An Indian man was detained by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) for trespassing near the border in Kurigram's Phulbari yesterday (28 April). The detainee was identified as Badal Mia, 28, a resident of Notakobari village of Cooch Behar. Later, a case was filed against him at Phulbari police station. Prankrishna Debnath, officer-in-charge (OC) of
Around 180 brick kilns across 14 upazilas of Lalmonirhat and Kurigram are extracting topsoil from farmland to manufacture bricks, affecting agriculture and the environment.
Kurigram & Lalmonirhat Temperature: The day-to-day life of people in some upazilas of Kurigram and Lalmonirhat has been severely affected by the cold and dense fog
Teprai, a traditional fishing tool made of bamboo slits, makers in Lalmonirhat and Kurigram are all geared up for their seasonal business as demand for the item sees a rise during the monsoon every year.
Dr Kamal Uddin Ahmed, chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), talks about how the commission has dealt with the cases of enforced disappearance and human rights in general in Bangladesh over the past decade, in an exclusive interview with Naznin Tithi of The Daily Star.