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Lalmonirhat flood: Teesta water recedes, miseries mount

Floods · Lalmonirhat

Lalmonirhat flood: Teesta water recedes, miseries mount

The Water Development Board recorded the Teesta’s water level at 51.92 metres at the Dalia Barrage point in Hatibandha upazila—23 centimeters below the danger mark around 2pm on Friday.Read Article

Thousands stranded as northern, western rivers overflow - The New Nation

Lalmonirhat · Lalmonirhat

Thousands stranded as northern, western rivers overflow - The New Nation

Staff Reporter : Heavy rainfall and upstream water flows from India have caused rivers across northern and western Bangladesh to swell, flooding low-lying areas and displacing thousands of residents. In Lalmonirhat, the Teesta River, which had surged above the danger level for several days, dropped sharply overnight. At Dalia point, water levels fell 41cm in 24 hours, from 18cm above the danger mark on Thursday to 23cm below it on Friday. The ra…Read Article

Teesta water overflows, floods hit Lalmonirhat - The New Nation

Lalmonirhat · Lalmonirhat

Teesta water overflows, floods hit Lalmonirhat - The New Nation

Staff Reporter : The water level of the Teesta River at Dalia point was flowing 5cm above danger level, inundating the low-lying areas including the standing crops in the Charlands of Teesta. It is reported that water has entered 8-10 Chars and low-lying areas of six unions of Hatibandha upazila as the water level has inflated in Teesta River. Assistant Engineer Nurul Islam said that the water level at Dalia point was flowing above 5cm. All the …Read Article

Thousands in agony as Teesta devours homes, farmland in north - The New Nation

UNB: In northern Bangladesh’s remote riverine belts, the once life-giving Teesta River now mercilessly swallows homes, farmland and hope, leaving entire communities on the brink. Over the past few weeks, as the river’s water level rose and fell, erosion has grown more vicious, snatching away the last fragments of security from countless farming families in Rangpur, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Gaibandha and Nilphamari. Arable land has vanished, homest…Rangpur · Rangpur Read Article

Three killed as truck rams into easy bike in Gaibandha

Three people were killed in a collision between a truck and an easy bike in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha.Gaibandha · Gaibandha Read Article

NRBC Bank holds town hall meeting in Rangpur Zone

The event, held at a local hotel on Saturday, brought together officials from all levels under the Rangpur Zone. Chairman Md Ali Hossain Prodhania graced the meeting as Chief Guest.Rangpur · Rangpur Read Article

Two beaten to death in Rangpur over suspicion of van theft

Two beaten to death in Rangpur over suspicion of van theftRangpur · Rangpur Read Article

Journalist, along with mother, brutally assaulted in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Aug 10, 2025 A local journalist and his mother were brutally assaulted by a group of miscreants in Bangladesh’s Lalmonirhat district, police said on Sunday. This adds to the cases of growing violence against journalists in the South Asian nation. The victim, Helal Hossain Kabir, aged 32, is the executive editor of Alormoni, a weekly publication based in Lalmonirhat. Both he and his mother are currently under medical supervision at Lalmoni…Lalmonirhat · Lalmonirhat Read Article

Bangladesh to hold general elections in February 2025 amid trust deficit, says CEC

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Bangladesh will hold its next general elections in the first week of February 2025, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin announced on Saturday, while acknowledging a deep-rooted public mistrust in the electoral process and institutions. Speaking at a function in Rangpur, the CEC said the exact date of polling would be revealed two months before the formal schedule is announced. “People have lost confidence in the election system, th…Rangpur · Rangpur Read Article

Professor Kalimullah Told the Court, "I Came in One Piece of Cloth"

The court has sent former vice-chancellor of Begum Rokeya University, Professor Kalimullah, to prison.Rangpur · Rangpur Read Article

BRUR Prof Rashidul Islam suspended over harassment allegation

Dr Md Rashidul Islam, a professor in the Statistics Department at Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR), has been suspended following allegations of sexual harassment brought by a female student of the department.Rangpur · Rangpur Read Article