Pabna

TIB concerned over Rooppur nuke plant’s safety

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) expresses concerns over safety and reliability of Russian nuclear reactors to be set up at Rooppur nuclear power plant project.
28 December 2015

4 killed as bus, truck collide in Pabna

At least four people are killed and 20 others injured after a bus-truck collision on Dhaka-Pabna highway in Sujanagar upazila of Pabna.
21 December 2015

Pabna ‘JMB chief’ held

Pabna regional chief of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) is arrested from Tebunia of the district, law enforcers claim.
28 October 2015

Train service thru Kushtia resumes after 5hrs

Rail communication of Goalando in Rajbari with Rajshahi and Khulna is restored five hours after a train derailed in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia.
17 October 2015

Pastor attack: 4 ‘JMB men’ on 5-day remand

Four out of five suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh, who were arrested yesterday over the attack on a pastor in Pabna, are placed on a five-day remand.
13 October 2015

5 ‘JMB men’ held over pastor murder attempt

Five alleged members of banned Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) including its Pabna chief have been arrested over the murder attempt on Pastor Luke Sarkar. They said to have confessed plotting to stir up instability in the country.
12 October 2015

2 ‘cattle lifters’ beaten dead in Pabna

Two suspected cattle lifters are beaten to death and another left injured in a mob beating in Ataikula of Pabna.
10 October 2015

2 hurt in Pabna crude bomb blast

Two people are hurt as a abandoned crude bomb went off in Ataikula of Pabna.
6 October 2015

Pastor attack: Shibir man held

Police holds a Shibir man for his alleged involvement in attacking the church pastor in Pabna.
6 October 2015

Cop found dead in Pabna

An assistant sub-inspector of Pakshi police camp found dead at a field near Pakshey Paper Mill in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna.
5 October 2015

Russians complete Rooppur nuke power feasibility study; project design

The Russians have completed the feasibility study and prepared the design for construction of the Rooppur 2400 megawatt nuclear power plant.
3 October 2015

4 killed in Sirajganj road crash

Four people are killed and another is injured as a truck rammed a CNG-run three-wheeler on Dhaka-Rangpur highway in Ullapara upazila of Sirajganj.
22 September 2015

Section 144 imposed in Pabna college

The local administration today imposed Section 144 at Dashuria Degree College in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna in a bid to avoid possible clashes between two factions of BNP ahead of its council.
15 September 2015

JS allows forming firm to run nuclear power plant

Parliament passes the Nuclear Power Plant Bill 2005 allowing formation of a company to run the country’s first nuclear plant.
8 September 2015

Watch now: Mob beating or planned murder? (video)

Business enmity or money dispute may be the reason behind the killing of three middle-aged men in Pabna on suspicion that they were child abductors, according to police.
26 August 2015

3 ‘abductors’ beaten dead by mob in Pabna

Three alleged abductors are beaten to death by a mob in Bera upazila of Pabna.
25 August 2015

4 held while attempting abduction of school girl

Police detain four kidnappers while they were attempting to abduct a school girl in Sujanagar upazila of Pabna.
24 July 2015

Housemaid tortured brutally (video)

A housemaid is brutally tortured by a housewife in Pabna.
16 July 2015

2 killed in Pabna lightning strike

Two children are killed and two others injured by a lightning strike in Ishwardi of Pabna.
3 June 2015

Pabna school closed over ‘toilet ghost’ panic

A government primary school in Pabna has closed down over “toilet ghost” panic following death of a minor girl in Chatmohar upazila.
16 May 2015