Mothurapur: From a quiet village to a dairy cow trading hub
Mothurapur village, under Chatmohar upazila of Pabna, has transformed over the past two decades from a poverty-stricken settlement into a bustling hub for dairy cow trading.
27 November 2025, 18:00 PM
District admin moves to lease out parts of rivers again
Pabna district administration has issued a circular to lease out different portions of rivers across the district, naming them as enclosed waterbodies, for fish farming.
1 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Onion farmers forced to buy fertiliser above govt rates
Price hikes drive up production costs, dampen early cultivation
28 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Encroachment, pollution choking the Boral
Rampant encroachment and indiscriminate pollution have long been choking the Boral River in the Chalan Beel area of Pabna’s Chatmohar upazila by restricting its natural flow.
19 October 2025, 19:44 PM
Echoes of grandeur linger in Haturia’s fading palaces
Tucked away on the banks of the Jamuna in Pabna’s Bera upazila, the remote village of Haturia holds on to a remarkable past.
10 October 2025, 19:09 PM
Emergency care eludes mental health patients
Mental health in Bangladesh remains a topic many find difficult to discuss even in 2025, entangled in social stigma and widespread misconceptions.
9 October 2025, 18:00 PM
Illegal township sprouts on railway land
An illegal township has sprouted on around 150 acres of railway land previously leased out for agriculture and fish farming in Bhangura upazila of Pabna.
1 October 2025, 18:00 PM
How duck farming reshaped Chalan Beel’s economy
When monsoon waters from surrounding rivers pour into Chalan Beel, the vast wetland once famed as the “House of Fish” comes alive. For generations, fishing in the wet season and field farming in the dry season sustained its people. In recent decades, thousands of ducks have joined the ecosystem, gliding across the waters in their flocks, lifting people out of poverty and reshaping the economy.
25 September 2025, 18:00 PM
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge: The next milestone in connectivity
As the country celebrates the milestone of Padma Bridge opening, the longest bridge in Bangladesh, another historic achievement in the form of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge over Jamuna river – the biggest Bangladesh Railway project – is in the offing.
18 July 2022, 11:21 AM
Bumper onion yields going bad for lack of storage
Bumper onion yields earlier this year gave farmers in northern parts of Bangladesh reason to cheer but the lack of adequate storage facilities has soured their prospects of profiting from the cash-crop as adverse weather conditions continue to wreak havoc on their produce, according to market players.
18 July 2022, 03:00 AM
Large animals brought small profits this Eid
Farmers in northern Bangladesh who prepared large cattle for sale during the recent Eid-ul-Azha have been left disgruntled as they registered unexpectedly poor profits even though a higher number of animals were bought for sacrifice this year, according to traders and livestock officials.
17 July 2022, 03:15 AM
Joy of Eid nowhere for victims of river erosion in Sirajganj
At a time when people across the country are preparing for Eid-ul-Azha celebrations, victims of Jamuna River erosion in Sirajganj are struggling to survive the disaster with hardly any food to put on their plates.
9 July 2022, 11:42 AM
Killing of teacher: Three days on, police yet to arrest culprit
A student who assaulted a teacher with a cricket stump was yet to be arrested more than three days after the attack and a day after the teacher’s death.
28 June 2022, 18:00 PM
Cattle farmers struggle to arrange feed amid floods
Sharif Hossain, a cattle farmer in Boro Koyra village under Sirajganj sadar upazila, was preparing 10 cows for sale during the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha but early floods this year have completely submerged nearby grazing lands, making it difficult for him to arrange feed amid a lack of funds.
26 June 2022, 04:00 AM
Cattle traders expect good business this Eid-ul-Azha
The alarming Covid-19 situation had badly hampered the sacrificial animal market for Eid-ul-Azha in the last couple of years but cattle farmers are anticipating good business this time around as the situation has greatly improved.
16 June 2022, 05:30 AM
Floods ruin paddy yield prospects in Chalan Beel
Paddy farmers in the Chalan Beel region of Rajshahi, Pabna, Sirajganj and Natore are concerned about whether they can achieve their expected yields this year as early floods have badly damaged their crops in the vast wetland.
2 June 2022, 06:30 AM
Litchi galore in Ishwardi
Sweet succulent flesh covered in a prickly red exterior -- litchis, the popular summer fruit have adorned the trees in Pabna’s Ishwardi.
28 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Cattle farmers in north grapple with high feed prices
Farmers and entrepreneurs who rear cattle for meat and milk in the country’s northern districts are currently suffering from an abnormal hike in feed prices.
27 May 2022, 10:00 AM
Cultivating paddy alongside sugarcane? Agri engineers come up with new method
Agriculture engineers of Bangladesh Sugarcrop Research Institute (BSRI) have come up with a new technology of cultivating paddy as co-crop with sugarcane.
24 May 2022, 13:54 PM
Hadol massacre in Pabna: Lost from pages of history
On this day, over 200 people were killed, while several hundreds of houses were torched.
22 May 2022, 08:47 AM
Zannatul Sarkar: Newspaper hawker, UP member, an inspiration
Hailing from Pabna’s Chatmohar upazila, Zannatul Sarkar Champa had to lead a hard life at a very early age. She was born in an impoverished family, at Mollikbain village in Parshodanga union.
22 May 2022, 05:30 AM
Milk prices rise but farmers see little benefit
Although processed milk prices are rising at the retail level, farmers are yet to see any benefit as there is no sign of an increase on their end.
18 May 2022, 05:00 AM
Scarred by horrid memories, yet no recognition: Pabna's Demra residents still vividly remember May 14 massacre in 1971
According to freedom fighters, this massacre by the Pakistan army was the biggest to occur in Pabna. The army along with their local collaborators targeted villages with Hindu population.
14 May 2022, 17:35 PM
Litchi production to hit record high
Litchi cultivation is on the rise in Pabna, where the seasonal fruit now plays a vital role in agro-economics as farmers in the district are likely to get record production due to the favourable weather conditions in early summer.
11 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Pabna traders yet to get expected Eid sales
After enduring two years of coronavirus-induced losses, shopkeepers in Pabna were eying good sales in the ongoing month of Ramadan as people buy all types of goods as part of the Eid-ul-Fitr festival.
25 April 2022, 18:00 PM
When bullets couldn't pierce bravery: No recognition yet for martyrs, survivors of Pabna's 'Dab Bagan' fight
The Pakistan army had occupied Nagarbari Ghat, an entrance to North Bengal on April 9. They marched into Pabna on April 10, setting fire to houses beside roads. In retaliation, the EPR, police and Ansar moved to the north and set up 30 to 40 bunkers on both sides of Paikarhaat village to fight against occupational forces.
21 April 2022, 10:24 AM
Congestion around Bangabandhu Bridge: Gridlocks await northbound Eid journey
Eid holidaymakers heading for northern districts might get caught in gridlocks on both sides of the Bangabandhu bridge due to the expansion work on a 25km stretch of the Elenga-Rangpur highway.
19 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Handloom weavers a hair’s breadth away from collapse
Handloom weavers in Sirajganj are in anything but a festive mood ahead of Eid this year as rising raw material costs coupled with poor sales have brought many to the brink of collapse.
16 April 2022, 18:00 PM