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Rains pile misery on potato farmers in North

6 hour(s) ago
Heavy rains on Wednesday and Thursday nights submerged Rabi-season crops, including potatoes, across several northern districts.
6 hour(s) ago
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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
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DREAMS FOR ALL

At the Visually-impaired Rehabilitation Centre in Haribhanga area of Lalmonirhat town twenty children from struggling families are given the chance to dream.
5 December 2017, 18:00 PM
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Post-flood spinach brightens farmers

Lalmonirhat farmers are riding high this winter on the back of healthy market rates for spinach. Spinach varieties including lal shak,
27 November 2017, 18:00 PM
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10 Lalmonirhat bridges without approach roads

Ten bridges, constructed over canals and small rivers at different villages in four upazilas under the district one to four years ago, are
21 November 2017, 18:00 PM
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House of knowledge

A few years ago when Jamal Hossain, from Tiparbazar village in Lalmonirhat's Aditmari upazila, was a student of class 10, he wanted to enter a literature competition. He hoped to recite a Nirmalendu Goon poem for Brac's Taray Taray Deepshika programme in Dhaka.
21 November 2017, 18:00 PM
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LGED delay causes suffering

Villagers in many areas of the district are repairing at their own expenses the roads, bridges and culverts that were damaged by the recent floods.
9 November 2017, 18:00 PM
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Cassia-leaf farming gets popular in Lalmonirhat

Farming of cassia-leaf locally called tejpata is bringing additional income to farmers in the district as there is high demand for it.
8 November 2017, 18:00 PM

Beggar-free Lalmonirhat scheme uncertain

The district administration is yet to take steps to implement the scheme for rehabilitating 3,949 listed beggars here.
31 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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Double crop farming

Simultaneous cultivation of two crops on the same land is gaining popularity among farmers in the district as they get better profit for the same expenditure as for one crop.
21 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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Pest attack on Aman paddy

Farmers in the district are worried because they cannot protect their crops from pest attack as the pesticides they are using are substandard and ineffective.
19 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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Emblem of success

Santwana Rani Ray of Haridas village of Sarpukur union in Aditmari upazila under the district has set a glorious example of defying odds, achieving success in education as well as martial art through dedication and perseverance.
8 October 2017, 18:00 PM

Pledge to fight against drugs

Over 100 drug peddlers in the border areas in the district, who took an oath one year ago to give up the crime, are leading normal lives and taking part in campaigns against peddling and use of contraband drugs in their villages.
5 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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Cow dung as fuel

Kohinur collects cow dung from the fields and then dries it to sell in the town.
4 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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Aus production fall upsets farmers

Farmers in the district are worried as their hope of getting bumper production was shattered due to the damage caused by the prolonged flood this season.
21 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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River erosion makes many homeless in Lalmonirhat

During the recession of floodwater, many people are losing their houses and lands due to erosion by Teesta and Dharla rivers in
18 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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Arable lands under sand

Vast tracts of fertile arable land in the villages of the Teesta and Dharla river basin areas in the district have been covered with sand
13 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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New variety of vegetable brightens farmers' lives

Farmers in the district are earning good profit by cultivating a new variety of vegetable got from jute saplings, locally
12 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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Dyke collapse caused the flood

Flood victims in 15 villages at Kulaghat union in Sadar upazila blamed the Water Development Board (WDB) for the collapse of a dyke
5 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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Physical challenge no bar to his success

Masum Parvez, 38, from BDR Hat Road area of Lalmonirhat town is a successful businessman. In his diversified fertiliser, pesticide,
25 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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Self-reliant thru' cattle rearing

Many people in the Teesta and Dharla river basin char (landmass emerging from riverbed) areas have achieved
11 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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Bananas bring solvency to Lalmonirhat char areas

The remote char (landmass emerging from riverbed) lands in Dharla River basin areas of Lalmonirhat have never been synonymous
5 July 2017, 18:00 PM

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