Chalan Beel: scanty fish supply disappoints fishermen
Chalan Beel is the biggest source of freshwater fish varieties in the country's northern region
4d ago
Education in harmony with environment
Instead of conventional windows, ample balconies outside the classrooms allow natural light and fresh air to flow freely.
6d ago
Vital Pabna road needs urgent repair
The 18-kilometre Chatmohar-Mannannagar road, which serves as an important shortcut for vehicles commuting between Dhaka and Pabna through Chalan Beel area, is in a battered condition and needs urgent renovation.
2w ago
Onion production costs almost double this year
Onion production costs have practically doubled this year thanks to the higher price of Kondo onion bulbs, which are planted in October and harvested in mid-November, according to farmers in major producing districts of Bangladesh.
3w ago
Soaring costs hit onion farmers in Pabna
A drastic rise in cost of cultivation has dealt a blow to onion farmers in Pabna..Cultivation cost rose by almost double this year due to high price of onion bulb, increased labour cost and higher cost of leasing agricultural land, said farmers
3w ago
Onion price rises on supply crunch
Onion prices at retail markets in Dhaka rose by Tk 10 to Tk 15 per kg over the past week, deepening the woes of low and fixed-income people
3w ago
Out of service since August, passengers suffer
Passengers have been suffering as two rail stations in Sirajganj under Pakshey Division of Bangladesh Railway’s West Zone have remained out of service since August.
4w ago
Never too late
Faruk Hossain and Jakiya Sultana, a couple in their forties, have just passed the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exams. What makes this achievement even more remarkable? They did so alongside their son, Hujjatul Islam Fahim.
1m ago
July 5, 2024
Bera mayor: From a fugitive in plain sight for 33 months to a free man
Police did not arrest Pabna’s Bera municipality mayor SM Asif Shams for over two and a half years, even though he had an arrest warrant against him for his company’s failure to pay Tk 191.63 crore it owed the state.
June 27, 2024
Another solar farm to go online in days
Commercial operation of another solar power plant may start on June 30 on the bank of Jamuna in Sirajganj.
June 16, 2024
Mangoes from 4 continents in one single orchard
A recent university graduate, Shibli established the Matri Bagan, including a nursery on a three-bigha land, with 150 mango plants
June 8, 2024
Our dying Chalan beel
Imagine vast, shimmering water reflecting a clear blue sky. Boats glide across the surface, carrying villagers through a network of rivers and canals teeming with life. Schools of fish, like silver flashes, dart beneath the water.
May 30, 2024
Sacrificial animal traders eye big sales ahead of Eid
Livestock traders and farmers in Bangladesh are eyeing big sales of sacrificial animals centring this year’s Eid-ul-Azha, but their dreams of hefty profits may be thwarted by ongoing inflationary pressure.
May 26, 2024
Spectre of another exodus looms
A decade ago, an entire village in Natun Varenga union under Pabna’s Bera upazila went underneath the Jamuna river.
May 25, 2024
Litchi price soars as yield dips
As litchi has started coming to the markets in Pabna, the price has soared following a poor yield this year due to the heatwave.
May 21, 2024
Sand, shoal and struggle
Abdul Hakim, a day labourer from Shilaidah village in Kushtia, faces increasing difficulty crossing the Padma to get to Pabna town. The once familiar passage across the Padma, a lifeline between his home and profession, has morphed into a daunting odyssey.
May 8, 2024
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.
May 6, 2024
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.
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