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.
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July 10, 2020
Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant: Rising infections among workers
More and more workers of different sub-contracting firms at Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Ishwardi upazila are getting infected with the novel coronavirus.
July 8, 2020
Cattle farmers deflated as coronavirus ravages up Eid market
The coronavirus outbreak has hit hard the cattle farmers in Pabna and Sirajganj as they are now getting hardly any customer for the animals they prepared for the last year targeting the Eid-ul-Azha this year.
July 6, 2020
Jobless in Covid-19 pandemic, homeless in flood
“The coronavirus earlier closed our earning, and now flood has made us homeless,” said Mukti Khatun of Shuvogachha village in Sirajganj’s Kazipur upazila.
July 6, 2020
Covid-19 in Pabna: Cases rising amid poor care
A government employee suffering from covid-19 was recently admitted to Pabna Medical College Hospital, which has a 100-bed Covid unit, but he was hurriedly shifted to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital because of acute respiratory problem.
July 3, 2020
Survival is priority: Sirajganj flood victims have no means to follow Covid-19 health rules
Around 25,000 families from five upazilas in Sirajganj are barely surviving on embankments or roads as their houses have been flooded.
June 23, 2020
Stagnant water hampers cultivation
Waterlogging disrupts crop cultivation on over a thousand acres of land in a shallow waterbody at Pashchimchak in between Ahmedpur and Raninagar unions in Pabna’s Sujanagar upazila.
June 19, 2020
Faith different, last rites with same hands
A team of volunteers of Quantum Foundation take the responsibility of the last rites of the Covid-19 victims in Pabna, setting a unique example of dedication and courage during the pandemic.
June 18, 2020
Good price ensures Pabna lychee growers’ recovery from double setbacks
Lychee growers in Pabna are all smiles as the fruit is fetching a good market price across the country after a shaky harvest.
June 18, 2020
Pabna rice procurement in limbo
When the government is planning to store sufficient food grains for ensuring support in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the rice procurement drive in Pabna faces a hurdle due to alleged irregularities by a section of officials and ‘low prices’ offered to millers and farmers.
June 16, 2020
Arranging last rites of Covid-19 victims irrespective of religion
As the Covid-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc across the world, it has also induced countless rare incidents. Whilst the virus is trying to defeat humanity, people are fighting against it -- setting examples of solidarity. The volunteers of Quantum Foundation in Pabna have set such an example.
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