Tagore’s legacy fading away in Kushtia
In Shilaidah of Kushtia’s Kumarkhali upazila, Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore spent days to leave the hustle and bustle of Kolkata and engross himself in his literary pursuits.
2d ago
Tk 8cr bridge work stalled for 3 years
Construction of a connecting bridge on a canal in Char Kurulia area under Ishwardi upazila in Pabna has remained incomplete for three years.
4d ago
Ishwardi Upazila: Illegal brick kilns choke Padma shoals
Around 50 illegal brick kilns have been set up over the last several years across vast shoal lands on the Padma river under Ishwardi upazila of Pabna.
6d ago
Heat stress jeopardises dairy industry
There are around 2.5 crore cows and 13 lakh to 14 lakh farmers in the country. Of the farmers, 3.5 lakh own large farms, according to the Dairy Farm Owners Association in Bangladesh.
1w ago
Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant: First unit to start production in December
Project deadline extended by 2 years, but authorities hope to complete grid line work before scheduled commissioning
1w ago
Pabna hospital struggles to cope with child patients
Simran, 8, has been undergoing treatment at the 250-bed Pabna Medical College Hospital for the last six days after being diagnosed with pneumonia.
2w ago
Mangoes and litchis taking a hit from the heat
It’s painful for Tajul Islam to see what has happened to his beloved mango orchard in Rajshahi city’s Borobongram Namopara.
2w ago
Eid journey to north gets easier
People heading to the northern part of the country to celebrate the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr at their village homes have been experiencing a relatively hassle-free journey this year, thanks to the authorities concerned for their timely taken initiatives.
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March 23, 2024
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.
March 8, 2024
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.”
March 7, 2024
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.
March 1, 2024
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.
February 22, 2024
The forgotten heroes
While Dhaka’s streets ran red in 1952 during the historic Language Movement, another torch flared in Pabna.
February 19, 2024
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
February 18, 2024
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.
February 17, 2024
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.
February 14, 2024
Choking Ichhamati in name of development
Construction of an unplanned bridge supposedly for road connectivity is choking the Ichhamati river in Pabna Sadar upazila.
February 6, 2024
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.
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