Bangladeshi child reunited with family in Kurigram after accidental border crossing
11 hour(s) ago
Joynab was reunited with her parents after a flag meeting confirmed she had mistakenly crossed into India
11 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
Beggar-free Lalmonirhat scheme uncertain
The district administration is yet to take steps to implement the scheme for rehabilitating 3,949 listed beggars here.
31 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Double crop farming
Simultaneous cultivation of two crops on the same land is gaining popularity among farmers in the district as they get better profit for the same expenditure as for one crop.
21 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Pest attack on Aman paddy
Farmers in the district are worried because they cannot protect their crops from pest attack as the pesticides they are using are substandard and ineffective.
19 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Emblem of success
Santwana Rani Ray of Haridas village of Sarpukur union in Aditmari upazila under the district has set a glorious example of defying odds, achieving success in education as well as martial art through dedication and perseverance.
8 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Pledge to fight against drugs
Over 100 drug peddlers in the border areas in the district, who took an oath one year ago to give up the crime, are leading normal lives and taking part in campaigns against peddling and use of contraband drugs in their villages.
5 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Cow dung as fuel
Kohinur collects cow dung from the fields and then dries it to sell in the town.
4 October 2017, 18:00 PM
Aus production fall upsets farmers
Farmers in the district are worried as their hope of getting bumper production was shattered due to the damage caused by the prolonged flood this season.
21 September 2017, 18:00 PM
River erosion makes many homeless in Lalmonirhat
During the recession of floodwater, many people are losing their houses and lands due to erosion by Teesta and Dharla rivers in
18 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Arable lands under sand
Vast tracts of fertile arable land in the villages of the Teesta and Dharla river basin areas in the district have been covered with sand
13 September 2017, 18:00 PM
New variety of vegetable brightens farmers' lives
Farmers in the district are earning good profit by cultivating a new variety of vegetable got from jute saplings, locally
12 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Dyke collapse caused the flood
Flood victims in 15 villages at Kulaghat union in Sadar upazila blamed the Water Development Board (WDB) for the collapse of a dyke
5 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Physical challenge no bar to his success
Masum Parvez, 38, from BDR Hat Road area of Lalmonirhat town is a successful businessman. In his diversified fertiliser, pesticide,
25 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Self-reliant thru' cattle rearing
Many people in the Teesta and Dharla river basin char (landmass emerging from riverbed) areas have achieved
11 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Bananas bring solvency to Lalmonirhat char areas
The remote char (landmass emerging from riverbed) lands in Dharla River basin areas of Lalmonirhat have never been synonymous
5 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Former enclave people cry for a bridge
The former enclave of Banshpochai in Lalmonirhat sadar upazila's Kulaghat union is in dire need of a concrete bridge to bring smooth
1 July 2017, 18:00 PM
Eid brings no joy
This year, Eid-ul-Fitr did not bring any joy for the ultra poor people of five upazilas of the district, especially in the Teesta and Dharla river basin areas, as they were not able to buy even vermicelli and sugar, let alone new clothes.
28 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Eid joy gives way to gloom in Chandrapur
Seven-year-old Sharmin Akhter was looking frequently at the path stretching before her house at Latabar village in Chandrapur union
24 June 2017, 18:00 PM
A sweet life of Thai guavas
In the quiet of his orchard Mominul Islam, 32, from Baninagar village in Lalmonirhat's Kaliganj upazila finds the serenity to reflect
13 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Rezia's fight against early marriage
Defying mother's bid to marry her off, 15-year-old Rezia has been continuing studies from her grandmother's house in Aditmari
27 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Mint and herbs help bring solvency
The parcel of land required for a cottage garden may be small, but as enterprising Lalmonirhat villager Anowara Begum, 44, from Karnopur village in Sadar upazila has discovered, the reward for growing herbs and vegetables in such a plot can be large.
15 May 2017, 18:00 PM