Ahmed Humayun Kabir Topu

Arifa Khatun, a fourth-grader at Bostal Government Primary School in Sujanagar upazila of Pabna, has to travel to school using a boat every day, leaving her family concerned for her safety

With the handing over of radioactive fuel to Bangladesh authorities today, the country will be the 33rd nuclear fuel user in the world.

Jannati Khatun, a fifth-grader from Mehernagar village in Sirajganj’s Belkuchi upazila, lost her home and school to the Jamuna, forcing her and her family to seek refuge in a roadside shed and making it difficult for her to continue education.

The first shipment of uranium reached the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Pabna yesterday.

Villagers of Purandar, a remote village in Pabna’s Faridpur upazila, quickly finish their household activities and rush to the field, hoping to participate in a game show where they can win various prizes.

Extensive preparations are being taken to ensure safe delivery of radioactive fuel to Rooppur power plant in Ishwardi of Pabna ahead of the arrival of the first batch of nuclear fuel in late September.

Rising water level in the Jamuna threatens to exacerbate Sirajganj with flood and river erosion.

The wholesale price of onion is again increasing in Bangladesh as farmers are quickly running out of stock due to an inadequate supply of the local variety, according to traders and growers.

The father of a militant suspect arrested yesterday said he does not want to see his son’s face, even when his son is dead.

Pabna Officers’ Club received rice from a government support programme meant for the vulnerable and the poor.

Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) has got permission to import nuclear fuel from Russia and store it for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant.

A government audit team discovered that a syndicate in Sirajganj has embezzled over Tk 40 lakh public funds, designated for procuring Boro and Aman paddy.

Sales of sacrificial animals have yet to reach levels deemed satisfactory to farmers ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, raising concerns of further losses for those rearing them in Pabna and Sirajganj. 

Onion prices witnessed a sharp fall in different parts of Bangladesh yesterday, a day after the government gave the go-ahead to import the vegetable from India.

The government yesterday announced that it would allow onion imports to reduce the suffering of lower-income groups amid ongoing inflationary pressure, according to an official of the agriculture ministry.

A six-member team of Pabna University of Science and Technology will visit Turkey next month to inspect the quality of lifts that would be purchased for the university.

Litchi farmers across Bangladesh are registering poor yields this year due to adverse weather, meaning that consumers will have to pay more for the fruit in face of short supply.

Erosion of the Jamuna river has taken a serious turn in Sirajganj.

Although Bangladesh has a sufficient amount of onion in reserve, prices of the bulb have suddenly increased due to the formation of syndicates among related businesses, according to Agriculture Minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque.

President Mohammed Shahabuddin has said the next general election is vital for democracy.