S Dilip Roy | The Daily Star
Skip to main content
Home
Monday, April 27, 2026
Will India hand over Hasina?
El Niño may return, raising concerns over rising heat in Bangladesh
‘We still hope a solution on the reforms will arise out of parliament’
বাংলা

Main navigation

  • News
    • Politics
    • Governance
    • Crime and Justice
    • Accidents and Fires
    • Technology
    • Education
    • Healthcare
    • Environment
    • World
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Views
    • Interviews
    • Tribute
  • Business
    • Economy
    • Agriculture
    • Industry
    • Startups
    • Global Economy
  • Sports
    • Cricket
    • Football
    • Tennis
    • More Sports
  • Lifestyle
    • Fashion
    • Relationships
    • Health and Wellness
    • Food and Recipe
    • Travel and Leisure
  • Culture
    • Entertainment
    • Books and Literature
    • Heritage
    • TV & Film
    • Music
    • Theatre & Arts
  • Slow Reads
    • In Focus
    • Geopolitical Insights
    • Big Picture
    • Unheard Voices
  • Youth
    • Academics
    • Career and Skills
    • Campus Life
    • Off Campus
    • Pop Culture
  • Ds+
    • Business +
    • Investigative Stories
    • Roundtables
    • Supplements
    • Law & Our Rights
    • My Dhaka
  • বাংলা
  • E-paper
  • Today’s News
Monday, April 27, 2026
  • E-paper
  • Today’s News
  • News
    • Politics
    • Governance
    • Crime and Justice
    • Accidents and Fires
    • Technology
    • Education
    • Environment
    • Healthcare
    • World
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
    • Views
    • Interviews
  • Business
    • Economy
    • Agriculture
    • Industry
    • Startups
    • Global Economy
  • Sports
    • Cricket
    • Football
    • More Sports
    • Tennis
  • Lifestyle
    • Fashion
    • Relationships
    • Heath and Wellness
    • Food and Recipe
    • Travelogue
  • Culture
    • Entertainment
    • Books and Literature
    • Heritage
    • Tv & Film
    • Music
    • Theatre & Arts
  • Slow Reads
    • In Focus
    • Geopolitical Insights
    • Big Picture
    • Unheard Voices
  • Youth
    • Academics
    • Career and Skills
    • Campus Life
    • Off Campus
    • Pop Culture
  • Ds+
    • Business +
    • Investigative Stories
    • Roundtables
    • Supplements
    • Law & Our Rights
    • My Dhaka

Footer

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Comment policy
  • Apps
  • Archive
© 2026 thedailystar.net | Powered by: RSI Lab

Copyright: Any unauthorized use or reproduction of The Daily Star content for commercial purposes
is strictly prohibited and constitutes copyright infringement liable to legal action.

S Dilip Roy

Haribhanga-mango.jpg

Haribhanga mango orchards eye bumper yield

6 hour(s) ago
Growers across Rangpur are hopeful of a bumper harvest of Haribhanga mango, with trees now laden with fruit and advance orders already flowing in, just weeks after nor’wester storms lashed orchards in the region and dampened their spirits.
6 hour(s) ago
Lalmonirhat farmer.png

Hailstorm shatters hopes days before boro harvest in Teesta–Brahmaputra chars

26 April 2026, 13:07 PM
Extent of damage yet to be determined as farmers count losses in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram
26 April 2026, 13:07 PM
erosion-Char-Shoulmari.jpg

Roumari upazila in Kurigram: Erosion devours 120 hectares of cropland

26 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Fresh erosion by the Brahmaputra has swallowed at least 120 hectares of cropland in over the past two weeks, leaving more than a hundred homesteads, educational institutions, and rural infrastructure newly at risk and deepening anxiety among riverbank communities.
26 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Schoolboy-vendor.jpg

Schoolboy vendor finds hope beyond hardship

25 April 2026, 00:00 AM
As evening falls over Rangpur city, eight-year-old Al Amin steps out onto the streets with packets of popcorn in his hands.
25 April 2026, 00:00 AM
bridge-over-Karatoa--unfinished.jpg

Eight years on, bridge over Karatoa still unfinished

25 April 2026, 00:00 AM
The much-anticipated Joyantipur bridge over the Karatoa River has remained incomplete eight years after work began, leaving nearly 8 lakh people across four upazilas grappling with daily transport hardship.
25 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Al_Amin_RangpurBoy.jpg

Schoolboy by day, breadwinner by night, until a new future opened for Al Amin

24 April 2026, 11:23 AM
The Daily Star report on eight-year-old prompts education offer and public support for Rangpur family
24 April 2026, 11:23 AM
Boro-crop.jpg

Farmers in distress as diesel price rise drives up costs

21 April 2026, 00:00 AM
The recent diesel price hike has made service providers increase charges for harvesting the largest rice crop, Boro, irrigating farmlands, and threshing the cash crop maize-- and farmers are struggling to cope.
21 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Farmers.jpg

Farmers in distress as diesel price hike drives up costs

20 April 2026, 21:46 PM
The recent diesel price hike has made service providers increase charges for harvesting the largest rice crop, Boro, as well as for irrigating farmlands, and threshing maize -- leaving farmers struggling to cope.
20 April 2026, 21:46 PM
kurigram 3.jpg

Kurigram grape farming success inspires farmers

Agriculture officials provide technical support and hail new example
20 April 2026, 16:24 PM
abandoned-bike.jpg

