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S Dilip Roy

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3,484-hectare arable land lost in 5yrs in Rangpur

14 March 2026, 02:22 AM
Agricultural land across Rangpur district is gradually shrinking, with vast stretches of arable land are being used for non-agricultural purposes such as housing development and industrial establishments, brick kilns, and other infrastructures.
14 March 2026, 02:22 AM
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Rain brings relief to Rangpur’s Boro farmers, cuts irrigation costs

13 March 2026, 13:49 PM
Water accumulates in paddy fields after two days of rainfall, sparing farmers from pumping groundwater and reducing diesel expenses
13 March 2026, 13:49 PM
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Decay threatens 250-yr-old Lalmonirhat mosque

7 March 2026, 03:30 AM
Worshippers at Nidaria Jame Mosque, a protected 18th-century monument in Lalmonirhat, are facing safety risks as parts of the boundary wall and a tin-shed veranda remain in a fragile condition due to a lack of renovation.
7 March 2026, 03:30 AM
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Bumper harvest, low prices

7 March 2026, 02:24 AM
Farmers from shoal areas within the Teesta, Brahmaputra and Dharla rivers in Rangpur region reaped a bumper harvest of sweet pumpkins this season, but low market prices have left many struggling to recover the production costs.
7 March 2026, 02:24 AM
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Rangpur eyes bumper Haribhanga mango harvest

5 March 2026, 12:23 PM
Favourable weather boosts flowering across five districts; production likely to surpass 95,000 tonnes
5 March 2026, 12:23 PM
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The poison tree of Rangpur

28 February 2026, 00:00 AM
While farmers in other parts of the country are improving their livelihoods by producing high-quality crops using modern methods, many in the agriculture-dependent northern Rangpur region remain tied to the “poison tree” of tobacco.
28 February 2026, 00:00 AM
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Absence of Ekushey songs sparks outrage in Lalmonirhat

22 February 2026, 04:06 AM
On the occasion of International Mother Language Day and Language Martyrs’ Day, no patriotic songs were played on the central Shaheed Minar premises in Lalmonirhat district yesterday, drawing flak from local eminent citizens and cultural activists.
22 February 2026, 04:06 AM
It is the elderly people of the Rangpur region—especially those rooted in the soil—that have kept the Ampuria language alive. Photo: S Dilip Roy

Ampuria, a voice fading into silence

18 February 2026, 15:41 PM
Rangpur’s native language survives in the speech of elders and Bhawaiya songs, but faces extinction under 'modern pressures'
18 February 2026, 15:41 PM
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The mosque of harmony

The Partition in 1947 could not keep them apart.
17 October 2020, 18:00 PM
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Giving it all for a dream

Her strength is evident in her belief, her past, present and her dreams for the future. Fighting social norms, martial artist Santwana Rani Roy, 36, has made herself a fine example for women and girls of the country to live up to.
24 September 2020, 18:00 PM
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Man buys elephant to fulfill wife’s ‘divine dream’

In a rare incident, a farmer from Ratidhar Dewti village of Lalmonirhat has bought an elephant worth Tk 16.5 lakh in order to obey “divine instructions received by his wife in her dreams”.
22 September 2020, 18:00 PM
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Lalmonirhat farmer buys elephant following wife’s dream

In a rare incident, a farmer from Ratidhar Dewti village of Lalmonirhat has bought an elephant worth Tk 16.5 lakh in order to obey “divine instructions received by his wife in her dreams”.
22 September 2020, 06:58 AM
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Centuries-old building turned into land research museum

A centuries-old building (kachari-ghar), which is locally known as Maharajar Kachari-ghar of Cooch Behar, has been turned into land research museum.
13 September 2020, 18:00 PM
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A beacon with books for all

A schoolboy who started a library in his village with only 10 books back in 2014 now supplies books to 30 salon-based mini-libraries in two upazilas with money earned from part-time jobs.
12 September 2020, 18:00 PM
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Hydroponics grass could be the answer to Kurigram’s fodder crisis

