Farmers feel the pinch of reduced prices of beef
With traders cutting prices of beef, cattle traders are offering lower prices to farmers
4 December 2023, 00:00 AM
Staff shortage hampers academic activities
Though a two-storey building was built for it at a cost of over Tk 1 crore, the school for visually impaired students in Pabna’s Atghoria upazila is yet to start its operation after nearly six years due to shortage of manpower.
3 December 2023, 18:00 PM
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
‘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
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
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
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