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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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Kazirhaat-aricha ferry service: Truckers’ suffering continues

Disruption in ferry services on Kazirhaat-Aricha route continued for weeks due to the cold wave and dense fog that sweeping across the country for the last couple of weeks.
29 January 2024
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Decreer Char on padma: Where influentials control shoal land

Once upon a time, local influential people used to hire musclemen to take control of shoal land in rivers. There were fights between rival groups, and the winner would take the land and use those for agriculture.
26 January 2024
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Sunflower wonderland!

A vast sunflower field, stretching across three acres, bathed in a sea of yellow hues. From a distance, it looks like a million tiny suns dancing in the wind. Ponds and green fields on both sides only add to the field’s intrigue, which is situated in Pabna Sadar’s Tebunia area.
26 January 2024
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Sunflower field turns Pabna seed farm into tourist spot

Nestled amid ponds and green fields, Bangladesh Agriculture Development Corporation's seed production farm in Pabna Sadar's Tebunia area has become an unexpected tourist attraction, thanks to its expansive three-acre sunflower field in full bloom
26 January 2024
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Aslam finds fortune in coloured cauliflower

A young farmer in Pabna Sadar upazila is trying his luck by growing colourful cauliflower as it is easy to grow and provides better returns than the white variety.  
24 January 2024
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Pabna 1 and 3 constituencies: AL picks lose grassroots support over nepotism

With the country going to polls today, Awami League candidates in Pabna-1 and 3 are finding it hard to keep up with their independent counterparts.
6 January 2024
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Onion production on track to topple previous records

The prospect of record high onion production is encouraging farmers to expand cultivation, according to the DAE
4 January 2024
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Farmers feel the pinch of reduced prices of beef

With traders cutting prices of beef, cattle traders are offering lower prices to farmers
4 December 2023
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Staff shortage hampers academic activities

Though a two-storey building was built for it at a cost of over Tk 1 crore, the school for visually impaired students in Pabna’s Atghoria upazila is yet to start its operation after nearly six years due to shortage of manpower.
3 December 2023
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A life dedicated to nature

Nestled in Koitola village along the Kageshwari river emerges a mini forest out of nowhere. Spanning six bighas, this forest sits on land belonging to Akash Koli Das, an 80-year-old retired primary school teacher with a devotion to nature.
15 November 2023
Higher onion set price doubles production cost

Higher onion set price doubles production cost

Onion set prices have doubled in Bangladesh, dashing the hopes of the inflation-hit people for an immediate reduction in the prices of the key cooking vegetable through the cultivation of early winter varieties.
14 November 2023
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Gaznar Beel fishers find big business in dried fish

Gaznar Beel, one of the biggest water bodies in the Sujanagar upazila of Pabna, has become a thriving breeding ground for a variety of fish, bringing smiles to the faces of fishermen in the locality.
10 November 2023
Blockade hits vegetable farmers

Blockade hits vegetable farmers

Vegetable farmers in Bangladesh are among the worst affected by a nationwide blockade that ended yesterday as they were unable to register sufficient sales amid the political unrest.
2 November 2023
Blockade causes fall in vegetable prices: farmers

Vegetable farmers hit hard by blockade

Vegetable's wholesale prices in Pabna fell by 50% in the three-day blockade from Oct 31
2 November 2023
Onion prices jump overnight

Onion prices jump overnight

Onion prices at wholesale and retail markets in Bangladesh rose yesterday after India set a minimum price of $800 per tonne on exports of the bulb.
29 October 2023
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Risking lives to attend classes

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
13 October 2023
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Rooppur plant becomes nuclear facility today

With the handing over of radioactive fuel to Bangladesh authorities today, the country will be the 33rd nuclear fuel user in the world.
4 October 2023
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Academic activities in jeopardy

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.
30 September 2023
Rooppur On Track for Timely Completion

Rooppur Power Plant: 1st shipment of uranium arrives from Russia

The first shipment of uranium reached the Rooppur nuclear power plant in Pabna yesterday.
29 September 2023
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Making an earning in a fun way

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.
10 September 2023

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