Simran, 8, has been undergoing treatment at the 250-bed Pabna Medical College Hospital for the last six days after being diagnosed with pneumonia.
It’s painful for Tajul Islam to see what has happened to his beloved mango orchard in Rajshahi city’s Borobongram Namopara.
People heading to the northern part of the country to celebrate the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr at their village homes have been experiencing a relatively hassle-free journey this year, thanks to the authorities concerned for their timely taken initiatives.
Lichi growers in Pabna are eyeing a bumper yield of the juicy summer fruit this year.
The mighty Padma now lies as a pale imitation of its former self. Depletion in the flow of water from upstream, along with deposition of silt, has choked the riverbed, rendering it nearly unrecognisable.
Deep-rooted in tradition, the lungi -- a rectangular garment worn by men across Bangladesh -- has been a symbol of comfort and practicality for ages.
“Even a few years ago, I couldn’t fill my child’s feeder with milk. I would boil water and mix some biscuits with it to stop my child from crying out of hunger.”
Rayhan Sharif, the arrested doctor who shot his student during a viva on Monday, had bought his two pistols illegally from a southern district.
Simran, 8, has been undergoing treatment at the 250-bed Pabna Medical College Hospital for the last six days after being diagnosed with pneumonia.
It’s painful for Tajul Islam to see what has happened to his beloved mango orchard in Rajshahi city’s Borobongram Namopara.
Lichi growers in Pabna are eyeing a bumper yield of the juicy summer fruit this year.
People heading to the northern part of the country to celebrate the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr at their village homes have been experiencing a relatively hassle-free journey this year, thanks to the authorities concerned for their timely taken initiatives.
Deep-rooted in tradition, the lungi -- a rectangular garment worn by men across Bangladesh -- has been a symbol of comfort and practicality for ages.
The mighty Padma now lies as a pale imitation of its former self. Depletion in the flow of water from upstream, along with deposition of silt, has choked the riverbed, rendering it nearly unrecognisable.
“Even a few years ago, I couldn’t fill my child’s feeder with milk. I would boil water and mix some biscuits with it to stop my child from crying out of hunger.”
Rayhan Sharif, the arrested doctor who shot his student during a viva on Monday, had bought his two pistols illegally from a southern district.
Ichamati, once a mighty river and a major lifeline for Pabna residents, has long been struggling to survive due to pollution and encroachment.
While Dhaka’s streets ran red in 1952 during the historic Language Movement, another torch flared in Pabna.