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
Vermicompost making brings him solvency
Once a landless farmer, Nazrul Islam has gained solvency by selling vermicompost fertiliser prepared at his Modhupur village home in
15 March 2015
One-handed typist of Lalmonirhat
A physical challenged man, despite having only one hand, is working as a typist at Weekly Lalmonirhat Barta, a local newspaper. To everyone's surprise, he is very fast in typing compared to his peers. He earns a meager wage with which he supports his poor family. Farooque Hossain, 44, son of Khayrat Hossain and Fatema Begum resides at Khochabari Nazrultari village in Lalmonirhat sadar upazila. He is the youngest of four siblings, and he got married to Janufa Begum of Durakuti village in Lalmonirhat sadar upazila two years back. He obtained first division in SSC result from Gias Uddin High School in 1990, second division in HSC from Lalmonirhat Government College in 1992 and second division in BA from Kaliganj Karim Uddin Public Degree College in 1995.
3 March 2015
Blockade, hartals bring woe to carrot growers
Bumper yield of carrots in the district this season cannot make farmers happy as the prices see drastic fall due to lack of buyers amid the non-stop countrywide blockade and frequent hartals enforced by BNP-led 20-party alliance since January 6.
2 March 2015