Biplab Kumar Mohonta, deputy director of the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE), Kurigram, said that due to the cold weather, planting of boro in the 6,500 hectare seed area has been delayed. He cautioned that temperatures below 13 degrees Celsius could cause seedy leaves to turn yellow. The DAE has already advised farmers to take […]
When the involvement of a state minister came to light, no DB official agreed to give a statement on the issue. However, a source revealed that ADC Fazle Ilahi was mediating the repayment process. Despite repeated calls on his mobile phone, the police officer could not be contacted. The three victims along with Abu Sufiyan […]
According to investigation, due to the damage to the bridge, the authorities had stopped the movement of trains on this route from Friday night, October 13. Railway officials stopped the movement of Parbatipur local trains including the Kurigram-Dhaka-bound Kurigram Express and the Kurigram-Rangpur Express shuttle from Chilmari Ramna railway station until the bridge is repaired. […]
Train movement in Kurigram has been suspended since Friday night due to damage to a portion of a railway bridge at Singradbari in Rajarhat upazila. Kurigram railway station master MD Samsujjoha said a portion of a railway bridge in Singardabari area was damaged due to incessant rain on Friday, leading to halt in train communication.
People are taking shelter after the embankment of Teesta river got damaged due to sudden flood.
MD Abdul Malek, a resident of Narayanpur Union, said that the power cuts make their daily life very difficult and the students are the ones who suffer the most. He said that for the last one month he is facing losses in the business. Expressing his concern, farmer Mohd Noor Islam said he was left […]
In Titab Khan village alone, 30 families, including Ismail Hussain, Rasool, Mustaq, Kadimal, Hasan Ali, Yusuf, Dulal, Abdur Rahim, Balo, Kacho Mamud Momin and Harun, were buried in the river gorge. Including the number of families in four other villages, this figure will be 50. Locals said Teesta river is swallowing up hundreds of acres […]
Abdur Saboor, one of the watermelon farmers, said, “Though watermelon cultivation was done last year on an experimental basis, the field was washed away in the initial floods. This year I have cultivated watermelon on 14 acres of land. It cost me INR 600,000-700,000. I expect to harvest 20,000 watermelons this year, which will give […]
According to the survey, the poor are facing the worst in the health and education sectors. In June last year, 16.1 per cent people could not manage the cost of treatment due to financial difficulty and this percentage increased four times to 50 per cent in February this year. The percentage of people who could […]
In the third incident of alleged assault involving educational institutions in the district in less than two weeks, a headmaster allegedly thrashed the chairman of the school’s governing body in Kurigram. The latest incident took place in Roumari on Monday evening after the headmaster of Barbandha Government Primary School, Abul Kashem, was accused of embezzlement […]
A BNP leader has allegedly assaulted a teacher of a local public school in Kurigram and a video clip of the incident circulating on social media has sparked criticism and anger. The alleged incident took place at around 12 noon on Sunday in the office of the headmaster of Kurigram Government High School. Kurigram Police […]
Speaking to Prothom Alo, Mohd Zubair Hussain, Commander of Balimari Camp BGB, said that it is the responsibility of the forest department to drive away wild elephants. Nevertheless, the BGB visited the area after being informed and assisted the local people to drive away the elephants at night. When asked whether the Indian Border Security […]
