Poor navigability disrupts cargo transport through Nagarbari port
Nagarbari port, one of the largest riverports in Bangladesh, is mainly used to facilitate the transport of imported fertiliser and coal from Chattogram to 16 northern districts of the country.
1d ago
Chalan Beel: scanty fish supply disappoints fishermen
Chalan Beel is the biggest source of freshwater fish varieties in the country's northern region
1w ago
Education in harmony with environment
Instead of conventional windows, ample balconies outside the classrooms allow natural light and fresh air to flow freely.
1w 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.
3w 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
1m 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
1m 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.
1m ago
June 16, 2021
Devouring Jamuna: Despair is all they feel
After the Jamuna river eroded the banks on which his ancestral home stood in Shahzadpur upazila’s Koizuri village a few years ago, Md Shawkat Ali shifted his residence further inland into Koizuri union.
June 16, 2021
Fishermen of Gohala river being driven out by influentials
A group of fishermen who have been fishing in the waterbody of Gohala river at Shahzadpur upazila in Sirajganj for generations has alleged that they are not able to fish in the river as a section of non-professional fishermen backed by the influential quarter is fishing there ousting them.
June 13, 2021
Peanut brings smile to char farmers in Pabna, Sirajganj
Md Aiyub Khan, a farmer of Kollanpur char in Pabna’s Bera upazila, cultivated 10 bighas of land to produce 100 maunds of peanut, the only crop that can be grown on sandbanks.
June 5, 2021
Brimming Padma draws visitors in Pabna, residents of low-lying areas worried
The increasing water level in the mighty river Padma due to the rainy season is drawing curious visitors in Pabna while residents of the low-lying areas are increasingly worried about an early flood.
May 25, 2021
Cyclone threatens Chalanbeel farmers
Farmer Kazem Pramanik of Pabna’s Chatmohar, who cultivated two bighas of Boro paddy last year, could not harvest most of the crops as they were damaged by cyclone Amphan and early floods.
May 23, 2021
Litchi might be costlier this year
Abdus Salam bought three litchi orchards with 150 trees in his area this year at a cost of Tk 2.5 lakh, expecting to have a harvest of around 3.5 lakh to 4 lakh fruits.
May 17, 2021
Demra massacre: How far is the state recognition of the martyrs?
It was May 14 in 1971, when residents of Demra village and traders of Demrahaat (one of the leading rural markets during that time) were closing their daily works in the evening, suddenly Pakistani occupation troops cordoned off Demra and adjoining villages Rupshi and Baushgari in Pabna and started firing on unarmed villagers.
May 14, 2021
Demra massacre in Pabna: Victim families want recognition of martyrs
It was the evening of May 14, 1971. Residents of Demra village were busy completing their daily works and traders of Demra haat (rural market) were closing their shops. Suddenly, Pakistani occupation forces cordoned off Demra village and opened fire on unarmed people.
April 27, 2021
As night falls, volunteers in Pabna rush to provide sehri for people on the streets
As night falls, volunteers of Tohura Aziz Foundation, a volunteer organisation in Pabna rush with packets of food to make sure those in need and those who will be fasting during this month of Ramadan can get their ‘Sehri’.
April 27, 2021
Weavers in a bind as Covid continues rampage
Rahmat Ali, a leading producer and trader of handmade garment items in Sirajganj’s Shahzadpur upazila, made around 2,000 pieces of clothing for Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest sales season of the year.
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