Soaring costs hit onion farmers in Pabna
A drastic rise in cost of cultivation has dealt a blow to onion farmers in Pabna..Cultivation cost rose by almost double this year due to high price of onion bulb, increased labour cost and higher cost of leasing agricultural land, said farmers
27 October 2024
Onion price rises on supply crunch
Onion prices at retail markets in Dhaka rose by Tk 10 to Tk 15 per kg over the past week, deepening the woes of low and fixed-income people
26 October 2024
Out of service since August, passengers suffer
Passengers have been suffering as two rail stations in Sirajganj under Pakshey Division of Bangladesh Railway’s West Zone have remained out of service since August.
24 October 2024
Never too late
Faruk Hossain and Jakiya Sultana, a couple in their forties, have just passed the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exams. What makes this achievement even more remarkable? They did so alongside their son, Hujjatul Islam Fahim.
20 October 2024
Never too late: Couple passes HSC exams alongside their son
Faruk Hossain and Jakiya Sultana, a couple in their forties, have just passed the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) exams. What makes this achievement even more remarkable? They did so alongside their son, Hujjatul Islam Fahim
20 October 2024
Belgasi, a village of idol makers
Belgasi, a remote village along the bank of the Boral river in Chatmohar upazila, is famous for artisans and its century-old idols making professionals for generations
12 October 2024
No playground at most primary schools in Pabna
Raihan, a third-grader at Alia Madrasa Government Primary School in Pabna municipality, often ventures outside the school compound during recess, defying his teachers’ instructions.
11 October 2024
Onion prices fall at wholesale but retail rates remain higher
Onion prices at wholesale markets in Bangladesh have decreased over the past week thanks to imports of the popular cooking ingredient, but prices at the retail level remain mostly unchanged..About 7.71 lakh tonnes of onion were cultivated this year, with farmers keeping 1.03 lakh tonnes in
1 October 2024
Rooppur plant reaches major milestone with Dummy Fuel Loading
The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) has reached a significant milestone as the loading of dummy fuel assemblies (DFA) into the reactor pressure vessels of Unit-1 began yesterday
18 September 2024
Further uncertainty over Rooppur plant launch
The construction work for the transmission line through the Padma and Jamuna rivers for the Rooppur nuclear power plant has come to a grinding halt with the ouster of the Awami League government as the Indian contractor has left the site.
16 September 2024
Nagarbari port opens, offering a boost to farming, industry
With most of the required infrastructure established, operations have started in earnest at the Nagarbari port on the bank of the Jamuna river in Pabna’s Bera upazila, making the transport of imported goods from Chattogram seaport to northern, northwestern and southern districts of the country easier, cheaper and faster.
10 September 2024
Flood causes damages worth Tk 160cr in Sirajganj
Relief, rehabilitation efforts largely inadequate
30 August 2024
Crops worth Tk 63cr damaged in Sirajganj flood
Crops worth around Tk 63 crore have been damaged in the ongoing flood in Sirajganj district, according to the Department of Agricultural Extension.
30 July 2024
Dairy farmers’ income falls amid curfew
Dairy farmers in Pabna and Sirajganj are reporting a drop in sales revenue, citing that a few companies have either reduced or stopped making purchases amidst the curfew.
23 July 2024
Fodder crisis hits cattle farmers
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.
10 July 2024
‘We could only save our lives’
It was the night of June 28. Suddenly, Ajuba Begum felt a tremor in the ground that sent shivers down her spine.
7 July 2024
Bera mayor: From a fugitive in plain sight for 33 months to a free man
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.
4 July 2024
Another solar farm to go online in days
Commercial operation of another solar power plant may start on June 30 on the bank of Jamuna in Sirajganj.
26 June 2024
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
15 June 2024
Our dying Chalan beel
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.
7 June 2024