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Ishwardi litchi farmers reap record harvest but lower returns

2 June 2026, 14:56 PM
Heatwave damage and abundant supply after Eid reduce quality and growers' earnings
2 June 2026, 14:56 PM
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Solar boom on Padma chars

2 June 2026, 00:00 AM
The Padma river has been retreating for decades, gradually exposing vast stretches of char land that were later brought under cultivation by local farmers for crops such as bananas and vegetables.
2 June 2026, 00:00 AM
The 100-MW solar park at Char Bhabanipur in Pabna Sadar upazila, was developed by Dynamic Sun Energy Private Limited. Photo: Star

Solar boom on Padma char lands brings power

1 June 2026, 15:34 PM
As two major solar parks reshape Pabna’s riverine landscape, farmers say rising land values come at cost of farmland
1 June 2026, 15:34 PM
Every Eid-ul-Azha, Natore becomes the largest rawhide wholesale hub in the region. Photo: Star

A Tk 120 crore bet on Natore’s rawhide market

30 May 2026, 16:03 PM
Wholesalers are handling larger volumes this Eid, but profits will depend on whether tanneries honour promised rates
30 May 2026, 16:03 PM
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Small breach on submersible road disrupts harvest transport

30 May 2026, 11:00 AM
A 20-30 foot breach in a 4-kilometre submersible road in Pabna’s Bhangura upazila has disrupted communication and crop transportation for farmers in at least a dozen villages
30 May 2026, 11:00 AM
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Eid cattle sales rise in north, mid-sized cows lead

22 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Sacrificial animal sales are running ahead of last year’s pace in Pabna and Sirajganj, with medium-sized cows, weighing three to six maunds, clearing fastest.
22 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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Bumper mango yield rekindles hope among Natore farmers

13 May 2026, 10:06 AM
Mango economy worth over Tk 400 crore projected, up from Tk 350 crore last year
13 May 2026, 10:06 AM
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Small entrepreneurs struggling to go big

11 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Bangladesh’s small and medium enterprise (SME) sector accounts for 99 percent of the country’s industries, yet many businesses remain trapped by poor market linkages, limited modernisation, and inadequate industrial support.
11 May 2026, 00:00 AM
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“Amar Bondhu Rashed” inspires schoolchildren in Pabna

“Amar Bondhu Rashed”, the Morshedul Islam-directed adolescent film set during the Liberation War, was screened at various educational institutes in Pabna over the last month, as part of Independence Day observances in the district.
31 March 2018, 18:00 PM
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Sharing the feelings of speech impaired poeple

Twenty-one people who can speak kept silent yesterday along with 21 speech disabled people to feel the struggle of those who
21 February 2018, 18:00 PM
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National Anthem competition held in Pabna

An exceptional competition of singing the National Anthem among the students was held at the Ishwardi upazila nirbahi office in Pabna
14 February 2018, 18:00 PM
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Late onion planting worries farmers

Farmers in the district are worried over fall in onion production due to late planting of seeds this year, but at the
29 January 2018, 18:00 PM
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Suchitra Sen recalled in her hometown

Suchitra Sen, screen legend of Bangla film was recalled at her ancestral hometown in Pabna on Wednesday, marking her fourth death
17 January 2018, 18:00 PM
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30 cargo vessels stranded

Movement of cargo vessels at Baghabari port has been seriously hampered for 10 days due to poor navigability in the Jamuna river.
15 January 2018, 18:00 PM
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Two-day Lalon festival ends in Pabna

A two-day Lalon festival concluded in Pabna on Tuesday, highlighting Lalon's philosophy. The Lalon Swaran Parishad, Pabna organised
10 January 2018, 18:00 PM
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Remembered, rarely

When the nation is observing Martyred Intellectuals Day today with due respect and solemnity, there is hardly any programme commemorating martyred intellectual Dr Fazle Rabbi at his home district of Pabna.
13 December 2017, 18:00 PM
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Memories of a massacre

It was the morning of August 20, 1971, when 25 to 30 Pakistan army men accompanied by their local collaborators entered the predominantly Hindu Laxmipur village of Pabna's Atghoria.
7 December 2017, 18:00 PM
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Another step closer to N-power plant

Bangladesh will take a big step towards becoming a nuclear power-generating country today.
29 November 2017, 18:00 PM
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Jute market blocks Pabna highway twice a week

A highway is supposed to be a major road for convenient transport between towns. But the Pabna to Rajshahi highway transforms twice a week into a congested mess at Tebunia Bazar, when an overflowing traditional jute market occupies part of the roadway. For
26 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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Fish threatened at Chalan Beel

Backed by influential people, fish traders have illegally set up nets and bamboo enclosures to catch fish in one of the
14 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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Farmers eye profit

Like in previous years, bean farmers in Ishwardi and Atghoria upazilas of the district cultivated early variety of the winter crop, expecting to get bumper production and good profit.
5 October 2017, 18:00 PM
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Incomplete for 10 yrs

Residents of around 50 villages in Santhia and Faridpur upazilas of the district are suffering immensely as the construction of a bridge over the Boral river at Naranpur-Sonahara point has not been completed in the last 10 years.
28 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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Rehabilitation main challenge

Nurjahan Begum along with her husband Mozammel Hossain, a poor farmer of Boro Moharajpur village in Shahzadpur upazila of
7 September 2017, 18:00 PM
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Death of a dream

Rupa Khatun was on the right track to realise her late father's dream.
30 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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Dying Ichamati gets flow as swelling Padma sends water

The nearly dead Ichamati river passing through the district town sees flow due to the pressure of the water from the mighty Padma
22 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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Lifeline for the poor

For the last few days Kolpona Begum from Nurpur in Pabna Sadar upazila has been suffering from high fever. She works as a cook in a student mess: the pay is meagre.
11 August 2017, 18:00 PM
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Good days for Chalan Beel boat makers

When monsoon rains rejuvenate the Chalan Beel wetland that covers parts of Pabna, Sirajganj and Natore districts each year, boats
26 July 2017, 18:00 PM
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Their sufferings, like floods, not receding

The recent floods have affected different people in different ways. The one thing that they all have in common though is an unending
12 July 2017, 18:00 PM

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