Bangladeshi child reunited with family in Kurigram after accidental border crossing
14 June 2026, 22:29 PM
Joynab was reunited with her parents after a flag meeting confirmed she had mistakenly crossed into India
14 June 2026, 22:29 PM
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
The little family with big dreams
In Bangladesh, people affected with dwarfism are often mocked and the disability is considered limitation and the affected are treated as burden. But this is not one of those stories.
19 June 2016, 11:22 AM
Dharla continues to devour homesteads, farmlands
Around 100 homesteads, 150 bighas of farmland and fruit orchards have been devoured by the Dharla River in
16 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Dhundal farming gaining popularity in Lalmonirhat
Ridge-gourd, a vegetable locally known as dhundal, sees cultivation on a commercial basis in the district for the last
16 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Maize farming a boon for Lalmonirhat char farmers
Maize cultivation on the abandoned sandy chars of the district has brought prosperity to the farmers.
15 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Rly land under illegal occupation
Illegal commercial structures are being built on Lalmonirhat-Mogholhat abandoned railway track at Uttara Road in Lalmonirhat town,
9 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Healthcare limping due to shortage of doctors
Lalmonirhat Sadar Hospital cannot provide healthcare to the patients due to a shortage of doctors.
8 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Jackfruit yield high, prices low in Lalmonirhat
In spite of the bumper production of jackfruit, farmers are disappointed because this seasonal delicious fruit is being sold at low prices in the markets of the district.
8 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Nowhere to play, children's park abandoned
Children are deprived of a place to play as the railway children's park at the station area in Lalmonirhat town has been abandoned for
7 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Green chilli price doubles in Lalmonirhat markets
The price of green chilli doubled in local markets in the district yesterday, two days ahead of the holy month of Ramadan. One kg of
5 June 2016, 18:00 PM
They feel sick yet they have to work
One can easily count the ribcage bones of the 11-year-old bidi (local cigarette) factory worker. Stunted Monir Islam suffers from health problems such as frequent fevers, headaches, nausea and cough but has to work due to poverty.
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM
High yield, fair price make maize farmers happy
Lalmonirhat farmers are happy as they are getting ample production of maize and its fair prices in the local markets this year.
26 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Bumper litchi yield delights growers in Lalmonirhat
Litchi cultivation has brought smiles to a good number of farmers at many villages in the district, with a bumper yield of the juicy
15 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Poor buyers deprived as OMS rice, flour go to black market
Most of the rice and ata (coarse flour) allocated for the government's Open Market Sale (OMS) programme in the district are finding way
12 May 2016, 18:00 PM
'Outcast' by fatwa, back into society after 45 years
For the first time since independence, the Hindu community of Mahishkhocha village in Lalmonirhat's Aditmari upazila yesterday set foot in restaurants and tea stalls at the local bazaar and tasted the food and drink.
10 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Mindless stone lifting from rivers triggers erosion
Vast tracts of farmland in different villages under Patgram upazila of the district are turning sandy and unfit for
10 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Remote villagers make living from online jobs
Jahangir Sarker could have been just another unemployed postgraduate the country has so many of. But the zeal within the
2 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Farmers all smiles as bitter gourd yield high
Cultivation of bitter gourd in Lalmonirhat has increased from last year as farmers are earning good profits from selling high-yield
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Elderly men used as drug carriers in border areas
Smugglers in border areas of Lalmonirhat and Kurigram districts are hiring old people to transport contraband drugs.
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Lalmonirhat farmers expect bumper maize yield
Maize has been cultivated on large areas of land at five upazilas in Lalmonirhat this year, exceeding the target set by the Department of
30 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Mission mother's safety
Although she is not a doctor by profession, villagers of Gotmari in Lalmonirhat lovingly call her “Dakter Apa”.
18 March 2016, 18:00 PM