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
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
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
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
Suchitra Sen recalled in her hometown
Suchitra Sen, screen legend of Bangla filmdom was recalled at her ancestral hometown in Pabna on April 6 marking her 85th birth
7 April 2016
A little care making big difference
She has almost all the skills of a dancer. When she performs in a group on stage, she can hardly be distinguished from others. She
1 April 2016
Kids still attend classes in bldg abandoned 3 yrs ago
“When we sit in the classroom we feel scared the ceiling may fall on our heads, but we still attend classes every day despite the threat," said Md Riad Hossain, a Class V student of Bera BB Government Primary School in Bera municipality.
23 March 2016
Worried families urge prompt steps for rescue
Family members of two Brac officials, who were abducted in war-torn Afghanistan on Thursday, have demanded that the government
19 March 2016
30 fertiliser-laden vessels stranded in Jamuna
Around 50 cargo vessels loaded with chemical fertilisers have remained stranded for days at different places of the Jamuna River leading
17 March 2016
Save Boral, save Chalanbeel
An appeal with the signature of one lakh people living in Chalanbeel area was submitted to the prime minister
14 March 2016
A nearly forgotten chapter of Language Movement
It was on February 29 in 1948 when the people of Pabna observed hartal for upholding the dignity of our mother language, four years
28 February 2016
Pabna school still named after ex-Pak premier
The name of a Pabna school, named after the then Pakistani premier and built in 1952 right before the historic Language Movement,
19 February 2016
Schoolgirl caned as family too poor to buy uniform
Ranjina Khatun Rojoni, a Class VI student of Ramnagar Government Primary School in Chatmohar upazila of Pabna district, was
8 February 2016
Victim families call for quick execution
For more than 44 years, Abdur Rouf Montu has been waiting for justice.
6 January 2016
Locals expect upholding of Nizami's death sentence
The people of Pabna, the home district of Jamaat-e-Islami chief Motiur Rahman Nizami, are expecting that the Supreme Court will
5 January 2016
Dhaner shish again in polls race after 19 yrs
BNP's election symbol dhaner shish (sheaf of paddy) has appeared in the polls race in Pabna Sadar and Santhia upazilas under the district
29 December 2015
AL, BNP face rebel candidates
Both Awami League and BNP face rebel candidates in five of the seven municipalities the district for the election to
24 December 2015
Quake-damaged school yet to be rebuilt
Students of Narashinghapur Government Primary School in Sujanagar upazila of the district have been attending classes in the yard of a
1 December 2015
Victims yet to regain sense of security
The people of Hindu community in Bonogram of Santhia upazila under the district are still to be free from security concerns as the
1 November 2015
Dance festival concludes in Pabna
A two-day dance festival for promoting classical dance, organised by Gonttobbo, a leading dance organisation of the district, concluded on Saturday at the Pabna town hall premises, marking the 11th founding anniversary of the organisation. The festival featured a dance competition and discussion on the occasion.
19 October 2015