Fifteen years on, justice remains elusive for Felani killed at Bangladesh-India border
Family awaits justice amid stalled legal proceedings in India
7 January 2026, 04:31 AM
Sales of cheap winter clothes surge in Rangpur
Traders say sales may more than double this year
6 January 2026, 18:00 PM
Burning topsoil for bricks rampant in Rangpur
Agricultural land across the Rangpur region has been experiencing a decline in productivity, coupled with environmental damage due to the loss of fertile topsoil, which is being openly extracted and supplied to around 595 brick kilns in the four districts.
5 January 2026, 18:00 PM
3,100 arrested in anti-narcotics drives across Rangpur division in a year
Nearly 10,000 drives across eight districts resulted in arrests, case filings, major drug seizures, says Department of Narcotics Control
5 January 2026, 06:06 AM
Rangpur city 6 years on, children’s hospital still unopened
Although the infrastructure was completed six years ago, Rangpur Children’s Hospital has yet to open. Built on 1.65 acres of land in the Puratan Hospital area of Rangpur city at a cost of Tk 31.08 crore, the hospital has remained unused.
2 January 2026, 18:00 PM
No escape, even in daylight: Mosquito crisis overwhelms Rangpur city
Garbage-choked Shyamasundari canal fuels infestation affecting over 8 lakh people
2 January 2026, 08:24 AM
Two Jatiya Party nominations cancelled in Rangpur, Kurigram
Returning officers cite incomplete affidavit and withholding information
1 January 2026, 14:45 PM
Rangpur farmers struggle to rear livestock amid cold wave
Allege sharp fall in milk production as cattle suffer from cold, fog and fodder shortage
28 December 2025, 06:18 AM
Char Haats: The unequal economics of the chars
For char residents, this unequal exchange is not new.
26 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Cold wave grips Rangpur as char people face severe hardship amid dense fog
Low-income communities struggle, ‘limited’ relief distributed
21 December 2025, 07:53 AM
Farmers of early varieties of potato hit by old stock glut
This year, the price gap between new and old potatoes has narrowed significantly
20 December 2025, 18:41 PM
Farmers of early potato varieties hit by old stock glut
Farmers who cultivated early varieties of potatoes are once again incurring losses as prices of newly harvested tubers remain unusually low due to an oversupply of older stock in the market.
20 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Aging engines keep northern trains on risky track
Passenger train services in Bangladesh Railway’s Lalmonirhat division are being operated largely with long-expired locomotives, heightening the risk of serious accidents and disrupting schedules in the northern region, railway officials and employees said.
16 December 2025, 19:54 PM
Carmichael College in Rangpur: Teacher shortage, infrastructure crises hamper academic activities
The Carmichael College in Rangpur, a historic educational institution in northern Bangladesh, has been facing a myriad of crises, including a shortage of teachers, insufficient classrooms, dilapidated infrastructure, and poor accommodation facilities for students.
16 December 2025, 19:54 PM
Summer onion project wilts as seeds cannot withstand heat
Farmers welcome project but say they need heat-tolerant seeds
3 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Jamaat, allies set to agree to referendum on election day
Rangpur rally will deliver final message on reforms, says Abdul Halim
2 December 2025, 12:47 PM
Transhipment truck finally leaves for Bhutan through Burimari
The goods had been stuck at the port for four days
1 December 2025, 15:15 PM
Bhutan cargo stuck at Burimari over India’s clearance delay
Indian authorities have not issued the required transit clearance for transporting Bhutan’s transhipment goods through Bangladesh’s road network and across Indian territory.
30 November 2025, 18:00 PM
The economic rise of river islands
Northern chars evolved from temporary settlements into thriving agricultural hubs
28 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Centuries-old rail bridge puts commuters at risk
More than two decades after the Teesta Railway Bridge in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila exceeded its lifespan, around 20 passenger trains continue to cross the weakened structure every day, putting thousands of commuters at risk.
27 November 2025, 18:00 PM