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Golden harvests, rising straw prices bring smiles to Rangpur farmers

Rangpur, Nov. 14 -- As early Aman paddy is harvested and threshed across Rangpur, farmers are not only celebrating bumper yields and lucrative prices but also profiting from a soaring demand for straw... Read More


Harassment, corruption shadow Begum Rokeya University

Rangpur, Nov. 9 -- Begum Rokeya University (BRUR) in Rangpur, long hailed as a leading higher education institution in northern Bangladesh, has recently come under intense scrutiny over allegations of... Read More


Sand syndicates tighten grip on Bangladesh's northern region

Rangpur, Nov. 6 -- Once vibrant lifelines for northern Bangladesh, the Teesta, Dharla and Jamuneswari rivers are now being ruthlessly stripped of sand by illegal dredging syndicates operating under th... Read More


Hidden hands in the fields: Dealers blamed for artificial fertiliser shortage in north

Rangpur, Nov. 2 -- Farmers across five northern districts - Rangpur, Lalmonirhat, Kurigram, Gaibandha and Nilphamari - are facing mounting difficulties due to what they describe as an artificial crisi... Read More


Teesta cries for survival as northern Bangladesh's lifeline runs dry

Rangpur, Oct. 30 -- Once a mighty river that breathed life into northern Bangladesh, the Teesta now lies silent and broken, as its shimmering waters replaced by stretches of sand and its flow reduced ... Read More


Rangpur's 550km roads crumble amid years of neglect

Rangpur, Oct. 12 -- Around 550 kilometres of roads in Rangpur district and the city remain in deplorable condition for decades due to poor maintenance, leaving thousands of commuters, students, transp... Read More


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