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Ahmed Humayun Kabir Topu

Sirajganj BSCIC Industrial Park

Business Plus / Land without utilities: The Sirajganj industrial gridlock

3 October 2026
BSCIC took over the park in 2024, after construction ended, and began preparing to hand land to investors even though sand-filling was still under way
3 October 2026
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Rooppur Unit 1 clears key safety test after technical fault stalled commissioning

1 October 2026
Three major tests remain before the unit can reach the criticality stage, officials say
1 October 2026
The Padma rose quickly, approaching the danger level and flooding banana, mashkalai and vegetable fields in the riverbank shoal areas. Photo: Star

Prolonged monsoon worries farmers in Pabna

21 September 2026
187 hectares of crops submerged in two upazilas; persistent rain delays early onion cultivation
21 September 2026
Puthi Path tradition in Bangladesh

Traditional Puthi Path revives folk heritage in remote Chalan Beel village

28 August 2026
The flickering glow of traditional oil lamps illuminated a quiet village courtyard in Chalan Beel on Thursday night, as locals gathered to revive a nearly forgotten tradition of rural Bengal — Puthi Path.
28 August 2026
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Pabna clinic OT shut after 12 patients contract TB

25 August 2026
The health authority in Faridpur upazila of Pabna yesterday temporarily closed the operating theatre of Al-Modina Lab and Hospital, a local private clinic, after 12 post-surgery patients contracted tuberculosis (TB) over the past few weeks.
25 August 2026
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Pabna clinic OT closed after 12 post-surgery patients test positive for TB

24 August 2026
Health authorities form probe committee to investigate infections at Al-Modina Lab and Hospital in Faridpur upazila
24 August 2026
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‘Poddo Beel’ loses its monsoon bloom

22 August 2026
When monsoon waters fill Chalan Beel, pink lotuses, white water lilies and water chestnuts usually blanket the vast wetlands in the region.
22 August 2026
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Poor monsoon flow dims bloom: Fewer flowers disappoint visitors at Chalanbeel

21 August 2026
Altered river courses and human intervention disrupt wetland’s natural flowering, unchecked tourism adds to damage
21 August 2026
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Gloomy Eid sales worry handloom weavers in Pabna

Weavers of two of the biggest handloom fabric producing districts are interpreting the ongoing lower-than-expected sales as a sign that they would miss their Eid target to some extent.
19 June 2017
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Kazi Nazrul Islam recalled in Pabna

The 118th birth anniversary of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam was observed amidst festivity in Pabna. A cultural programme, titled 'Jatra
29 May 2017
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Three-day Rabindra festival set to begin in Shahzadpur Kuthibari

Located 75 km from Pabna town, Shahzadpur Kuthibari is a historic reminder of Nobel Laureate poet Rabindranath Tagore, who
6 May 2017
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Book on Suchitra Sen's life and work unveiled in her hometown

Under the aegis of the Pabna district administration, a book titled “Suchitra Sen Chalachitra Utshab Shoronika”, was launched on Monday at Suchitra Sen's historic Pabna home, now converted into a museum.
25 April 2017
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Suchitra Sen’s Pabna house now open for all

The house of legendary actress Suchitra Sen, located in Gopalpur Hem Sagor Lane of Pabna, is now open for all thanks to the Pabna district administration.
18 April 2017
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Suchitra Sen's birth anniversary observed in Pabna

Legendary film actress Suchitra Sen was recalled in her home district on Thursday marking her 86th birth anniversary, through several
7 April 2017
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Defying physical barrier for pursuing dream

Seven blind students are appearing in the ongoing Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations, serving as living examples of how
6 April 2017
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Devotees split over land recovery

Two groups of devotees of Thakur Anukul Chandra were divided over protecting the land, once owned by the spiritual leader.
5 April 2017
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Pabna people want recognition of country’s first resistance fight

On March 28 in 1971, thousands of people from all walks of life fought with lethal weapons against Pakistan’s first contingent in Pabna.
25 March 2017
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Memories of a Freedom Fighter

A book focusing on the history of the Liberation War, titled “Pabna-1971”, was launched in Pabna on Friday. The book, authored by valiant Freedom Fighter Rabiul Islam Rabi, hinges on his memories of the battlefield and sheds light on the key events of the Liberation War.
26 February 2017
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1448 Shaheed Minars in Pabna open today

With inauguration of 1448 new Shaheed Minars in as many educational institutions through observing Ekushey
20 February 2017
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Shimul Murder: Shahzadpur mayor, five others on five-day remand

A court yesterday put Shahzadpur Mayor Halimul Haque Miru and five others on five-day remand in connection with a factional clash
13 February 2017
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Mayor Accused of Journo Killing: Never a stranger to gun toting

Shahzadpur Mayor Halimul Haque Miru repeatedly breached party's rules of decorum and was expelled twice since joining the Awami League in 1996.
6 February 2017
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Urea left in the open

Thousands of bags full of urea fertilizer have weathered under the sun and in rains over the last two years at extended courtyards of two northern river ports.
28 January 2017
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Winter Crops in Pabna: Farmers using too much pesticides to prevent pest attacks

Heedless of health and environmental implications, a section of farmers hell-bent on making a quick buck have been overusing pesticides on winter crops in the district's Ishwardi upazila.
21 January 2017

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