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Ahmed Humayun Kabir Topu

Sirajganj BSCIC Industrial Park

Business Plus / Land without utilities: The Sirajganj industrial gridlock

3 October 2026
BSCIC took over the park in 2024, after construction ended, and began preparing to hand land to investors even though sand-filling was still under way
3 October 2026
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Rooppur Unit 1 clears key safety test after technical fault stalled commissioning

1 October 2026
Three major tests remain before the unit can reach the criticality stage, officials say
1 October 2026
The Padma rose quickly, approaching the danger level and flooding banana, mashkalai and vegetable fields in the riverbank shoal areas. Photo: Star

Prolonged monsoon worries farmers in Pabna

21 September 2026
187 hectares of crops submerged in two upazilas; persistent rain delays early onion cultivation
21 September 2026
Puthi Path tradition in Bangladesh

Traditional Puthi Path revives folk heritage in remote Chalan Beel village

28 August 2026
The flickering glow of traditional oil lamps illuminated a quiet village courtyard in Chalan Beel on Thursday night, as locals gathered to revive a nearly forgotten tradition of rural Bengal — Puthi Path.
28 August 2026
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Pabna clinic OT shut after 12 patients contract TB

25 August 2026
The health authority in Faridpur upazila of Pabna yesterday temporarily closed the operating theatre of Al-Modina Lab and Hospital, a local private clinic, after 12 post-surgery patients contracted tuberculosis (TB) over the past few weeks.
25 August 2026
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Pabna clinic OT closed after 12 post-surgery patients test positive for TB

24 August 2026
Health authorities form probe committee to investigate infections at Al-Modina Lab and Hospital in Faridpur upazila
24 August 2026
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‘Poddo Beel’ loses its monsoon bloom

22 August 2026
When monsoon waters fill Chalan Beel, pink lotuses, white water lilies and water chestnuts usually blanket the vast wetlands in the region.
22 August 2026
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Poor monsoon flow dims bloom: Fewer flowers disappoint visitors at Chalanbeel

21 August 2026
Altered river courses and human intervention disrupt wetland’s natural flowering, unchecked tourism adds to damage
21 August 2026
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Tk 1,554cr project to revive dying Ichamati

Ichamati, once a mighty river and a major lifeline for Pabna residents, has long been struggling to survive due to pollution and encroachment.
29 February 2024

The forgotten heroes

While Dhaka’s streets ran red in 1952 during the historic Language Movement, another torch flared in Pabna.
21 February 2024
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Doi mela held in Tarash honouring centuries-old tradition

Honouring a centuries-old tradition, hundreds of curd and yoghurt traders gathered at the Eidgah field of Sirajganj’s Tarash upazila recently, marking Saraswati Puja
19 February 2024
Pabna farmers

Pabna dist admin leasing out rivers for fish farming

In a move that violates the law, the Pabna district administration has decided to lease out 31 sections of 10 rivers for fish farming. These areas are being labelled as “jalmahal” or enclosed government water bodies.
17 February 2024
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Pabna’s Dashuria intersection: Once filthy, now a sea of flowers

A plantation of flowers has turned the once mundane Dashuria intersection in Pabna into a spectacle.
16 February 2024
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Choking Ichhamati in name of development

Construction of an unplanned bridge supposedly for road connectivity is choking the Ichhamati river in Pabna Sadar upazila.
13 February 2024
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Enlightening Pabna for 134 years

It is believed that the history of libraries stretches back 5,000 years, originating somewhere between ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt. The history of libraries in our region is not well known, but modern libraries first popped up here around 1850, during British rule.
5 February 2024
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Annoda Gobinda Public Library: Enlightening Pabna for 134 years

It is believed that the history of libraries stretches back up to 5,000 years, originating somewhere between ancient Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt
5 February 2024
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Schoolgirl along with parents found murdered at home

Police yesterday recovered the bodies of a 15-year-old schoolgirl and her parents from their flat in Tarash upazila of Sirajganj.
30 January 2024
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Schoolgirl along with parents found murdered at home

Cops say they were hacked to death a couple days back
30 January 2024
Kazirhaat ferry terminal

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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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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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 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
Pabna farmers

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
Onion farming

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

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