Rangpur
2 JMB members’ death sentences upheld, 5 acquitted in Rangpur mazar caretaker murder
State will appeal the acquittals in the Supreme Court
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
Four killed in Rangpur after suspects were caught taking yaba on rooftop: Police
Two detained over killing of Rangpur family of four
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