S Dilip Roy

Each maund is being sold at Tk 800-850 against an average production cost of Tk 920-950

Across Rangpur division, farmers face mounting losses as Eid markets remain sluggish despite massive oversupply

Amid Rangpur Railway Station’s chaos, dozens of children battle poverty, labour, hunger, and neglect to pursue education.

Production is forecast to cross 40,000 metric tonnes, with marketing expected to begin from June 20

Intense patrolling in vulnerable areas to curb infiltration and smuggling

With Indian cattle flow down, farmers in Rangpur division expect stronger Eid demand

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.

In remote Tipar Bazar village under Lalmonirhat’s Aditmari upazila, evenings that were once quiet and dark are now filled with poetry recitations, songs and lively discussions.

Sarpukur Jubo Forum Pathagar now hosts cultural events, computer training and community activities

Processing facilities, high transport costs limit farmers’ gains despite bumper harvest

Vast low-lying areas across Rangpur, including mature Boro paddy and maize fields across its five districts, have been inundated after the last five days of continuous rainfall.

Bamboo fencing around the homestead has left the marginalised family struggling to move, work and send their children to school

After a Daily Star report highlighted his struggle, the eight-year-old secures full support at a Manikganj institution

Rights activists noted that solar projects are highly important for increasing agricultural production

Times are bad for Bangladesh's farmers. Right when they needed a steady diesel supply to irrigate vast swathes of cropland -- Boro paddies, seasonal vegetables, maize -- the world entered what the head of the International Energy Agency called “the biggest energy security threat in history.”

Growers across Rangpur are hopeful of a bumper harvest of Haribhanga mango, with trees now laden with fruit and advance orders already flowing in, just weeks after nor’wester storms lashed orchards in the region and dampened their spirits.

Extent of damage yet to be determined as farmers count losses in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram

Fresh erosion by the Brahmaputra has swallowed at least 120 hectares of cropland in over the past two weeks, leaving more than a hundred homesteads, educational institutions, and rural infrastructure newly at risk and deepening anxiety among riverbank communities.

The much-anticipated Joyantipur bridge over the Karatoa River has remained incomplete eight years after work began, leaving nearly 8 lakh people across four upazilas grappling with daily transport hardship.

As evening falls over Rangpur city, eight-year-old Al Amin steps out onto the streets with packets of popcorn in his hands.