Pabna

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

Suchitra’s birthday celebrated at her ancestral home in Pabna

The historic house of Suchitra Sen at the Hemsagor lane was freed from the occupiers on July, 16 in 2016 according to high court order. District administration however kept the house and opened for the visitors.

Guide to a Memorable Trip to Pabna

One of the most well-known districts in Rajshahi Division is Pabna. Presently known for the Rooppur Nuclear Powerplant, Pabna district is historical, beautiful and easily accessible, making it a great place to visit. If you have a small vacation, Pabna could be your next destination for a quick gateway.

Ishwardi launches digital monitoring system to prevent relief misappropriation

Local administration of Pabna’s Ishwardi upazila has introduced a digital monitoring system in order to prevent relief misappropriation in the area during Covid-19 outbreak.

Man with coronavirus-like symptoms flees from Pabna isolation unit

A 25-year-old man with coronavirus-like symptoms has fled from the isolation unit of the 250-bed Pabna Medical College Hospital.

Rapist-Victim Marriage: OC withdrawn, SI suspended

The officer-in-charge and a sub-inspector of Pabna Sadar Police Station were withdrawn and suspended over allegations of arranging a marriage between a gang-raped woman and one of the rapists.

Attack on Hasina’s Train: 9 BNP men get death, 25 life until death

Nine leaders and activists of a BNP-led alliance have been sentenced to death and 25 others get life term imprisonment for the attack on a train carrying the then opposition leader Sheikh Hasina in Pabna 25 years ago in Pabna.

Hit by bridge girder, 2 train roof riders killed in Pabna

Two people are reportedly killed after being hit by an overhead girder of Hardinge bridge while travelling on a train roof at Pakshi in Pabna.

Infant 'killed by family members'

The father, grandparents and an aunt of a one-and-half-months-old baby have been arrested for “murdering” the baby born prematurely in Aronkola village under Ishwardi upazila of Pabna.

May 10, 2016
May 10, 2016

3 mobile courts formed to avert violence at Nizami’s home district

Three mobile courts have been formed in Pabna, the home district of death row convict Motiur Rahman Nizami, to avert violence centering the proceedings of his execution.

April 23, 2016
April 23, 2016

Man killed in Pabna post-polls clash

A man aged around 60 has been killed in BGB firing when angry mob attacked a polling centre due to “delay in announcing election results” in Pabna’s Chatmohar Upazila, police say.

April 17, 2016
April 17, 2016

High-powered panel formed for Rooppur nuke plant

The government forms a high-powered panel for the Rooppur nuclear power in Pabna’s Ishwardi that will monitor the project’s overall safety and completion.

March 25, 2016
March 25, 2016

Star editor gets bail

Mahfuz Anam, editor and publisher of The Daily Star, secured bail in a defamation case in Pabna yesterday.

March 24, 2016
March 24, 2016

Star editor gets bail in Pabna

The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam secures bail in a defamation case in Pabna.

March 20, 2016
March 20, 2016

1 killed in Pabna pre-UP polls clash

A man is killed and 12 others injured in a clash between supporters of Awami League-backed and rebel candidates over campaigns for the upcoming union parishad (UP) election in Bera upazila of Pabna on Saturday night

March 10, 2016
March 10, 2016

Teacher jailed for molesting girl student

A schoolteacher was sentenced to one year in prison yesterday after he was found guilty of molesting a female student at a school in Chatmohar upazila of Pabna.

February 25, 2016
February 25, 2016

Pabna court summons Star editor

A Pabna court summons The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam to appear before it on March 24 in a defamation case.

February 13, 2016
February 13, 2016

Dhaka's rail link with 19 dists snapped for 8 hours

Disruption in railway communications of Dhaka with 19 northern and southern districts became normal after around eight hours yesterday.

February 12, 2016
February 12, 2016

Train derails in Pabna, Dhaka cut from north

Dhaka’s rail links with northern and southern districts of Bangladesh are severed from this afternoon after an inter-city train derailed in Pabna.