Rangpur

6 September 2026

‘Too early to comment’: New Rangpur police chief visits family murder scene

Mahbubur Rashid says police are examining all information and will look into unverified claims about crime-scene evidence
28 August 2026

Rangpur murders: Investigation handed over to DB

Various organisations protest police narrative on killings
25 August 2026

Similar shirts worn by Rangpur police officer, murder accused raise questions

Rangpur DB chief Sanatan Chakrabarty says his shirt remains with him; accused Siddhartha Das’s family says he never owned one like it
24 August 2026

Rangpur killings: Faces of all 4 were burnt

Two men have been arrested over their alleged involvement in the gruesome murder of four members of a family in Rangpur city.
24 August 2026

‘Their faces had been burned’: Relatives say after receiving Rangpur victims’ bodies

CID official says a flammable substance appears to have been poured on the victims’ faces
23 August 2026
23 August 2026

Ex-schoolteacher, 3 family members found dead in locked Rangpur home

Officials say the killings may have occurred between Thursday midnight and early Friday; police, CID and DB begin investigation
23 August 2026

Rangpur passes internet speed test but falters on voice quality

4G, VoLTE call quality falls below BTRC benchmark in the region
11 August 2026

The shrinking world of the Oraons

With farmland disappearing and livelihoods changing, the Oraon community is now fighting not only for economic survival but also to preserve its language and culture
9 August 2026

Rangpur target hexa

Fresh from lifting the Notun Kuri Sports title, Rangpur's young female footballers have set their sights on another milestone as they chase a record sixth crown in the JFA Under-14 Youth Development Programme.
6 August 2026

'The rich don't buy our shoes anymore, and the poor can't afford'

Around 700 Rabidas shoemakers in Rangpur struggle as demand declines
27 May 2026

Low maize prices shrink profits for char farmers

In the once-barren northern chars of Rangpur, maize has become a lucrative cash crop. But low market prices this year have left farmers disappointed despite expanded cultivation.
12 May 2026

Hailstorms batter northern districts, destroy crops in over 100 villages

Over 2,000 farmers affected as seed fields, homes and standing crops suffer heavy losses across Lalmonirhat, Kurigram and Rangpur
30 March 2026

Rangpur’s strawberry boom: Farmers turn berries into big business

In just five years, strawberry cultivation in Rangpur has grown from 6 to 47 hectares
17 March 2026

The tree from which Haribhanga mango originated

Tucked away beside a mosque in the quiet village of Tekani in Rangpur’s Mithapukur upazila stands a tree that once changed the course of an entire region’s agricultural history.
27 June 2025

Rain submerges cropland in Rangpur

Relentless rainfall over the last one week left vast stretches of cropland submerged across Rangpur region, causing severe disruption to maize and paddy harvest. While the window for safe harvesting is rapidly closing, farmers are hoping for improvement in weather.
18 May 2025

Jamaat forms all-Hindu union committee in Rangpur

In a first, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islam has formed an all-Hindu committee in a Rangpur union yesterday.
26 October 2024

Red tape delays construction of second economic zone in Rangpur

Planned industrial development remains elusive in Rangpur as construction of a second economic zone in the northern district of Bangladesh has been barred by red tape for 16 years now. Besides, the existing industrial enclave of the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) in the region has fallen into disrepair, forcing entrepreneurs to search elsewhere to set up shops.
18 March 2024

Who have highest/lowest bank deposits in Bangladesh?

Dhaka division’s 4.19 crore people in 13 districts have stored in banks a total of Tk 9.79 lakh crore, around 85 per cent of which, or Tk 8.32 lakh crore, belong to the people living inside Dhaka district alone.
28 March 2023