Ahmed Humayun Kabir Topu

Traffic congestion has worsened at Baghabari point due to ongoing concrete work

Ainul Haque, 70, a retired primary school teacher in Sayedpur village under Shahzadpur upazila of Sirajganj, lost his house to Jamuna river’s erosion five times in last 30 years.

The river devoured his house yet again, for the sixth time

A 20-bed trauma centre for accident victims, established beside the Jamuna Bridge in Mulibari area of Sirajganj, has yet to become operational in four years.

Mirazul Islam, a seasonal litchi trader in Pabna's Ishwardi upazila, spent Tk 8 lakh to buy 400 litchi trees, expecting to harvest at least 8 lakh litchis.

A permanent structure would resolve the issue, said locals.

The Shahzadpur Kacharibari, a mansion within Rabindranath Tagore’s ancestral estate in Sirajganj, continues to preserve the legacy of the Nobel Laureate poet.

The Shahzadpur Kacharibari, a mansion within Rabindranath Tagore's ancestral estate in Sirajganj, continues to preserve the legacy of the Nobel Laureate poet

The Nuclear Power Plant Company of Bangladesh Limited (NPCBL) has been given the responsibility for finalising the power purchase agreement with the Power Development Board (PDB) for selling electricity from the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant.

Hundreds of people from 30 villages under Ullapara and Shahzadpur upazilas of Sirajganj and Faridpur upazila of Pabna have long been suffering due to absence of a bridge over Gohala river.

It was six months ago in October last year when a six-year-old boy vanished from a village field in Pabna.

Onion prices have been increasing over the past weeks, as farmers and traders release fewer stocks to local markets in the hope of better returns amid the government’s suspension of imports.

Onion prices have been increasing over the past weeks, as farmers and traders release fewer stocks to local markets in the hope of better returns amid the government’s suspension of imports

Police rescue him after 6 months, boy now undergoing treatment

The issue was highlighted during an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspection in March

The progress of a Tk 1,554.90 crore mega project aimed at reviving the Ichamati river in Pabna has hit a snag due to numerous legal battles over disputed land, casting uncertainty over its timely completion.

With Eid-ul-Fitr just a week away, weavers in Pabna and Sirajganj, the country’s major handloom cloth-producing regions, are frustrated by soaring production costs and poor sales.

The joy of holidaymakers is often dampened by severe gridlocks during Eid journey, and with ongoing construction in Sirajganj, concerns over traffic congestion loom for those heading north.

School teacher Rakibul Islam used to cross the mighty Padma at the Shilaidah point in Kushtia every day to reach his school. But this year, his journey has become even more arduous due to the expanding shoals in the river.

Around 70-80 percent of litchi trees have produced new leaves instead of buds, growers say