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Labourers in Rangpur region left without work due to absence of employment scheme

5 hour(s) ago
Forced to rely on loans and advance wages during Chaitra
5 hour(s) ago
Bangladesh Potato Farmers Rain Damage

Rains pile misery on potato farmers in North

15 March 2026, 03:28 AM
Heavy rains on Wednesday and Thursday nights submerged Rabi-season crops, including potatoes, across several northern districts.
15 March 2026, 03:28 AM
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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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Cow theft rampant

Cattle lifting has increased in the district ahead of Eid Ul-Azha, forcing farmers to guard their cattle during the night.
4 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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700 rly quarters under illegal occupation

At least 700 of 1050 railway staff quarters under Lalmonirhat Railway Division of West Zone Railway went under
3 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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Bailey bridge at risk of collapse in Lalmonirhat

The Bailey bridge over Swarnamati River on Lalmonirhat-Burimari Highway at Sarpukur village at Aditmari upazila of the district may
1 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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Indian cattle trade in syndicate's grip

An organised syndicate controls 10 markets selling Indian cattle in border areas of the district, thanks to the lax vigilance of Border
27 August 2016, 18:00 PM
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Children suffer most

Children affected with different diseases due to fluctuation of temperature are being admitted in large numbers to Lalmonirhat Sadar
25 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Peddlers pledge to check drugs

The drug peddlers, who surrendered to police in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila on Tuesday, pledged to refrain from taking, carrying and
24 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Razzak, an inspiring tree lover

A youth of Hatibandha upazila of the district has been planting trees to save the green world since his school life.
24 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Villagers guard grave to protect slain farmer's body

Villagers have been guarding the grave of slain farmer Shafiqul Islam from Sunday night for fear that the body may be taken away by the killers.
23 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Flood-affected people decline Jamaat's help

In a gesture of aversion to Jamaat-e-Islami's politics, the people of Teesta River basin village Thangjhara in Saniazan union of
17 August 2016, 18:00 PM
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Growers happy over bumper aus production in Lalmonirhat

Farmers are happy following the bumper production of aus paddy this season in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila this season while an acute
15 August 2016, 18:00 PM
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Croplands turn into fish farms

A number of farmers in the district are using their lands for fish cultivation as they are losing their interest in paddy farming due to low prices.
10 August 2016, 18:00 PM
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Jute retting pollutes rivers, canals, ponds

Many water bodies like rivers, canals and ponds are becoming polluted due to retting of jute plants in these water bodies as ribbon retting, a method for retting the plants with less water, is yet to gain popularity in the district.
2 August 2016, 18:00 PM
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They return, happy with Bangladeshi generosity

Around 4,000 flood-affected people from India, who took shelter in villages along the Lalmonirhat border on Sunday
28 July 2016, 18:00 PM
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Lalmonirhat-Burimari road turns risky for traffic

Lalmonirhat-Burimari national highway has become risky for traffic movement due to the many potholes that have developed at different points on the road.
27 July 2016, 18:00 PM
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Schooling eludes Bede children in Lalmonirhat

Almost all the children of the Bede (gypsy) community in Lalmonirhat are deprived of education due to absence of awareness among their guardians and lack of proper facilities. Instead of sending them to school, the parents teach the children magic tricks to earn money.
20 July 2016, 18:00 PM
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So close, yet so far

This distance of just about six feet between them seems painfully huge. And agonising, too. When they come to see each other here as two bamboo fences separate them, they know they are so close and yet so far.
18 July 2016, 18:00 PM
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50 thousand marooned as Teesta crosses danger level

Around 50 thousand people were marooned in 80 villages of 16 unions under the district as the low-lying char lands of Teesta and
17 July 2016, 18:00 PM
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Risky journey on weak Bailey bridge

The Bailey bridge over the river Swarnamoti on Lalmonirhat-Burimari Highway is on the verge of collapsing at Sarpukur area under
14 July 2016, 18:00 PM
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Cattle farmers in trouble as flood damages fodder

“I had to sell three of my six cows for low prices in the local market on Sunday as the recent flood damaged all the grasses at fields,
11 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Eid returnees suffer

Thousands of people returning to their workplaces after spending Eid holidays in their villages are suffering in Lalmonirhat railway
10 July 2016, 18:00 PM

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