cheaters of taking money from five jobseekers but giving them fake appointment letters of Bangladesh Railways.
4 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Bamboo-made fishing trap in high demand
The traditional method of catching fish with bamboo made fishing trap, locally called teprai, is still popular among the people in the district and even Rangpur region.
6 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Week-long rain adds only a little flow to Lalmonirhat rivers
Only a week ago, all the 18 rivers, including Teesta and Dharla, in Lalmonirhat were completely dried up and had a bad impact in the livelihood of locals as well as agriculture and environment.
31 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Zinc-enriched Boro getting popular
Zinc-enriched Boro paddy BRRI-62 and BRRI-74 varieties invented by Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) see successful farming
14 May 2018, 18:00 PM
Stone crushing pollutes environment
Illegal stone crushing is causing environmental and noise pollution in Burimari land port area under Patgram upazila, but it has continued unabated in spite of drives by mobile courts against the crushers.
22 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Life at risk for bread
A large number of people in the district are engaged in earning their bread by hauling goods in wagons drawn by tractors.
22 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Potato price below production cost in Lalmonirhat
Potato farmers in the district are unhappy as the vegetable is being sold at less than production cost in the local markets.
20 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Still they play tyre game
The 'tyre game' is still very popular among the children in the Teesta river char (landmass emerging from riverbed) areas of the district
19 March 2018, 18:00 PM
China farming gets popular
China farming is growing in popularity among farmers in char areas of the Teesta, Brahmaputra, Dharla and Dudhkumar rivers in Lalmonirhat and Kurigram.
18 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Buyers cheated as smaller bricks sold as standard
Lalmonirhat brick kiln owners are allegedly cheating customers as well as contractors by supplying bricks that are smaller than
15 March 2018, 18:00 PM
5 risky bridges, culverts in Lalmonirhat
Two bridges and three culverts on the four-km-long Kakina-Mahipur road in Kaliganj upazila, have become risky for traffic as the
1 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Thalassaemia affected kid screams in pain
Murad Parvez is first boy in his class but Thalassaemia, a hereditary haemolytic disorder, brings setback in his life.
22 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Flood turns arable land sandy
The prolonged flood last year covered farmlands in two villages of Sadar upazila with a huge quantity of sand, worrying farmers as
19 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Cauliflower sold for just Tk 1 a kg
A sudden fall of the price of cauliflowers frustrates the farmers in the district as they are not even close to getting the production cost from the sales.
19 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Maize replaces tobacco farming
Many tobacco growers in the district have switched to maize farming instead of tobacco this year, thanks to the awareness building
8 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Boro saplings sell at high price
Taking advantage of a shortage of Boro saplings, caused by damage due to prolonged cold and dense fog, a section of traders in the district are doing brisk business by selling saplings at high price.
8 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Black Bengal goat rearing gets popular in Lalmonirhat
Black Bengal variety of goat is gaining popularity among the breeders in the district as the she-goat give birth to up to five kids twice a year.
7 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Cattle rearers worried
Paddy growers in the district are happy as they are getting unexpected earning from selling straw, but cattle farmers are unhappy over
31 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Urea fertiliser under open sky
A huge quantity of urea fertiliser has been stored in the open in front of the buffer godown (warehouse) at Mahendranagar in Sadar
24 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Cold, fog damage Boro seedlings
Prolonged cold spell and dense fog in the district has damaged a large portion of Boro seedlings in seedbeds and many more are
18 January 2018, 18:00 PM