Thakurgaon's Rangatungi United Female Football Academy -- an institution that has produced several national-level players -- is now facing uncertainty, as a section of locals is attempting to halt its activities citing religious objections.
Newborn abandoned at Dinajpur Medical College Hospital with a note
Many potato farmers across Bangladesh are incurring losses this season despite a bumper harvest and the highest exports in three years, as a steep drop in domestic prices has left them unable to recover even their production costs.
Nur Islam has been selling tea at the same humble price for decades
Tea production in the northern plains dropped by nearly 20 percent in 2024, as erratic rainfall, poor market prices, and irregularities in factory accounting took a toll on the sector.
Local folklore suggests that a person named Sheikh Malek Uddin Akheruzzaman constructed the mosque
Cultivation of wheat has hit the lowest on record in the current season in Bangladesh as many producers opted to grow potato and other high-value crops on land previously used for the second most important staple food after rice.
Thakurgaon's Rangatungi United Female Football Academy -- an institution that has produced several national-level players -- is now facing uncertainty, as a section of locals is attempting to halt its activities citing religious objections.
Newborn abandoned at Dinajpur Medical College Hospital with a note
Production worth Tk 700cr expected this season
Many potato farmers across Bangladesh are incurring losses this season despite a bumper harvest and the highest exports in three years, as a steep drop in domestic prices has left them unable to recover even their production costs.
Nur Islam has been selling tea at the same humble price for decades
Tea production in the northern plains dropped by nearly 20 percent in 2024, as erratic rainfall, poor market prices, and irregularities in factory accounting took a toll on the sector.
Local folklore suggests that a person named Sheikh Malek Uddin Akheruzzaman constructed the mosque
Cultivation of wheat has hit the lowest on record in the current season in Bangladesh as many producers opted to grow potato and other high-value crops on land previously used for the second most important staple food after rice.
In addition to its lush tea gardens and the breathtaking view of the majestic Kanchenjunga, blooming tulips have emerged as another jewel in Panchagarh’s winter landscape -- but only as a tourist attraction, as farmers struggle to maintain cultivation and earn a profit.
"It's nearly impossible to stay outside in this relentless cold blowing in from the north," said a local.
