Old potato prices stay firm despite arrival of new crops
Old and new potatoes are being sold at the same price in kitchen markets of several districts across Bangladesh, including Dhaka, according to traders.
4m ago
How much do the poor pay for rice? At least Tk 50 a kg
Rice price in Bangladesh is rising and the rate of coarse grain has crossed Tk 50 a kilogramme nearly after a year
4m ago
Falling egg prices leave poultry farmers in a bind
price of each egg at farm level has fallen by between Tk 3 to Tk 3.5 in one month
5m ago
A festival of fish lovers
If someone visits Joypurhat’s Panchsira Bazar now, they will observe the place has transformed into a bustling fish market, with buyers and sellers engaging in spirited transactions over a wide variety of fish from early hours of the day.
5m ago
No polls under AL government
The BNP yesterday said its lawmakers were ready to resign and the parliament must be dissolved before the election.
1y ago
Rangpur rally amid transport hurdle: Skirting strike, many BNP men arrive early
BNP leaders and activists from seven northern districts started for Rangpur city as early as Thursday afternoon so that they could reach the city for today’s rally before the start of a bus strike at 6:00am yesterday.
1y ago
As if rules do not apply to it
In a step of blatant violation of relevant rules, a multi-storey office building of the ruling Awami League is being constructed on the bank of the Chhoto Jamuna in Dinajpur.
1y ago
April 19, 2021
A father’s Herculean effort
A rickshaw puller drove his vehicle at least 110km to take his ailing daughter to Rangpur from Thakurgaon for treatment, as ambulance drivers were charging high during this countrywide lockdown.
March 5, 2021
Suspended, yet charging Tk 10 lakh for admission
Despite the government’s suspension on Northern Private Medical College’s educational activities in Rangpur five years ago, the medical college authorities have continued student enrollment, taking a huge amount of money from them.
September 28, 2020
A submerged city
Since Saturday night, almost all areas of Rangpur city got inundated in record-breaking overnight rainfall in the district, causing untold sufferings to thousands of residents.
July 25, 2020
Rangpur residents suffer as roads, homes get inundated after rain
Rangpur residents are suffering as rain-induced waterlogging has inundated many city streets and areas.
May 25, 2019
Her war wasn’t over in 1971
She does not talk that much nowadays. She has hardly been in talking terms for long 46 years. It is not the way Tepri Rani wished to live, but it was imposed upon her when she was 16.
June 20, 2016
Garlic price stays high
The price of garlic has remained high since the beginning of Ramadan.
June 18, 2015
Joypurhat Sugar Mill staff unpaid for 3 months
The salaries of the officials and employees of Joypurhat Sugar Mill have remained unpaid for the last three months as the mill's sugar
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