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Tk 38-crore women's sports complex in Rangpur turns into grazing ground!

Rangpur, Oct. 5 -- What was once envisioned as a milestone project for women's sports in Rangpur has now become a grazing ground for cattle and goats. The Tk 38-crore women's sports complex, construc... Read More


Anthrax outbreak spreads in Rangpur, sparks concern in northern districts

Rangpur, Oct. 2 -- An anthrax outbreak that first appeared in Pirgachha upazila of Rangpur has now spread to two more upazilas, with suspected cases reported in Mithapukur and Kaunia, raising alarm am... Read More


Price Crash: Potato farmers' hopes in northern Bangladesh fading fast

Dhaka, Sept. 15 -- Potato farmers, traders and cold storage owners in northern Bangladesh are facing steep price drops, even though the government set a Tk 22 per kilogram wholesale rate. In practice... Read More


Water crisis deepens in Pirganj as Tk 20cr project hits a snag

Rangpur, Sept. 14 -- Around 15,000 residents of Pirganj Municipality in Rangpur are enduring severe hardship after their clean water supply was cut off following the breakdown of three pumps installed... Read More


Fuel crisis hits five northern districts as Rangpur depots run dry

Rangpur, Sept. 12 -- A prolonged shortage of fuel has hit filling stations across five northern districts, with depots in Rangpur running nearly empty due to disrupted rail supplies from Chattogram. ... Read More


Mysterious livestock-linked disease sparks panic in Rangpur

Rangpur, Aug. 29 -- A mysterious disease has broken out in Pirgacha Upazila of Rangpur, leaving over 200 people infected and triggering widespread panic. Locals report that the outbreak began after l... Read More


Mismanagement, extortion threaten Teesta barrage, farmers' livelihoods at risk

Rangpur, Aug. 27 -- The Teesta Barrage, the largest irrigation project in Bangladesh, has allegedly become a center of mismanagement, corruption, extortion, and land grabbing, putting the lives and li... Read More


Riverbank embankment sinks into Akhira before completion!

Rangpur, Aug. 25 -- Before it could even be finished, the much-hyped embankment along the Akhira River in Pirganj upazila of Rangpur has collapsed. Locals alleged that the use of substandard material... Read More


Thousands in agony as Teesta devours homes, farmland in north

Rangpur, Aug. 13 -- In northern Bangladesh's remote riverine belts, the once life-giving Teesta River now mercilessly swallows homes, farmland and hope, leaving entire communities on the brink. Over ... Read More


'Death traps' on Rangpur-Dhaka Highway: 7 lives lost in one month

Rangpur, July 9 -- kilometre stretch of the Rangpur-Dhaka Highway, passing through the Mithapukur upazila, has turned into a deadly zone, claiming at least seven lives in the past month alone. This c... Read More