S Dilip Roy

Nearly 300 metres of an unpaved road along the Teesta riverbank in Khuniagachh union of Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila have been eroded over the past one month, causing severe hardship for more than 2,000 families living in several shoals nearby.

Bangladesh has enough fertiliser, the government says. Dealers say they have stocks. Yet farmers in several districts say authorised dealers are refusing to sell or capping them at one sack, forcing many to buy from unauthorised sellers at inflated prices.

Farmers bear extra time, labour and transport costs after erosion makes road unusable

Two weeks have passed, and police still cannot explain the motive behind the gruesome killing of four members of a family in Rangpur city.

Relatives and former colleagues say the slain Rangpur teacher withdrew the provident fund money 22 days before the killings; police are still trying to trace it

Commissioner says the killings took place last Friday morning, after Ganapati saw the accused taking yaba on the roof

For farmers racing against the crop calendar, fertiliser is becoming a source of anxiety.

CID official says a flammable substance appears to have been poured on the victims’ faces