Mangoes might feel like just another fruit, but to the people of Rajshahi and its environs, they are a way of life. It is no wonder that the love for mango permeates Bengali culture, as witnessed by literature that is replete with references to magnificent mango trees and the sweet, cool and deep shade under the bountiful boughs, enticing the weary travellers to stop a while. For people like me, enjoying the fruits of nature are an act of devotion.

At least 15 people have died of probable ethanol poisoning in Rangpur and Dinajpur between Monday night and Wednesday afternoon.

An 80-year-old man in Rangpur returns home after recovering from Covid-19 after 14 days of treatment.

Only thirteen beds out of 1,292 are enhanced with ICU facilities in eight districts of Rangpur Division to treat Covid-19 patients.

A man died in his house at Rangpur’s Pirganj upazila this morning with coronavirus-like symptoms.

A 16-year-old Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinee was killed by unknown assailants last night in Rangpur’s Badarganj municipality.

Pranta Adhikari, a fifth semester student of Rangpur Polytechnic Institute, has made an example of honesty by giving back Tk 3 lakh to its owner.

The transport strike in Chattogram and Rangpur was called off yesterday after it caused immense suffering to commuters and businesspeople.

Two police officials are suspended in Rangpur for their efforts to implicate a farmer in a drug related case by putting five yaba pills in his pocket.

Six people are killed in three separate road accidents in Magura and Rangpur districts.

Three people, including a pregnant woman, are killed in a road crash in Rangpur Sadar upazila.

The beheaded body of a teenage boy was found inside a mosque in Rangpur yesterday, said police.

The ongoing cold wave sweeping over many parts of the country will be over in the next day or two but not in Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions, where the cold wave will last the entire month.

A Rangpur court yesterday sent an assistant engineer of Rangpur Zila Parishad to jail in a case filed in connection with attacking Hindu houses in Thakurpara village of Sadar upazila last month.

Police have arrested Titu Chandra Roy to know whether he has links to the Facebook post that allegedly led to the mayhem in Thakurbari village of Rangpur, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said yesterday.

A Rangpur court yesterday granted four-day remand for Titu Chandra Roy in connection with a case over demeaning Islam through a Facebook post.

Home Minster Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday said there might be a conspiracy behind the Thakurpara arson attack on the Hindu community.

A large number of influential locals have come under the scanner following Friday's mayhem in Thakurpara of Rangpur that stemmed from a Facebook post.

The Friday's attack on the Hindu community in the district's Gangachara upazila was carried out as per a plan after days of campaign over a Facebook post, but the local authorities failed to prevent it as they didn't take the matter seriously, alleged victims and villagers.

A man was beaten to death in police custody in Rangpur yesterday, alleged his family members.