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Schoolboy by day, breadwinner by night: Al Amin starts new life at a new school

29 April 2026, 14:57 PM
After a Daily Star report highlighted his struggle, the eight-year-old secures full support at a Manikganj institution
29 April 2026, 14:57 PM
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Solar power shields farmers from energy crisis

28 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Rights activists noted that solar projects are highly important for increasing agricultural production
28 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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Solar power shields farmers from energy crisis

27 April 2026, 22:02 PM
Times are bad for Bangladesh's farmers. Right when they needed a steady diesel supply to irrigate vast swathes of cropland -- Boro paddies, seasonal vegetables, maize -- the world entered what the head of the International Energy Agency called “the biggest energy security threat in history.”
27 April 2026, 22:02 PM
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Haribhanga mango orchards eye bumper yield

27 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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.
27 April 2026, 00:00 AM
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Sorrows of sharecroppers

Farmer Jahidul Islam, who has no cultivable land of his own, has been producing various crops as a sharecropper for years.
15 August 2023, 18:00 PM
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In constant fear of losing everything

Erosion by the river Brahmaputra has taken a serious turn at 11 villages in Kurigram recently, making numerous people homeless.
30 July 2023, 18:00 PM
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Two bridges side by side, but of no use

Two newly constructed bridges over a canal in Lalmonirhat’s Kaliganj upazila have remained unfit for movements due to lack of approach roads on either side of both the structures.
26 July 2023, 18:00 PM
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Burimari land port misses revenue target again

The revenue collection target set for the Burimari land port by the National Board of Revenue has remained unmet for the last couple of years.
25 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Burimari land port again misses revenue target

Burimari land port again misses revenue target

It collected Tk 94.6 crore in revenue in FY23, which was 28.23% down from target
25 July 2023, 13:12 PM
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Teesta Erosion: Lives upended, homes swept away

“We had a home and four bighas of arable land, all of which got washed away on Sunday. Now, we have become homeless and landless,” said Koushulya Rani as she broke into tears.
19 July 2023, 18:00 PM
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Fareast Islami Life Ins facing steep debt

Firoza Begum, a resident of Shalmara village in Bhelabari union under Aditmari upazila of Lalmonirhat, opened a 12-year term policy with Fareast Islami Life Insurance Company some 15 years ago. 
16 July 2023, 00:55 AM
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Teesta Channel in Kurigram: Over 10,000 families under erosion threat

A new Teesta branch in Gatiashyam village of Gharialdanga in Kurigram’s Rajarhat upazila has become the cause of concerns for locals.
13 July 2023, 18:00 PM
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Kathkachu farming bringing profit to farmers

Farmers in Bangladesh are pleased to be getting good yields and prices for kathkachu, a variety of taro root native to South Asia, as demand for the crop has risen this year.
12 July 2023, 00:30 AM
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Teesta water crosses danger level in Lalmonirhat

Homes of some locals flooded; water of Dharla, Dudhkumar and Buriganga rising
5 July 2023, 06:20 AM
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Eid vacation raises concern for mango farmers

The ongoing holiday centring Eid-ul-Azha has raised concerns among mango farmers that prices for the fruit may decline further in coming days despite the high production cost.
28 June 2023, 00:50 AM
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Educational institution lost to erosion by Brahmaputra

Authorities of Dakkhin Khauria School and College in Kurigram’s Chilmari upazila have been compelled to suspend all classes as erosion by the Brahmaputra river devoured a major portion of the institution building.
24 June 2023, 18:00 PM
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Over 100 families left homeless

Over a hundred families residing in three unions located by the Brahmaputra in Kurigram have lost their homestead to erosions in the past few weeks.
19 June 2023, 18:00 PM
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Reviving barren land through grape farming

Farmer Hasem Ali, 50, from Ajoatar village in Kurigram’s Phulbari upazila, has transformed his once barren highland into a thriving grape orchard, becoming a beacon of hope for farmers facing similar challenges.
17 June 2023, 18:00 PM
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Vegetable cultivation faces setback for lack of rain

Vegetable growers in different upazilas of Lalmonirhat and Kurigram are getting frustrated due to lack of rainfall during the ongoing hot spell for the last couple of weeks and they are now worried that they may not get the expected production of crops this season.
6 June 2023, 18:00 PM
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Beaten and threatened, freelancer seeks help

“What was my fault?” Lying on a hospital bed, Mahmudul Hasan, a 33-year-old, was asking this to his relatives and everyone who came to see him, but got no response
2 June 2023, 15:57 PM
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The last of the roving barbers

Roving barbers refer to barbers who don’t have a fixed salon, but instead, move around different markets or villages to provide grooming services to their customers. They set up temporary workstations wherever they find customers, often working under the open sky.
27 May 2023, 18:00 PM
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Fraudster flees with depositors’ money

With the hope of getting huge profit, speech and hearing-impaired Kamol Chandra Saha started depositing money in a scheme of an insurance company in 2010.
23 May 2023, 18:00 PM
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Hindu family faces eviction threat

A family from the minority community in Kurigram’s Phulbari upazila is now living in fear of eviction from their ancestral home by an influential land grabber.
21 May 2023, 18:00 PM
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Zahir’s love for medicinal plants

The story of Language movement hero Zahir Uddin Ahmed, who died at his home at Naodabash village in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila on Friday evening, is quite encouraging, especially when people have been cutting trees for personal interest and financial gain.
20 May 2023, 18:00 PM

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