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Ahmed Humayun Kabir Topu

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Rooppur set to begin production process April 7

15 March 2026, 03:34 AM
Fuel loading at Unit‑1 of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) is scheduled to begin on April 7, marking a major milestone toward starting electricity production at Bangladesh’s first nuclear facility by mid‑year.
15 March 2026, 03:34 AM
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Rooppur set to begin production process April 7

14 March 2026, 21:08 PM
Power supply to national grid expected within July
14 March 2026, 21:08 PM
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Good weather raises hope for bumper litchi harvest in Pabna

12 March 2026, 11:46 AM
According to both farmers and agriculture officials, if the weather remains stable, trees across the district will remain heavy with buds, so this year’s output could shatter previous records
12 March 2026, 11:46 AM
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The fading echo of Chalan Beel

7 March 2026, 00:44 AM
The Chalan Beel was once no less than a natural wonder -- a vast expanse of water where fishermen thrived, kingfishers and egrets hunted, and life moved with the rhythms of ebb and tide.
7 March 2026, 00:44 AM
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Weavers face sluggish sales ahead of Eid

6 March 2026, 00:00 AM
The weeks before Eid-ul-Fitr, the country’s largest religious festival, are traditionally a ripe time for the clothing business. However, loom producers are facing a marked decline in sales this year, owing mainly to two factors -- little presence of foreign buyers and a lack of local wholesale trade.
6 March 2026, 00:00 AM
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North Bengal Sugar Mills shuts early amid cane shortage

27 February 2026, 00:00 AM
The sugarcane crushing operations for the 2025-26 season at the state-owned North Bengal Sugar Mills in Lalpur, Natore, ended on Tuesday -- two weeks ahead of schedule -- due to a shortage of sugarcane.
27 February 2026, 00:00 AM
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Onion prices ease on higher imports, harvests of early varieties

25 February 2026, 00:00 AM
With the main harvesting season for onions beginning in early March, prices of the popular bulb have fallen over the past week amid increased availability of early-harvested onions and imports, according to traders and farmers.
25 February 2026, 00:00 AM
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Sunflower field in Pabna draws crowds

24 February 2026, 00:00 AM
A vibrant sunflower field at an agricultural farm in Tebunia of Pabna, operated by the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC), has drawn a surge of visitors.
24 February 2026, 00:00 AM
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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.
26 April 2021, 18:00 PM
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Garlic farmers not getting fair prices

The production of garlic, one of the most essential seasonings, is increasing every year with farmers of Chalan Beel in the northern Natore and Pabna districts this year accounting for around half of that grown in the country.
13 April 2021, 18:00 PM
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Dallas Murder Suicide: Grieving family in disbelief

Grieving family members yesterday sought further investigation into the deaths of six of their relatives in Texas after police in the US state said two brothers killed their parents, grandmother and sister before dying by suicide.
6 April 2021, 18:00 PM
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Lockdown makes things worse for Pabna milk producers

The ongoing countrywide lockdown has made things worse for the milk producers in Pabna and Sirajganj, who have already been suffering from poor sales due to a slump in local consumption.
6 April 2021, 18:00 PM
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Falling prices of onion irk Pabna farmers

Farmers in Pabna have been left disappointed by the current price of onions as they spent excessively to cultivate the bulbs with hopes of making bumper profits this year.
23 March 2021, 18:00 PM
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Dr Marzia, an epitome of no compromise on profession during pandemic

At the onset of Covid-19 pandemic in early March last year, many professionals got a chance to discharge their duties from home but the frontline fighters especially the medical professionals did not step backward.
10 March 2021, 18:00 PM
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Mosque bears horrific memories of 1971

Soon after the crackdown by the Pakistan army on the unarmed people of Bangladesh on the black night of March 25 in 1971, the occupation forces started raiding at different places across the country.
2 March 2021, 18:00 PM
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Nagarbari river port: Project delayed for 1yr, cost exceeds Tk 40cr

The government’s initiative to establish one of the biggest river ports in northern region at Nagarbari in Pabna’s Bera upazila has delayed for one year while the project cost has already exceeded Tk 40 crore.
16 February 2021, 18:00 PM
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A look at Salanga movement

It was January 27, 1922. Several thousand people including peasants, traders and buyers from different northern districts came to 'Salanga Haat', one of the biggest rural markets in the northern region at that time, for shopping for the whole week.
16 February 2021, 09:00 AM
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Ishwardi EPZ yet to reach potential

A couple of decades ago, incomes of the people of Ishwardi upazila of Pabna and adjoining areas were mostly dependent onNorth Bengal Paper Mill and Alhaj Textile Mills.
4 February 2021, 18:00 PM
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The Salanga Massacre of 1922: History needs to be preserved

It was January 27, 1922. Several thousand people including peasants, traders and buyers from different northern districts came to ‘Salanga Haat’, then one of the biggest rural markets in the northern region for shopping for the whole week,
28 January 2021, 18:00 PM
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Time for honey harvest

Anyone visiting the countryside will notice a certain change in the scenery: the croplands look like yellow and green canvases.
7 January 2021, 18:00 PM
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25 years of Ganga Water-sharing Treaty: Bangladesh-India joint water measurement to start tomorrow

The measurement of water level at different points of Padma River is going to kick off tomorrow (Saturday), jointly by Bangladesh and India under the Ganga Water-sharing Treaty-1996, according to the Ministry of Water Resources.
1 January 2021, 10:44 AM
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Pabna General Hospital: Covid-19 treatment facilities scanty

The second wave of Covid 19 hits the country but there is no progress in dealing with coronavirus patients at the hospital in the district.
27 December 2020, 18:00 PM
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Two state-sugar mills begin cane crushing

Two of the nine state-run sugar mills that are still operational began crushing sugarcane on December 11.
13 December 2020, 18:00 PM
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Sugarcane: now a headache for farmers

Hamidul Haq, a sugarcane grower in Basantapur village of Rangpur’s Badarganj upazila, is fearing huge losses this year as the government has shut down six state-run sugar mills out of 15 just before the harvesting season.
13 December 2020, 18:00 PM
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Turning a lofty idea into reality

Entrepreneur sets up apple orchard on a Sirajganj shoal after bringing saplings from India’s Himachal Pradesh.
4 December 2020, 18:00 PM
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Onion Production: Seed crisis deals setback

After earning handsome profits last year, onion farmer Kawsar Mollah from Mothpara village in Pabna’s Sujanagar upazila targeted cultivating onions on 10 bighas of land this year.
3 December 2020, 18:00 PM
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4 ‘militants’ held in Sirajganj raid

Introducing themselves as students, four youths rented an under-construction building in Sirajganj’s Shahjadpur nearly three weeks ago.
20 November 2020, 18:00 PM
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Two years into building, nursing institute not opened

Two years into construction of a nursing institute in the district town, it is yet to become operational, thanks to the negligence of the authorities concerned.
18 November 2020, 18:00 PM

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