Md Quamrul Islam Rubaiyat

Eid fair that brings Thakurgaon together

Every Eid, as the sun begins to set over Thakurgaon Government Boys’ High School ground, a familiar rhythm takes hold -- laughter, music, the creaking sound of Ferris wheels, and the murmur of people catching up with old friends.

2w ago

Heartfelt reunion of a 107-yr-old father and his daughter at Banglabandha

They got the opportunity for meeting on March 1, with the cordial cooperation of the members of the two border guards

1m ago

Potato growers at risk of huge losses as prices dip

Potato acreage in Bangladesh increased to a record high of 5.21 lakh hectares this year, but growers are apprehensive about a significant financial setback due to falling prices of the popular vegetable.

3m ago

Mango buds bloom in abundance

Mango buds on trees are in abundance in Thakurgaon following a favourable weather, showing a bright prospect for a good yield of the juicy summer fruit.

1y ago

Third tea auction centre launched in Panchagarh

A new tea auction centre began operations in Bangladesh’s northwest bordering district of Panchagarh yesterday, making it the third establishment of its kind following the country’s first in Chattogram and the second in Sreemangal.

1y ago

Hafiza gets a new lease of life thanks to Thakurgaon DC

Found ill, alone and disoriented nearly one and half months ago, an elderly woman returned to her family today thanks to the government official's efforts

1y ago

North to see its largest private hospital

A 1,000-bed private hospital will be set up in the northern district of Panchagarh at an estimated cost of Tk 2,500 crore from “local and foreign investors” who seek to meet healthcare needs of locals and neighbouring countries’ citizens. 

2y ago

Calls of the Kanchenjunga

The majestic Kanchenjunga, the world’s third highest mountain.

2y ago
September 9, 2019
September 9, 2019

Hospital handover delayed over alleged faulty design

A Tk 26.69 crore newly constructed building of Thakurgaon Sadar Hospital is lying unused as the hospital authority has refused to take it from the Public Works Department (PWD) citing several ‘faults’ that might hinder the medical care giving process.

August 17, 2018
August 17, 2018

Good yield of jute

Jute farmers in Thakurgaon and Panchagarh are expecting good production of the fibre and its fair prices in the local markets this season, although they faced some problems at the initial stage of the cultivation season due to excessive untimely rain.

March 6, 2018
March 6, 2018

Potato price fall worries farmers

Potato growers of the district are worried that they might not be able to recover the production cost due to sudden

February 23, 2018
February 23, 2018

Disability not a barrier

Defying his severe physical disability a schoolboy, who was born with one hand missing and the other badly deformed, is appearing in

October 12, 2017
October 12, 2017

Woman dies as log falls on her

A woman pedestrian was killed as a log fell on her when workers were cutting roadside trees near Tangon Bridge on Railway Station

May 1, 2017
May 1, 2017

Blast attacks Boro in Panchagarh, Thakurgaon

Farmers in Panchagarh and Thakurgaon are worried as several hundred acres of Boro paddy fields have been attacked by blast disease.

April 12, 2017
April 12, 2017

Principal's residence at lab!

The 'drawing lab' of Panchagarh Government Technical School and College is being unofficially used as the principal's residence for

November 16, 2016
November 16, 2016

Fraud swindles job seekers

A fake job provider of Dinajpur has gone into hiding after cheating at least 245 jobseekers of Tk 25-30-lakh through a local NGO in

June 20, 2016
June 20, 2016

Rice prices soar as OMS suspended

The suspension of Open Market Sale (OMS) programme, meant for providing major food items to common people for relatively low

March 2, 2016
March 2, 2016

Mindless sand lifting poses threat to highway

A local leader of Swechchhasebak League is extracting sand from a piece of land about 10 metres from Thakurgaon-Panchagarh