Ahmed Humayun Kabir Topu

Production at state-run sugar mills is set to hit its lowest point in over a decade as sugarcane processing has fallen sharply amid reduced supply, according to the Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC).

Kabir Chowdhury, who hails from Dotto Pungoli village in Pabna’s Faridpur upazila, became unemployed about 10 years ago after suffering huge losses in his cattle feed business.

The Water Development Board has restarted dredging the Ichhamati river in Pabna, following a six-month halt.

Trucker Iqbal Hossain who crosses long distances often feels tired and exhausted but the glimpse of a host of beautiful flowers at Dashuria intersection in Pabna’s Ishwardi upazila on Bonpara-Kushtia highway refreshes and energises his mind.

At one stage of life, she did not have money to pay the tuition fees for her college exams following marriage.

Death anniversary of the legendary film actress ‘Mahanayika’ Suchitra Sen was observed on Monday (January 17) in Pabna.

Truck driver Babu Miah was on his way to Dhaka last Monday. With a truck-full of vegetables, he was journeying from Pabna through Kazirhat-Aricha ferry ghat. This route made the most sense to him, as it saved distance and fuel cost.

Md Kamruzzaman, an onion farmer of Durgapur village in Pabna’s Sujanagar upazila, is enjoying a good turn of fortune as he cut production costs by using his own seeds.

Farmers in Pabna are increasingly turning towards vegetable cultivation as other crops offer comparatively lower profits, according to various locals.

April 23, 1971.  A sudden burst of gunshots broke the afternoon silence in the remote Baghoil village of Pabna. All the innocent villagers could do was scream and run to save their lives from the trigger-happy Pakistan military.

Dried fish producers of Chalan Beel which spreads across Pabna, Sirajganj and Natore districts have been left frustrated this year as their production levels have been halved by high input costs amid a scanty supply of local fish varieties.

Md Bulbul Hossain, a resident of Jalalpur Tantipara in Pabna sadar upazila, once owned a big weaving factory featuring around 40 power looms.

A fraudulence case involving Tk 15 crore has been filed against four persons of a Rajbari business which had been sealed off and fined Tk 2 lakh earlier this month for selling substandard products.

At a first glance, you may not believe that it’s a government primary school.

Md Moslem Uddin, a resident of Rooppur village in Pabna’s Ishwardi upazila, lost his job at the Pakshey Paper Mill about one decade ago and has seen considerable financial hardship ever since.

Md Kamruzzaman, a government employee in Sirajganj, came across a dragon fruit orchard during an official tour to Natore a few years ago.

Russel Hossain has been afflicted with mental health issues for a long time. The Dhulauri village native -- under Chatmohar upazila -- was admitted to Pabna Mental Hospital several times, to be released upon temporary recovery and admitted back again.

Milk production has turned costlier in the past few months due to soaring prices of animal feed, leaving dairy farmers with little hope of securing expected profits.

Afsar Ali, a marginal farmer based in the catchment area of Pabna Sugar Mill in Ishwardi upazila, grew sugarcane on three bighas of land last year with an aim to sell the crops at the nearby processing plant.

A third of dairy cooperatives still active under Milk Vita are selling most of the milk collected from farmer members in the open market for higher rates instead of supplying it to the state-run organisation.