Our dying Padma
The mighty Padma now lies as a pale imitation of its former self. Depletion in the flow of water from upstream, along with deposition of silt, has choked the riverbed, rendering it nearly unrecognisable.
22 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Akhi weaves her way to independence
“Even a few years ago, I couldn’t fill my child’s feeder with milk. I would boil water and mix some biscuits with it to stop my child from crying out of hunger.”
7 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Shooting a student: Teacher bought illegal arms from bordering district
Rayhan Sharif, the arrested doctor who shot his student during a viva on Monday, had bought his two pistols illegally from a southern district.
6 March 2024, 18:00 PM
Tk 1,554cr project to revive dying Ichamati
Ichamati, once a mighty river and a major lifeline for Pabna residents, has long been struggling to survive due to pollution and encroachment.
29 February 2024, 18:00 PM
The forgotten heroes
While Dhaka’s streets ran red in 1952 during the historic Language Movement, another torch flared in Pabna.
21 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Doi mela held in Tarash honouring centuries-old tradition
Honouring a centuries-old tradition, hundreds of curd and yoghurt traders gathered at the Eidgah field of Sirajganj’s Tarash upazila recently, marking Saraswati Puja
19 February 2024, 13:22 PM
Pabna dist admin leasing out rivers for fish farming
In a move that violates the law, the Pabna district administration has decided to lease out 31 sections of 10 rivers for fish farming. These areas are being labelled as “jalmahal” or enclosed government water bodies.
17 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Pabna’s Dashuria intersection: Once filthy, now a sea of flowers
A plantation of flowers has turned the once mundane Dashuria intersection in Pabna into a spectacle.
16 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Choking Ichhamati in name of development
Construction of an unplanned bridge supposedly for road connectivity is choking the Ichhamati river in Pabna Sadar upazila.
13 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Enlightening Pabna for 134 years
It is believed that the history of libraries stretches back 5,000 years, originating somewhere between ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt. The history of libraries in our region is not well known, but modern libraries first popped up here around 1850, during British rule.
5 February 2024, 18:00 PM
Annoda Gobinda Public Library: Enlightening Pabna for 134 years
It is believed that the history of libraries stretches back up to 5,000 years, originating somewhere between ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt
5 February 2024, 10:51 AM
Schoolgirl along with parents found murdered at home
Police yesterday recovered the bodies of a 15-year-old schoolgirl and her parents from their flat in Tarash upazila of Sirajganj.
30 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Schoolgirl along with parents found murdered at home
Cops say they were hacked to death a couple days back
30 January 2024, 17:00 PM
Kazirhaat-aricha ferry service: Truckers’ suffering continues
Disruption in ferry services on Kazirhaat-Aricha route continued for weeks due to the cold wave and dense fog that sweeping across the country for the last couple of weeks.
29 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Decreer Char on padma: Where influentials control shoal land
Once upon a time, local influential people used to hire musclemen to take control of shoal land in rivers. There were fights between rival groups, and the winner would take the land and use those for agriculture.
26 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Sunflower wonderland!
A vast sunflower field, stretching across three acres, bathed in a sea of yellow hues. From a distance, it looks like a million tiny suns dancing in the wind. Ponds and green fields on both sides only add to the field’s intrigue, which is situated in Pabna Sadar’s Tebunia area.
26 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Sunflower field turns Pabna seed farm into tourist spot
Nestled amid ponds and green fields, Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation's seed production farm in Pabna Sadar's Tebunia area has become an unexpected tourist attraction, thanks to its expansive three-acre sunflower field in full bloom
26 January 2024, 10:41 AM
Aslam finds fortune in coloured cauliflower
A young farmer in Pabna Sadar upazila is trying his luck by growing colourful cauliflower as it is easy to grow and provides better returns than the white variety.
24 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Pabna 1 and 3 constituencies: AL picks lose grassroots support over nepotism
With the country going to polls today, Awami League candidates in Pabna-1 and 3 are finding it hard to keep up with their independent counterparts.
6 January 2024, 18:00 PM
Onion production on track to topple previous records
The prospect of record high onion production is encouraging farmers to expand cultivation, according to the DAE
4 January 2024, 16:00 PM