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Pabna protest demanding death penalty of rape accuse

Bangladesh, Sept. 21 -- Pabna witnessed protests demanding the highest punishment for the accused in the rape and murder case of fourth-grade student Kamrunnahar Kali, as her relatives, classmates and... Read More


Ishwardi's century-old Benarasi industry faces crisis

Bangladesh, Sept. 17 -- Ishwardi's century-old Benarasi weaving industry is facing a severe crisis as cheaper I machine-made sarees, rising production costs and labour shortages have driven most facto... Read More


Traditional wooden wheel making industry faces extinction

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- The familiar clattering sound of carpenters at work has disappeared. Until a few years ago, the sound of wooden wheels being made could be heard from almost every household in ... Read More


135-Year-old Pakshi Railway Hospital faces manpower shortages

Bangladesh, Sept. 14 -- The 135-year-old historic Pakshi Railway Hospital in Ishwardi, Pabna, has lost much of its former glory due to manpower shortages, a lack of modern medical equipment and poor m... Read More


6 years on, Gani's Ghat Bridge still unusable

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- The construction of a bridge at Gani's Ghat in the remote Charkurulia area of Lakshmikunda Union in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna has yet to be completed, even after six years. Al... Read More


RNPP, NLDC to integrate power control systems

Bangladesh, Sept. 3 -- The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) is set to be integrated with the National Load Dispatch Centre's (NLDC) modern SCADA/EMS control system to facilitate the monitoring and m... Read More


Passenger held with heroin in Pabna

Bangladesh, Sept. 1 -- Rajshahi Railway Police arrested a man with 100 grams of heroin-like powder during an anti-drug operation on the Bonolota Express while the train was travelling from Dhaka to Ra... Read More


Pakshi railway police seize drugs

Bangladesh, Aug. 16 -- Pakshi Railway District Police have seized illegal drugs worth Tk 37,447,800 in various drives over the past year and arrested 89 people in connection with the seizures. Police... Read More


Low rainfall raises fears over Aman rice transplantation

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- Although the monsoon season is at its peak, the familiar rain-soaked landscape is largely missing in Ishwardi, Pabna. Fields that are usually flooded with rainwater now rely on i... Read More


Green chili hits Tk 300 per kg in Ishwardi

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- After several consecutive days of heavy rainfall, the price of green chilies in Ishwardi, Pabna, has surged to a record Tk 300 per kilogram. Prices of almost all vegetables have ... Read More