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Although the main structure of the 655-metre bridge has been completed, it has yet to open to traffic. Photo: Star

Land acquisition stalls approach road work of Kurigram’s Sonahat Bridge

29 September 2026
New 655-metre bridge remains closed to traffic as work on one end remains incomplete
29 September 2026
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Anthrax concerns rise in northern districts

26 September 2026
Anthrax infections linked to meat from sick cattle have been reported across Rangpur, Dinajpur and Gaibandha, with at least 53 people receiving treatment for symptoms over the past month.
26 September 2026
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Gaibandha’s Sundarganj a hotspot for Anthrax in Rangpur region

25 September 2026
At least 53 received treatment in Rangpur, Dinajpur, and Gaibandha after showing anthrax symptoms in one month
25 September 2026
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Carmichael College in Rangpur / Two dormitories remain locked for 15 years

25 September 2026
Weeds have swallowed the courtyards, plaster peels from the walls, and garbage lies scattered across the floors. Once buzzing with students, two dormitories at Rangpur’s historic Carmichael College now stand abandoned, locked away for nearly 15 years.
25 September 2026
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3,000 apply, only 200-250 get in: Carmichael College faces accomodation crunch

24 September 2026
Two dormitories have sat locked since 2011, forcing hundreds into costly rented messes off campus
24 September 2026
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Early cultivation on char lands strains fertiliser supply

24 September 2026
With no significant flooding in the rivers across the Rangpur region this year, large areas of char land have remained above water, allowing farmers to cultivate Aman rice, vegetables and other crops earlier than usual.
24 September 2026
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Early cultivation on charlands strains fertiliser supply

23 September 2026
The early cultivation of additional char land, however, has pushed up demand for fertiliser, creating shortages in several riverbank and char areas. Farmers in some places have protested and blocked roads, demanding adequate fertiliser supplies.
23 September 2026
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Kurigram to introduce temporary cards to ensure fertiliser reaches genuine farmers

22 September 2026
‘Soil Health Protection Cards’ expected to curb black-market fertiliser sales
22 September 2026
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Growers happy over bumper aus production in Lalmonirhat

Farmers are happy following the bumper production of aus paddy this season in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila this season while an acute
15 August 2016
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Croplands turn into fish farms

A number of farmers in the district are using their lands for fish cultivation as they are losing their interest in paddy farming due to low prices.
10 August 2016
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Jute retting pollutes rivers, canals, ponds

Many water bodies like rivers, canals and ponds are becoming polluted due to retting of jute plants in these water bodies as ribbon retting, a method for retting the plants with less water, is yet to gain popularity in the district.
2 August 2016
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They return, happy with Bangladeshi generosity

Around 4,000 flood-affected people from India, who took shelter in villages along the Lalmonirhat border on Sunday
28 July 2016
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Lalmonirhat-Burimari road turns risky for traffic

Lalmonirhat-Burimari national highway has become risky for traffic movement due to the many potholes that have developed at different points on the road.
27 July 2016
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Schooling eludes Bede children in Lalmonirhat

Almost all the children of the Bede (gypsy) community in Lalmonirhat are deprived of education due to absence of awareness among their guardians and lack of proper facilities. Instead of sending them to school, the parents teach the children magic tricks to earn money.
20 July 2016
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So close, yet so far

This distance of just about six feet between them seems painfully huge. And agonising, too. When they come to see each other here as two bamboo fences separate them, they know they are so close and yet so far.
18 July 2016
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50 thousand marooned as Teesta crosses danger level

Around 50 thousand people were marooned in 80 villages of 16 unions under the district as the low-lying char lands of Teesta and
17 July 2016
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Risky journey on weak Bailey bridge

The Bailey bridge over the river Swarnamoti on Lalmonirhat-Burimari Highway is on the verge of collapsing at Sarpukur area under
14 July 2016
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Cattle farmers in trouble as flood damages fodder

“I had to sell three of my six cows for low prices in the local market on Sunday as the recent flood damaged all the grasses at fields,
11 July 2016

Eid returnees suffer

Thousands of people returning to their workplaces after spending Eid holidays in their villages are suffering in Lalmonirhat railway
10 July 2016
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Listing of voters begins

Listing of voters in 111 former Indian enclaves under Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Nilphamari and Panchagarh districts began yesterday,
10 July 2016
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Malnutrition hits poor children in Lalmonirhat

Many children in the district do not attain normal physical and mental growth due to severe malnutrition.
4 July 2016
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Adulterated spices flood Lalmonirhat markets

Adulterated spices, especially powdered spices, have flooded the markets in Lalmonirhat ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.
2 July 2016
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Teesta-Dharla erosion devours 8 unions

Jesmina Begum, 48, was crying as their homestead with ten decimals of land at Dawabari village under Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat was devoured by the Teesta River on Tuesday afternoon. Their six bighas of croplands were devoured in the last two weeks.
29 June 2016
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Poor man with a heart of gold

He could study only up to class-III as his parents were very hard up.
29 June 2016

Gamblers rule village

A village cop (Gram Police) was assaulted allegedly by gamblers as he protested against open gambling at Ketkibari village in Nawdabansh union under Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat on Tuesday night.
29 June 2016
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Vegetable price fall frustrates farmers

Surprisingly this Ramadan the prices of various types of vegetables dropped sharply in the local kitchen markets due to poor demand
28 June 2016
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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
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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

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