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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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Sirajganj Industrial Park ready to welcome investors

Delayed Sirajganj industrial park finally ready for investors, plots allocated
6 August 2025
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Tk 89 lakh Pabna road repair work washed away within days

Repair work on a six-kilometre stretch of the Pabna-Pakshey road, carried out by the Roads and Highways Department at a cost of Tk 89 lakh, has reportedly been washed away within days due to rain, leaving the road in a hazardous state.
27 July 2025
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Pabna municipality: Locals take it upon themselves to fix road

Due to the negligence of the authorities concerned, residents of Ataikula Road (Terminal Road) in Pabna municipality have taken it upon themselves to repair a one-kilometre stretch of the road to prevent continuous accidents.
22 July 2025
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Admission halt at Pabna Mental Hospital causes inhuman suffering for patients

Families forced to return home with patients untreated as contractor change stalls services
11 July 2025
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Patient admissions halted at Pabna Mental Hospital amid food supplier dispute

Indecision over bidder selection threatens food supply, authorities expect resolution within 1-2 days
7 July 2025
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Jamuna erosion displaces hundreds

Jamuna river erosion has taken a devastating turn over the past month in Chowhali, Shahzadpur, and Sadar upazilas of Sirajganj, devouring at least 100 homes, two primary schools, several hundred acres of cropland, and portions of riverbank protection infrastructure.
3 July 2025
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Bera upazila in Pabna: Tk 98cr road lies in ruins as ferry-ghat shift stalls

The 11km Bandherhaat-Rakhalgachhi road in Pabna has long been in a sorry state, causing sufferings to locals
3 July 2025
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Residents suffer due to sorry state of roads

More than 130 kilometres out of total 240-km road network in Pabna Municipality are in a dilapidated condition due to lack of repairs and maintenance for prolonged period
6 June 2025
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Locals take it upon themselves to repair road

On Saturday, residents of the two villages began the work to turn the earthen road to a brick road
5 June 2025
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Sharp decline in litchi production hits Ishwardi farmers

The decline in production has caused significant losses for litchi farmers and traders
31 May 2025
Eid cattle market sales in Bangladesh

Eid cattle sales off to a slow start

Cattle traders and farmers who rear livestock in anticipation of Eid-ul-Azha are disappointed over this year’s sales so far, as demand is low with barely a week to go before the festival.
29 May 2025
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Bogura-Nagarbari highway: Eid travellers fear delays as roadwork drags on

Traffic congestion has worsened at Baghabari point due to ongoing concrete work
28 May 2025
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Jamuna erosion takes serious turn in Shahzadpur

Ainul Haque, 70, a retired primary school teacher in Sayedpur village under Shahzadpur upazila of Sirajganj, lost his house to Jamuna river’s erosion five times in last 30 years.
24 May 2025
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Jamuna’s erosion takes serious turn in Shahzadpur

The river devoured his house yet again, for the sixth time
24 May 2025
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Tk 10.79cr trauma centre lies idle

A 20-bed trauma centre for accident victims, established beside the Jamuna Bridge in Mulibari area of Sirajganj, has yet to become operational in four years.
11 May 2025
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Litchi production slumps in Ishwardi

Mirazul Islam, a seasonal litchi trader in Pabna's Ishwardi upazila, spent Tk 8 lakh to buy 400 litchi trees, expecting to harvest at least 8 lakh litchis.
11 May 2025
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Farmers call for permanent solution to flood protection issue

A permanent structure would resolve the issue, said locals.
11 May 2025
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Echoes of Tagore at Shahzadpur

The Shahzadpur Kacharibari, a mansion within Rabindranath Tagore’s ancestral estate in Sirajganj, continues to preserve the legacy of the Nobel Laureate poet.
7 May 2025
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Echoes of Tagore: A celebration of his legacy at Shahzadpur

The Shahzadpur Kacharibari, a mansion within Rabindranath Tagore's ancestral estate in Sirajganj, continues to preserve the legacy of the Nobel Laureate poet
7 May 2025
Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant staff suspended

Rooppur Plant: NPCBL to finalise power purchase deal

The Nuclear Power Plant Company of Bangladesh Limited (NPCBL) has been given the responsibility for finalising the power purchase agreement with the Power Development Board (PDB) for selling electricity from the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant.
2 May 2025

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