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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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Physically challenged, MENTALLY STRONG

Since his birth, Likhon cannot move any of his limbs on his own. Born in a poor family, the physically challenged man is confined to wheelchair all the time and has to take his mother's help to meet his daily needs. Still, he does not want to be considered a burden. In fact, his willpower has brought him a feat only a few can achieve overcoming hurdles like his.
2 December 2016, 18:00 PM
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Time for jute stick too to earn forex

You may well have seen this many times before: long, thin jute sticks being dried under the open by the roadside or at a village yard. Usually, they end up as fuel for earthen stoves or as fences for betel leaf plantations.
19 November 2016, 18:00 PM
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126 years of Annoda Gobinda Public Library celebrated

The Annoda Gobinda Public Library in Pabna, one of the most prominent institutes of knowledge in the country, marked its 126th anniversary, still going strong in its legacy of spreading the light of knowledge in this region.
5 November 2016, 18:00 PM

Trial sees slow progress

Three years into the brutal attack on the Hindu community people at Bonogram of Santhia upazila under the district, slow progress in
1 November 2016, 18:00 PM
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Shaheed Minar in all Pabna educational instts by October

Ninth-grader Sharmin Khatun is very happy as the authorities have built a Shaheed Minar at her madrasa and the students can place flowers there on Language Martyrs' Day.
26 October 2016, 18:00 PM
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Syed Haq commemorated in Pabna

Versatile writer Syed Samsul Haq was commemorated in Pabna through discussion and cultural programme organised by Sammilito Sangshkritik Jote, Pabna on Friday night.
8 October 2016, 18:00 PM
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Weavers in distress due to poor eid-sale

Weavers of Pabna and Sirajganj districts are distressed due to the poor sale of handloom cloth ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, although they
1 September 2016, 18:00 PM
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148th birth anniversary of Promoth Chowdhury

Promoth Chowdhury, one of the leading writers of the early 19th century had his roots in Haripur village of Chatmohar upazila
15 August 2016, 18:00 PM
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The floating schools of Chalan Beel

They don't go to schools, schools come to them.
6 August 2016, 18:00 PM
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Jamuna erosion worsens as dyke damaged in Sirajganj

The overflowing Jamuna has flooded its protection embankment at Baligugri point of Sirajganj Sadar upazila, further worsening the
27 June 2016, 18:00 PM
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Rooppur gets site clearance today

The Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (Baera) is set to issue a site licence today to the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (Baec) to run the Rooppur nuclear power plant.
20 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Circle observes 35th anniversary

Pabna Drama Circle, a leading theatre organisation of Pabna observed its 35th founding anniversary through discussion and Iftar Mahfil on Monday. Leading cultural and social activists joined the programme held at the Pabna Chamber of Commerce and Industries (PCCI) auditorium.
15 June 2016, 18:00 PM
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Monitoring lapses real concern

Cattle farmer Aksed Ali of Koira Soratola in Ullapara was worried when one of his cows fell sick and died almost immediately. After his second cow became sick, he slaughtered it and sold the meat to a local butcher at a cheap rate.
9 June 2016, 18:00 PM

4 missing in Pabna

Four people, including three of a family, have been missing for the last ten days since May 10 in Pabna as plainclothes men
19 May 2016, 18:00 PM
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Fish farming in cages fetch big success for Pabna man

When Hafizur Rahman began putting boxes made of iron rods and nets in the Boral river near his village named Ratanpur in Pabna five years back, villagers took him as a joke. What was he doing? Rahman assured them that it was nothing crazy.
18 May 2016, 06:35 AM
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Justice brings solace to martyrs' families

The execution of war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami has brought some solace to the family members of the victims, freedom fighters
11 May 2016, 18:00 PM
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Three-day festival begins today in Shahzadpur Kaccharibari

The Shahzadpur Kaccharibari wears a festive look today, Baishakh 25, the birth anniversary of Nobel laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore. A three-day programme including a discussion and cultural events are the high points of the 155th birth festival of Tagore at the Kaccharibari, official sources said.
7 May 2016, 18:00 PM
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Pabna people hail upholding of Nizami's death penalty

The Supreme Court's final verdict that upheld the death penalty for Jamaat-e-Islami chief Motiur Rahman Nizami for crimes against
5 May 2016, 18:00 PM
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Illegal houses sprout on govt land in Pabna

At least 170 new houses have popped up on both sides of the Bonpara-Dashuria highway in Muladuli of Ishwardi upazila on Roads and Highways Department land.
30 April 2016, 18:00 PM
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Homebound on retirement, man meets tragic end

He got off the train just to get a paan. All his career he must have done it hundreds of times, but this would be his last.
28 April 2016, 18:00 PM

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