More than 130 kilometres out of total 240-km road network in Pabna Municipality are in a dilapidated condition due to lack of repairs and maintenance for prolonged period
On Saturday, residents of the two villages began the work to turn the earthen road to a brick road
The decline in production has caused significant losses for litchi farmers and traders
Cattle traders and farmers who rear livestock in anticipation of Eid-ul-Azha are disappointed over this year’s sales so far, as demand is low with barely a week to go before the festival.
Traffic congestion has worsened at Baghabari point due to ongoing concrete work
Ainul Haque, 70, a retired primary school teacher in Sayedpur village under Shahzadpur upazila of Sirajganj, lost his house to Jamuna river’s erosion five times in last 30 years.
The river devoured his house yet again, for the sixth time
A 20-bed trauma centre for accident victims, established beside the Jamuna Bridge in Mulibari area of Sirajganj, has yet to become operational in four years.
Cattle farmers in Sirajganj are in dire straits due to an acute crisis of fodder for around 40,000 animals amid the ongoing flood in the district.
It was the night of June 28. Suddenly, Ajuba Begum felt a tremor in the ground that sent shivers down her spine.
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.
Commercial operation of another solar power plant may start on June 30 on the bank of Jamuna in Sirajganj.
A recent university graduate, Shibli established the Matri Bagan, including a nursery on a three-bigha land, with 150 mango plants
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.
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.
A decade ago, an entire village in Natun Varenga union under Pabna’s Bera upazila went underneath the Jamuna river.
As litchi has started coming to the markets in Pabna, the price has soared following a poor yield this year due to the heatwave.
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.