At least twenty women from Kurigram’s Sadar, Ulipur, Chilmari and Rajarhat upazilas have been using hydroponics method to grow grass for the last month. Many farmers are also crowding around to see this way of growing grass without soil or land.
11 September 2020, 16:14 PM
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Tale of river island cowboys

Bangladesh is home to various cattle breeds but the tale of the struggles of cowboys, especially those hailing from the riverine chars, often goes unheard.
29 August 2020, 18:00 PM
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Kurigram-3 AL MP defiant as locals, mayor oppose his beautification project

Locals of Ulipur upazila in Kurigram have expressed mixed reactions over the construction of a bridge -- Swadhinata Setu -- over the age old Swarnamayee Sarovar (lake) in the upazila.
25 August 2020, 15:43 PM
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1,500 trainee artisans await promised govt grant

Eight months have passed since 1,500 artisans from different marginal communities in Lalmonirhat took part in a government-run training programme. But they are yet to receive their financial assistance as promised.
23 August 2020, 18:00 PM
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Traders stopped import-export business protesting double parking charges in Burimari land port

Trade through the Burimari land port in Lalmonirhat has remained suspended since yesterday centring protests over a sudden doubling of parking fees, which the port officials denied bringing about.
22 August 2020, 18:00 PM

Move to build bridge over century-old pond for beautification

The initiative to construct a bridge over ‘Swarnamoyee Sarobar’, a two-century-old pond in Ulipur upazila town under Kurigram, has given rise to protest by a section of locals.
19 August 2020, 18:00 PM
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Teesta erosion: A village in Lalmonirhat erased from the map

Even two days before the Eid-ul-Azha, Singimari village existed in the shoal area of Teesta River, where 385 families resided. Now, the village is no more, as the river devoured the entire village in a matter of days, erasing it from the map.
15 August 2020, 13:37 PM
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Covid-infected nurse attending patients ‘under pressure’ from authorities

As bizarre as it may sound, a Covid positive nurse has been discharging duties at the children ward of Lalmonirhat Sadar Hospital for about a week allegedly due to the pressure from the hospital authorities.
14 August 2020, 18:00 PM
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No scope to study in shelters: Flood-hit children lagging behind

"When will we return home, mother?’ eight-year-old Rabbi Islam, a second-grader, asks his mother. “I can’t read here, I want to go home so I can study,’ he says.
30 July 2020, 09:17 AM
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Lalmonirhat SI threatens “crossfire”, extorts Tk 19 lakh from ‘drug dealer’

Selim Reza Chowdhury, a sub-inspector (SI) of Aditmari Police Station in Lalmonirhat, extorts Tk 18.90 lakh from an alleged drug smuggler, after threatening to “put him in a crossfire”.
29 July 2020, 14:53 PM
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No smiles this Eid for people in flood-hit Kurigram, Lalmonirhat

Nearly four lakh people in the flood affected regions of Kurigram and Lalmonirhat districts will be spending Eid-ul-Azha in despair this year.
29 July 2020, 07:50 AM
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Over 50,000 people marooned in Teesta and Dharla shoals in Lalmonirhat

Around 50,000 people in five upazilas in Lalmonirhat have been marooned as the Teesta and Dharla rivers swelled above danger levels yesterday evening.
22 July 2020, 18:30 PM
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Pregnant women in Kurigram flood shelters at high risk

Pregnant women in the flood-hit areas of Kurigram who have left home and taken shelter on the government roads, dykes built by the Water Development Board and railway lines are facing health risks.
20 July 2020, 05:51 AM
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Plight of long-time volunteers at Lalmonirhat Sadar Hospital

As many as 36 men and women, working as voluntary staff at Lalmonirhat Sadar Hospital for years, are passing days amid hardship as the authorities are yet to put them on the regular payroll.
18 May 2020, 18:00 PM

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