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Much-awaited 3rd Teesta Bridge to open on Wednesday

Kurigram, Aug. 19 -- The long wait for residents along the Teesta riverbank is finally coming to an end, as the much-hyped Third Teesta Road Bridge will officially open to traffic on Wednesday. Stret... Read More


Golden fiber in trouble: Kurigram's jute farmers struggle amid water crisis

Kurigram, July 24 -- Once hailed as the 'golden fiber' of Bangladesh, jute is now fighting for survival in Fulbari upazila of Kurigram district, as a persistent water crisis stalls the crucial retting... Read More


Dharla's wrath leaves over 50 families homeless in Kurigram, hundreds more at risk

, July 12 -- In Char Gorokmondol, a remote village in Phulbari upazila of Kurigram district, the once-distant rumble of the Dharla River has grown into a deafening roar and with it destruction follows... Read More


Monsoon misses Kurigram; drought threatens Aman cultivation

Kurigram, July 10 -- While monsoon rains inundate many parts of Bangladesh, bringing floods and swollen rivers in the coastal and eastern regions, farmers in Kurigram are fighting with a starkly diffe... Read More