900-year-old temple found in Nilphamari
A Buddhist temple, believed to be built in the 12th century during the Pala period, has been unearthed in Jaldhaka upazila of Nilphamari.
12 February 2016, 18:00 PM
Crisis of quality seeds worries boro farmers in 5 N dists
Farmers of five northern districts including Nilphamari are facing crisis of quality boro seeds at the onset of the cultivation season as
14 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Encroachers fill up 2 canals for crop farming
Two remote irrigation canals of Bangladesh Water Development Board (WDB) under Teesta Irrigation Project, the largest of its kind in the
9 January 2016, 18:00 PM
21 schools in Nilphamari still struggle to get back normalcy
Twenty-one educational institutions in Dimla and Jaldhaka upazilas of the district are still struggling to restore normalcy, two years after Jamaat-Shibir men wreaked havoc on those, in desperate bid to resist the 10th parliamentary elections on January 5 in 2014.
6 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Huge date expired worm killers stocked in community clinics
Huge quantities of expired worm killer Albendazole tablets are stored in different community clinics (CC) of Sadar upazila under the
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM
BNP, Jamaat rivalry revives over municipal polls
Local rivalry between BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami in Jaldhaka upazila under the district has resurfaced as candidates from both the parties
27 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Urdu speaking voters likely to play decisive role
A crowded railway town by tradition, Saidpur has long been home to a significant Urdu-speaking community. The
24 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Staff make memorial with thrown away carriages, engines
Workers and officials of Saidpur Railway Workshop placed floral wreaths yesterday at the altar of their newly built
16 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Case not ready for trial in two years
Families of the four people killed by Jamaat-BNP activists in an attack on the motorcade of lawmaker Asaduzzaman Noor at Ramganj
13 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Road expansion project fails to serve purpose
The ongoing road widening project in busy Saidpur municipality under the district may prove futile to ease traffic jam as the electric
10 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Bridge lies unused for want of approach roads
The newly built bridge over the Charalkata River at Beltoli ghat in Kishoreganj upazila under the district is lying
2 December 2015, 18:00 PM
Country's lone filaria hospital serves well, defying odds
The country's lone filaria hospital at Dhalagachh village in Saidpur upazila under the district has continued rendering quality service to
1 December 2015, 18:00 PM
JP factions face off centring mayoral poll
Two feuding factions of Jatiya Party (JP-Ershad) in the district are now facing off centring the ensuing municipality election.
21 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Pollution of tube-well water poses health risk
Pollution of underground water affecting tube-wells at Munshipara of Saidpur municipality under the district poses serious health
19 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Demand for concrete bridge falls on deaf ears
About six thousand people of five villages under Kundopukur union of Sadar upazila under the district have to depend on a risky bamboo bridge to cross the Khatamari River.
18 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Quilt makers passing busy time as winter approaches
Quilt makers in the district are now passing busy time from morning till midnight as demand of the item has increased amid fall of
9 November 2015, 18:00 PM
Grabbers feast on forestland as officials indifferent
Influential land grabbers allegedly blessed by ruling party men occupied about three acres of forestland in Gomnati forest beat under Domar Range in the district to create a market at Uttor Gomnati village of Domar upazila, allegedly in collusion with a section of corrupt forest officials.
4 November 2015, 18:00 PM
'NGO' vanishes with Tk 37 lakh from poor women
Officials of a fake NGO at remote Sadurarpul village in Kishoreganj upazila under the district fled away on Tuesday night, misappropriating about Tk 37 lakh collected from poor rural women.
28 October 2015, 18:00 PM
Flights face risk as runway design faulty
Aircraft of three airlines operating regular internal flights to and from Saidpur airport face risks due to shorter than
22 October 2015, 18:00 PM
School health centre hardly serves its purpose
The government-run school health centre at Sarkerpara in Saidpur municipality under the district, meant for providing medical treatment for school students, virtually fails to serve its purpose.
6 October 2015, 18:00 PM