S Dilip Roy

Bangladeshi traders protest alleged substandard stones, higher prices and reduced supplies from Indian traders

An Indian measure limiting trucks to around 25 tonnes has disrupted supplies, traders say

A crumbling building on a sprawling railway compound along Fire Service Road in Lalmonirhat town stands as a fading reminder of the region’s rich cultural history. It is the historic MT Hossain Institute, once a major cultural hub of northern Bangladesh and home to one of the Indian subcontinent’s rare revolving theatre stages.

Cultural ministry has requested railways ministry to transfer ownership of the long neglected theatre before starting conservation work

A key section of the Angorpota-Dahagram road, the only major road connecting Dahagram union, an area surrounded by India under Patgram upazila of Lalmonirhat, has collapsed under the force of the Teesta river’s strong current.

A year after her husband was beaten to death by a mob, Maloti Rani Rabidas is still struggling to keep her family going, with little income and little hope that those responsible will soon face justice.

Reserves of some key fertilisers have fallen below safe levels, raising concerns about shortages during the upcoming cropping season amid the US-Israeli war on Iran and China’s ban on fertiliser export.

With farmland disappearing and livelihoods changing, the Oraon community is now fighting not only for economic survival but also to preserve its language and culture

Every morning, hundreds of students arrive at Dahagram Government High School hoping to learn. Yet, most return home without attending regular classes, as only one teacher remains for the school’s 550 students.

Sakhina Begum had seen better days once upon a time. It was another life when she was part of a well-to-do family, and villagers called her Mondol-er bou. Now she has grown old and frail, and her husband has lost all his land to the ravenous Brahmaputra.

In northern Bangladesh, river erosion is washing away more than homes and farmland

Centuries-old monument has been under archaeological protection since 2019, but locals say they were never informed

Community-built raised settlements are offering thousands of families a safer place to live as annual floods and erosion intensify across northern Bangladesh

Legal hurdles, diplomatic procedures and family's reluctance delay final rites

50km detour from Burimari Land Port raises transport costs, travel time

Tk 63 crore rehabilitation work remains unfinished as trains run at 10-15 km/h and services drop to one a day

Nader Ali Mondal, a farmer from Jadurchar village in Kurigram’s Roumari upazila, expanded jute cultivation from eight to 10 bighas this season after earning good returns last year. But heavy rainfall during April and May reduced yields, and he now fears losses.

A section of the embankment on Brahmaputra river’s right bank has collapsed, leaving the entire Chilmari upazila in Kurigram at renewed risk of flooding and riverbank erosion.

Although floodwaters receded just a day ago, vast stretches of cropland along riverbanks in Lalmonirhat and Kurigram are buried under thick layers of sand, leaving hundreds of local farmers uncertain about cultivating Aman paddy and other seasonal crops.

Residents warn of devastating floods unless urgent action taken