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Ahmed Humayun Kabir Topu

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He rushed in to save others, but toxic gas claimed his life

15 August 2026
Father mourns son, Abdul Alim Sujon, lost in Sitakunda shipbreaking tragedy
15 August 2026
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Frequent power cuts put small businesses under pressure

13 August 2026
Amid the rolling blackouts, some businesses are spending more to produce the same amount of goods, while others are taking much longer to meet delivery deadlines
13 August 2026
A 6-by-5-foot enclosure has been built in the waiting area of Goyeshpur Union Health Complex. Photo: Star

Breastfeeding corners: A small space, a big relief

11 August 2026
New breastfeeding corners in Pabna are easing an everyday struggle for mothers visiting public offices and health facilities
11 August 2026
Bangladeshi workers killed in Saudi Arabia fire

A village in tears

11 August 2026
Moyna Begum had no electricity at home when her son Mohan Pramanik was calling from Riyadh as a fire tore through the sofa factory where he worked.
11 August 2026
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Milk Vita hikes prices by Tk 10 per litre

9 August 2026
Under the new rate structure that took effect on August 1, a one-litre packet of processed milk now costs Tk 110, up 10 percent from Tk 100
9 August 2026
Ganges-Kobadak Project irrigation water crisis

Ganges-Kobadak Project: Weakened Padma obstructs irrigation

7 August 2026
Farmer Abdul Hannan has given up IRRI-Boro cultivation due to the irrigation water crisis, even though he lives just a stone’s throw from the country’s largest surface-water irrigation network, the Ganges-Kobadak (GK) Project.
7 August 2026
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Tk 7.61cr water plant lies idle for 5 years

4 August 2026
Residents of Santhia municipality in Pabna have long faced a shortage of safe drinking water, while a purification plant built at a cost of Tk 7.61 crore has remained unused for the past five years.
4 August 2026
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367 Pabna primary schools show-caused over poor literacy

29 July 2026
Headmasters attributed poor performance to acute teacher shortages and limited parental involvement
29 July 2026
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Worried families urge prompt steps for rescue

Family members of two Brac officials, who were abducted in war-torn Afghanistan on Thursday, have demanded that the government
19 March 2016
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30 fertiliser-laden vessels stranded in Jamuna

Around 50 cargo vessels loaded with chemical fertilisers have remained stranded for days at different places of the Jamuna River leading
17 March 2016
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Save Boral, save Chalanbeel

An appeal with the signature of one lakh people living in Chalanbeel area was submitted to the prime minister
14 March 2016
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A nearly forgotten chapter of Language Movement

It was on February 29 in 1948 when the people of Pabna observed hartal for upholding the dignity of our mother language, four years
28 February 2016
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Pabna school still named after ex-Pak premier

The name of a Pabna school, named after the then Pakistani premier and built in 1952 right before the historic Language Movement,
19 February 2016
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Schoolgirl caned as family too poor to buy uniform

Ranjina Khatun Rojoni, a Class VI student of Ramnagar Government Primary School in Chatmohar upazila of Pabna district, was
8 February 2016
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Victim families call for quick execution

For more than 44 years, Abdur Rouf Montu has been waiting for justice.
6 January 2016
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Locals expect upholding of Nizami's death sentence

The people of Pabna, the home district of Jamaat-e-Islami chief Motiur Rahman Nizami, are expecting that the Supreme Court will
5 January 2016

Dhaner shish again in polls race after 19 yrs

BNP's election symbol dhaner shish (sheaf of paddy) has appeared in the polls race in Pabna Sadar and Santhia upazilas under the district
29 December 2015

AL, BNP face rebel candidates

Both Awami League and BNP face rebel candidates in five of the seven municipalities the district for the election to
24 December 2015
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Quake-damaged school yet to be rebuilt

Students of Narashinghapur Government Primary School in Sujanagar upazila of the district have been attending classes in the yard of a
1 December 2015
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Victims yet to regain sense of security

The people of Hindu community in Bonogram of Santhia upazila under the district are still to be free from security concerns as the
1 November 2015
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Dance festival concludes in Pabna

A two-day dance festival for promoting classical dance, organised by Gonttobbo, a leading dance organisation of the district, concluded on Saturday at the Pabna town hall premises, marking the 11th founding anniversary of the organisation. The festival featured a dance competition and discussion on the occasion.
19 October 2015
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Families dump patients on Pabna Mental Hospital in Bangladesh

Twenty-one years he spent within the walls of Pabna Mental Hospital (PMH), but patient Mahabub Anwar could not go home even though he was well enough. He could not be sent home even after his death. He was admitted to the hospital as a psychiatric patient of 33 years age on October 9, 1994. He passed away on August 7 this year.
9 October 2015
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Factories busy making idols ahead of Durga Puja

Artisans of Belgasi village, 15 kilometres from Chatmohar upazila headquarters under the district, are passing busy time to prepare
8 October 2015
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Mindless snail collection poses threat to ecology

Hundreds of people across the district engage in massive snail collection from water bodies and paddy fields during Bangla months of
30 September 2015
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‘Pir’ shot dead in his sleep in Bangladesh

Just two days after a “pir” (a revered religious instructor) was killed in Chittagong, another one was shot dead in his sleep at Vorotpur of Atghoria upazila in Pabna yesterday.
6 September 2015

Three kidnapping suspects beaten to death in Pabna of Bangladesh

An angry mob beat three people to death on suspicion of kidnapping children in Pabna's Santhia upazila yesterday.
25 August 2015

Theatre organisation observes August 15

Pabna Drama Circle, a leading theatre organisation of the district, observed death anniversary of the founder of Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibar Rahman. A discussion featured on the occasion in the organisation premises on Friday.
15 August 2015
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A gift from bird lovers

When a bunch of youths gathers in your front yard and asks your permission for climbing the trees in your village house, you usually
13 August 2015

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