Rangpur
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.
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.
Where the mangoes thrive: Rajshahi to Chapai Nawabganj
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.
15 die of liquor poisoning in Rangpur, Dinajpur
At least 15 people have died of probable ethanol poisoning in Rangpur and Dinajpur between Monday night and Wednesday afternoon.
80-yr-old Rangpur man returns home after recovery from Covid-19
An 80-year-old man in Rangpur returns home after recovering from Covid-19 after 14 days of treatment.
Only 13 ICU beds for Covid-19 patients in Rangpur division
Only thirteen beds out of 1,292 are enhanced with ICU facilities in eight districts of Rangpur Division to treat Covid-19 patients.
Narayanganj returnee dies with coronavirus symptoms in Rangpur
A man died in his house at Rangpur’s Pirganj upazila this morning with coronavirus-like symptoms.
SSC examinee killed in Rangpur
A 16-year-old Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinee was killed by unknown assailants last night in Rangpur’s Badarganj municipality.
Now Rangpur student sets example of honesty
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.
17 more cases filed against Star editor
Seventeen more cases including six sedition pleas are filed against The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam in 17 districts.
Serving the orphans
Faridul Islam Farid would not want others to suffer what he went through.
JP observing hartal peacefully in Rangpur
Jatiya Party (JP) observes a dawn-to-dusk hartal in Rangpur city protesting an attack on SM Yasir, member secretary of the city unit of JP.
Quader, Hawlader given JP co-chair, gen secy charges
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad today said he has appointed GM Quader the party’s co-chairman as he and his wife have become too old to run the party.
GM Quader made JP co-chair
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad declares his younger brother and the party’s presidium member GM Quader as its co-chair.
JP hartal in Rangpur city Thursday
Jatiya Party (JP) will enforce a dawn-to-dusk hartal in Rangpur city on Thursday demanding immediate arrest of those attacked the party’s city unit leader SM Yasir.
JP leader stabbed in Rangpur
Unidentified miscreants stab a local Jatiya Party (JP) leader, leaving him critically injured at Munshipara area of Rangpur city.
3 killed as prison van rams 3-wheeler
At least three passengers of a rickshaw-van were killed and five others injured yesterday when a prison van rammed it in Rangpur Sadar upazila.
3 killed as prison vehicle hits van in Rangpur
At least three people are killed as a prison vehicle hit a passenger carrying rickshaw-van in Gangachara upazila of Rangpur.
BCS preliminary test tomorrow, no watches allowed
The 36th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) preliminary examination will be held tomorrow. Aspirants have been asked not to carry watches, along with any other electronic devices, in the test venues set up through Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Barisal, Khulna, Sylhet and Rangpur.
