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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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Traditional dance festival in Pabna

A dance festival was held at Pabna Bonomali Institute premises on Sunday to uphold the traditional dance of the region. The artistes of
10 August 2015
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Spurious milk production rises in Pabna ahead of Eid

Producers of adulterated milk and curdled milk are active in famous milk producing areas of Santhia, Bera and Faridpur upazilas under
12 July 2015
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Organic muri from Pabna village gaining popularity

A good number of people of Mahamudpur village in Pabna Sadar upazila are now passing busy time to produce traditional organic muri (puffed rice) to meet its increasing
24 June 2015
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Nightmare voyage

He had wanted to go to Malaysia for a better job. But he ended up falling into the hands of human traffickers who sold him thrice before he was rescued. He endured inhuman physical and mental torture in a boat for around two months at sea.
12 June 2015
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11 'trafficked' youths missing for months

Eleven fortune seekers, lured by the promise of job in Malaysia and Indonesia, have remained missing for the last couple of months.
8 June 2015
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Procurement drive too futile to ensure fair prices of boro

The government's ongoing paddy procurement drive has hardly any impact for the local farmers as the target of 1415 tonnes is too
4 June 2015
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Theatre festival in Pabna

A two-week theatre festival for promoting equal rights of education among autistic children concluded in Pabna amid festivity on
1 June 2015
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Classes hampered as 61 pry schools in Pabna damaged

The recent earthquakes damaged 61 primary schools in nine upazilas of the district, affecting classes of over 12 thousand children.
20 May 2015
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Classes hampered as 61 pry schools in Pabna damaged

The recent earthquakes damaged 61 primary schools in nine upazilas of the district, affecting classes of over 12 thousand children.
20 May 2015
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Schoolgirl dies, a few others fall sick of unknown disease

A 12-year-old girl died and several others, all students of Bordanagar Government Primary School in Chatmohar upazila under the
17 May 2015
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Okra yield high but price fall frustrates farmers

Bumper yield of okra brought smiles to the farmers in the district, especially those in Ishwardi upazila, early summer but now they are
13 May 2015
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Celebrating the Bard

A three-day Rabindra festival at the Shahzadpur Kachharibari in Sirajganj marking the birth anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore concluded on Sunday.
11 May 2015
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Import of Indian rice affects local production

Commercial husking in the famous rice producing district sees drastic fall for the last couple of months amid large-scale import of cheap Indian rice.
5 May 2015
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Winter crop gains popularity among Pabna farmers

There is a rush of farmers to cultivate 'winter crop', which has a positive impact on the environment and is also more profitable.
28 April 2015
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People of Pabna remember 1971's first resistance fight

The first resistance fight against the occupation troops in Pabna in March-April 1971 is one of many stories that makes our Liberation War glorious.
21 April 2015
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People of Pabna remember 1971's first resistance fight

The first resistance fight against the occupation troops in Pabna in March-April 1971 is one of many stories that makes our Liberation War glorious.
21 April 2015
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Activities at Baghabari river port badly hampered

The countrywide non-stop blockade enforced by BNP-led 20-party alliance adds to poor functioning of Baghabari river port, already affected by decreased navigability of the Jamuna River in the ongoing dry season.
25 March 2015
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Hardinge Bridge: A hundred-year old structure still stands strong

The Hardinge Bridge, which recently recorded 100 years of use and counting, is one of the many structures built by the British Empire
17 March 2015
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3 teachers for 19 students in erosion-hit pry school!

Shinghanagar Government Primary School at Shinghanagar village in Sujanagar upazila under the district is struggling for existence as
16 March 2015
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Millers take brunt of blockade

Like most businesses of the country, commercial rice milling in Pabna district has been hit hard by the ongoing blockade and hartals by the anti-government alliance.
27 February 2015

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