Abandoned motorcycle sits at Rangpur filling station for 12 days

As long queues and frustration grip petrol pumps across the district, workers at one station are still trying to trace the owner of a bike left behind
17 April 2026, 19:13 PM
Kakina-Zamindarbari-1.jpg

Kakina Zamindarbari once vibrant, now stands silent

The Kakina Zamindarbari, a historic palace located in Kakina village under Kaliganj upazila of Lalmonirhat, was once a centre of wealth, education, culture, and self-governance in the region.
14 April 2026, 00:00 AM
feature(3).png

Wera Saether: The Norwegian voice of Bengali folk music

Norwegian poet Wera Saether founded 'Mayer Tori' to preserve authentic Bengali folk traditions by teaching children traditional music.
13 April 2026, 16:15 PM
Lalmoni-Bidyapith-01.jpg

A school born of hope

Children living in the shoals (char) along the Teesta and Dharla rivers in Lalmonirhat are often deprived of quality education due to remoteness and poor communication with the mainland.
12 April 2026, 07:22 AM
Al-amin.jpg

‘Sir, please buy a pack…’

A smile on his face. Tenderness in his eyes. A quiet plea in his voice: “Sir, please buy a pack of popcorn…”
11 April 2026, 04:20 AM
child labor in Bangladesh

Schoolboy by day, family's sole breadwinner by night

At just 9, Al Amin has become the sole support for his grandparents, balancing school by day and street vending by night
10 April 2026, 14:19 PM
sayedfather.jpg

‘We did not get justice’: Abu Sayed’s family decries ICT verdict

In Rangpur’s Pirganj, heartbreak and outrage sweep through the martyr’s home
9 April 2026, 17:25 PM
Sack-grown-ginger.jpg

Sack-grown ginger gains ground in chars

Farmers in riverine chars of Kurigram and Lalmonirhat are increasingly cultivating ginger in sacks, using organic inputs, and turning a once-absent crop into a growing source of income in climate-vulnerable areas.
5 April 2026, 02:26 AM
dying-teesta1.jpg

Life along a dying Teesta

The Teesta, once the vibrant pulse of northern Bangladesh, is fighting for survival. Where strong currents once promised prosperity, the river has largely withered into a narrow, knee-deep stream or vast, barren sandbars.
4 April 2026, 01:02 AM
Char-Gobardhan-of-Lalmonirhat-1.jpg

Even a switch to maize fails to save many farmers

Storms and heavy rain last month damaged a range of crops, including maize. For maize farmers, it was a cruel blow, as many had turned to the cereal after repeated losses from low potato prices.
2 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Farmers.jpg

Farmers pay more for fertilisers despite no major shortage

Mamunur Rashid expects to harvest his Boro paddy and maize in the coming months. The crops need no more fertiliser before reaping, and so far, he has not faced any major supply problem.
31 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Lalmonirhat vegt seed fields-01.jpg

Hailstorms batter northern districts, destroy crops in over 100 villages

Over 2,000 farmers affected as seed fields, homes and standing crops suffer heavy losses across Lalmonirhat, Kurigram and Rangpur
30 March 2026, 11:58 AM
Liberation-War-monument-rokeya-university.jpg

Liberation War monument lies incomplete after 13yrs

Construction of “Swadhinata Smarak”, the first Liberation War monument on Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) campus, remains incomplete even after 13 years, despite the change of five vice-chancellors at the university.
27 March 2026, 06:32 AM
Ashtami-Snan-ritual.jpg

Devotees take part in Ashtami Snan ritual

Thousands of devotees from the Hindu community yesterday gathered on the sandy shoals within the Brahmaputra river in Kurigram’s Chilmari upazila for the ‘Ashtami Snan’ -- a ritual dip in the river.
27 March 2026, 00:50 AM
Photo: S Dilip Roy

32 inches tall, and making a strong stand

10th grader in Kurigram’s remote shoal pushes past her challenges
23 March 2026, 18:21 PM
Rangpur potato growers eid-01.jpg

No buyers, no joy: Rangpur potato farmers face bleak Eid amid crushing losses

Favourable weather ensures good yields, but low prices leave farmers frustrated
20 March 2026, 14:27 PM
c227Kurigram_tia_begun2_04032026_557d_Dil.jpg

‘Tia brinjal’ from Dudhkumar chars fetches good prices during Ramadan

Farmers report higher profits from the locally grown variety
20 March 2026, 10:58 AM
Strawberry-cultivation.jpg

Strawberry cultivation expands in Rangpur region

In Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila, Hasan Zahid, 35, started cultivating strawberries on a small piece of land in 2017 to pursue his hobby. Following a promising yield, he gradually expanded cultivation to four bighas.
18 March 2026, 00:00 AM
Burimari_port.jpg

Burimari port to stay shut for 11 days

Import and export activities at Burimari Land Port in Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat will remain suspended for 11 consecutive days starting from March 17.
18 March 2026, 00:00 AM

Pagination

  • Show more
Home
Journalism without fear or favour
Follow Us

Footer

  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Comment policy
  • Apps
  • Archive
© 2026 thedailystar.net | Powered by: RSI Lab

Copyright: Any unauthorized use or reproduction of The Daily Star content for commercial purposes
is strictly prohibited and constitutes copyright infringement liable to legal action.