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New mechanised irrigation promises less water, labour

Not all crops require flood irrigation, and using it on wheat, corn, onions, garlic, sugarcane, and other winter crops causes water wastage and may even harm the crop itself. To address this, the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) is testing a centre-pivot irrigation system to deliver water precisely to maintain optimal soil moisture.
19 January 2026, 00:00 AM
19 January 2026, 00:00 AM
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New mechanised irrigation promises to save water, labour

Not all crops require flood irrigation, and using it on wheat, corn, onions, garlic, sugarcane, and other winter crops causes water wastage and may even harm the crop itself. To address this, the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) is testing a centre-pivot irrigation system to deliver water precisely to maintain optimal soil moisture.
18 January 2026, 22:31 PM
18 January 2026, 22:31 PM
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Ishwardi silk seed farm: Once-profitable, now left to crumble

The state-owned Ishwardi Silk Seed Farm, located along the Pabna–Ishwardi road, has largely fallen into abandonment due to years of neglect and lack of initiative.
17 January 2026, 03:08 AM
17 January 2026, 03:08 AM
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Severe cold paralyses daily life in Pabna

Severe cold and dense fog, with no sunlight, have been disrupting lives and livelihoods in Pabna and adjoining areas.
5 January 2026, 18:00 PM
5 January 2026, 18:00 PM
Pabna Ishwardi lowest temperature today

Pabna's Ishwardi records season's lowest temperature so far at 8.4°C

Dense fog and severe cold disrupt daily life, commute, and farming
5 January 2026, 13:38 PM
5 January 2026, 13:38 PM
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A green campus takes shape at PUST

1,200 saplings of 250 rare species planted across 30-acre campus
17 December 2025, 10:05 AM
17 December 2025, 10:05 AM
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Dairy Cow Farming / Mothurapur: From a quiet village to a dairy cow trading hub

Mothurapur village, under Chatmohar upazila of Pabna, has transformed over the past two decades from a poverty-stricken settlement into a bustling hub for dairy cow trading.
27 November 2025, 18:00 PM
27 November 2025, 18:00 PM
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District admin moves to lease out parts of rivers again

Pabna district administration has issued a circular to lease out different portions of rivers across the district, naming them as enclosed waterbodies, for fish farming.
1 November 2025, 18:00 PM
1 November 2025, 18:00 PM
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A life dedicated to nature

Nestled in Koitola village along the Kageshwari river emerges a mini forest out of nowhere. Spanning six bighas, this forest sits on land belonging to Akash Koli Das, an 80-year-old retired primary school teacher with a devotion to nature.
15 November 2023, 18:00 PM
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Higher onion set price doubles production cost

Onion set prices have doubled in Bangladesh, dashing the hopes of the inflation-hit people for an immediate reduction in the prices of the key cooking vegetable through the cultivation of early winter varieties.
14 November 2023, 00:33 AM
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Gaznar Beel fishers find big business in dried fish

Gaznar Beel, one of the biggest water bodies in the Sujanagar upazila of Pabna, has become a thriving breeding ground for a variety of fish, bringing smiles to the faces of fishermen in the locality.
10 November 2023, 01:04 AM
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Blockade hits vegetable farmers

Vegetable farmers in Bangladesh are among the worst affected by a nationwide blockade that ended yesterday as they were unable to register sufficient sales amid the political unrest.
2 November 2023, 15:40 PM
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Vegetable farmers hit hard by blockade

Vegetable's wholesale prices in Pabna fell by 50% in the three-day blockade from Oct 31
2 November 2023, 12:42 PM
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Onion prices jump overnight

Onion prices at wholesale and retail markets in Bangladesh rose yesterday after India set a minimum price of $800 per tonne on exports of the bulb.
29 October 2023, 18:00 PM
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Risking lives to attend classes

Arifa Khatun, a fourth-grader at Bostal Government Primary School in Sujanagar upazila of Pabna, has to travel to school using a boat every day, leaving her family concerned for her safety
13 October 2023, 18:00 PM
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Rooppur plant becomes nuclear facility today

With the handing over of radioactive fuel to Bangladesh authorities today, the country will be the 33rd nuclear fuel user in the world.
4 October 2023, 18:00 PM
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Academic activities in jeopardy

Jannati Khatun, a fifth-grader from Mehernagar village in Sirajganj’s Belkuchi upazila, lost her home and school to the Jamuna, forcing her and her family to seek refuge in a roadside shed and making it difficult for her to continue education.
30 September 2023, 18:00 PM
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Rooppur Power Plant: 1st shipment of uranium arrives from Russia

The first shipment of uranium reached the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Pabna yesterday.
29 September 2023, 18:00 PM
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Making an earning in a fun way

Villagers of Purandar, a remote village in Pabna’s Faridpur upazila, quickly finish their household activities and rush to the field, hoping to participate in a game show where they can win various prizes.
10 September 2023, 18:00 PM
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Rooppur Power Plant: Tight security planned for nuke fuel transportation

Extensive preparations are being taken to ensure safe delivery of radioactive fuel to Rooppur power plant in Ishwardi of Pabna ahead of the arrival of the first batch of nuclear fuel in late September.
2 September 2023, 18:00 PM
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Swelling Jamuna brings worries of flood, erosion in Sirajganj

Rising water level in the Jamuna threatens to exacerbate Sirajganj with flood and river erosion.
19 August 2023, 18:00 PM
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Onion prices rising again

The wholesale price of onion is again increasing in Bangladesh as farmers are quickly running out of stock due to an inadequate supply of the local variety, according to traders and growers.
16 August 2023, 18:00 PM
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‘I never thought he could take this path’

The father of a militant suspect arrested yesterday said he does not want to see his son’s face, even when his son is dead.
14 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh to import 124,000 tonnes of rice

Rice for poor in the hands of clubs

Pabna Officers’ Club received rice from a government support programme meant for the vulnerable and the poor.
4 August 2023, 18:00 PM
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Rooppur Power Plant: Nuclear fuel rods may arrive by Sept

Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) has got permission to import nuclear fuel from Russia and store it for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant.
13 July 2023, 18:00 PM
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Boro, Aman Procurement: Syndicate embezzles Tk 40 lakh public fund

A government audit team discovered that a syndicate in Sirajganj has embezzled over Tk 40 lakh public funds, designated for procuring Boro and Aman paddy.
15 June 2023, 18:00 PM
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Cattle farmers unsatisfied with sales ahead of Eid

Sales of sacrificial animals have yet to reach levels deemed satisfactory to farmers ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, raising concerns of further losses for those rearing them in Pabna and Sirajganj. 
12 June 2023, 02:00 AM
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Onion prices decline as imports begin

Onion prices witnessed a sharp fall in different parts of Bangladesh yesterday, a day after the government gave the go-ahead to import the vegetable from India.
5 June 2023, 18:00 PM

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