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Sheikh Hasina should return to the country, people want to see her trial: Mir Shah Alam

Sheikh Hasina should return to the country, people want to see her trial: Mir Shah Alam

State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shah Alam said that Sheikh Hasina should return to the country—the people of the country want that too, because people are waiting to see her trial.

District Correspondent 11 hours ago 131 views

BRTA provides Tk 5 lakh aid to family of Firoza killed in State Minister's car collision

BRTA provides Tk 5 lakh aid to family of Firoza killed in State Minister's car collision

A cheque for Tk 5 lakh was given by BRTA to the family of Firoza Begum, who was killed after being hit by a government vehicle in Shibganj, Bogura, as assistance for self-employment and livelihood. State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shah Alam handed over the cheque to the family of the deceased Firoza on Friday (October 23) morning.

1 day ago 198 views

Covert elements exist not only in Jamaat-Awami League, but also in BNP: Mir Shah Alam

Covert elements exist not only in Jamaat-Awami League, but also in BNP: Mir Shah Alam

State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shah Alam has remarked that BNP, like Jamaat-Shibir or Awami League, also has ‘Boat and covert’ elements.

2 days ago 339 views

Uranium for second unit reaches Rooppur under tight security

Uranium for second unit reaches Rooppur under tight security

Another shipment of uranium has reached the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna under tight security by the Bangladesh Army.

3 days ago 327 views

Prime Minister donates Tk 10 lakh during temple visit in Rajshahi

Prime Minister donates Tk 10 lakh during temple visit in Rajshahi

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has donated Tk 10 lakh after visiting the Dharmasabha Temple in Rajshahi.

4 days ago 374 views

BNP MP Chand's name comes first on the incentive list for sugarcane farmers

BNP MP Chand's name comes first on the incentive list for sugarcane farmers

Prime Minister Tarek Rahman has provided Tk 12 crore in incentives for 38,970 sugarcane farmers in the Rajshahi region.

4 days ago 361 views

Land Minister's 7 demands including Padma Barrage for Rajshahi's development

Land Minister's 7 demands including Padma Barrage for Rajshahi's development

At a public rally held at the historic Madrasa ground in Rajshahi on Tuesday (October 20), Land Minister Mizanur Rahman Minu raised 7-point demands for the overall development of this region.

4 days ago 382 views

45-foot Durga idol in Rajshahi, goddess made of 10,000 chocolates

45-foot Durga idol in Rajshahi, goddess made of 10,000 chocolates

This year, exceptional arrangements for Durga Puja in Rajshahi have attracted visitors' attention. The city's Tiger Sangha has built a 45-foot-tall Durga idol. Meanwhile, at Sri Sri Ganga Mata Temple in Taherpur of Bagmara, idols of Goddess Durga and her children have been made with 10,000 pieces of golden coin chocolates.

5 days ago 457 views

198th anniversary of Pabna district recognition, cake cutting and sweets at Press Club

198th anniversary of Pabna district recognition, cake cutting and sweets at Press Club

Marking the 198th anniversary of Pabna district receiving recognition, Pabna Press Club celebrated 'Happy Pabna Day'. On Friday (16 October) night, the day was observed at the Press Club's event through cake cutting, sharing sweets and exchanging greetings.

1 week ago 462 views

Hindus Are Not Slaves to Any Individual or Party: State Minister Shahe Alam

Hindus Are Not Slaves to Any Individual or Party: State Minister Shahe Alam

Hindus have demonstrated that they are not slaves to any individual, organisation or political party by voting for the Sheaf of Paddy, State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam has said.

1 week ago 487 views

State Minister Farhad inspects water resources development projects in Rajshahi and Natore

State Minister Farhad inspects water resources development projects in Rajshahi and Natore

State Minister for the Ministry of Water Resources Farhad Hossain Azad today inspected areas of various ongoing and proposed water resources development projects in Rajshahi and Natore districts. On Thursday (October 15), during a daylong visit, he observed on the ground the implementation progress of the projects, river erosion prevention, and flood control activities.

1 week ago 485 views

Woman dies as auto-rickshaw overturns in Chatmohar, 3 injured including husband

Woman dies as auto-rickshaw overturns in Chatmohar, 3 injured including husband

In Chatmohar, Pabna, a woman named Hasina Khatun (55) was killed when a CNG-powered auto-rickshaw overturned. Three others, including her husband, were injured in the incident. The accident occurred around 12:00 pm on Wednesday (October 14) in the Bhabanipur area on the Chatmohar-Tebunia regional road.

1 week ago 614 views

Clash between two neighborhoods over football match in Bera, over 50 injured

Clash between two neighborhoods over football match in Bera, over 50 injured

In the Bera municipal area of Pabna, over 50 people were injured in a clash between residents of two neighborhoods over a football match. Complaints were received that at least 15 shops and houses were vandalized, looted, and set on fire at the time.

1 week ago 513 views

Dengue prevalence under control through government's coordinated measures: State Minister for Health

Dengue prevalence under control through government's coordinated measures: State Minister for Health

State Minister for Health Dr. M A Muhit has said that the prevalence of dengue in the country is under control through the government's coordinated measures. He said that in 2019 and 2021, dengue prevalence and deaths were higher than in the current year.

2 weeks ago 489 views

Allegations of ragging again at PUST, sick female student hospitalized

Allegations of ragging again at PUST, sick female student hospitalized

Fresh allegations of ragging have been raised at Pabna University of Science and Technology (PUST). In this incident, a student named Anika Afrin of the Information and Communication Engineering department has been hospitalized after falling ill.

2 weeks ago 470 views

BNP's protest in Chatmohar against the nefarious activities of the banned organization

BNP's protest in Chatmohar against the nefarious activities of the banned organization

Accusing the Awami League, whose activities are banned, of arson, anarchy and attempts to destabilize the country, BNP held a protest procession and street meeting in Chatmohar, Pabna.

2 weeks ago 557 views

Rooppur nuclear fuel arriving tonight instead of at noon

Rooppur nuclear fuel arriving tonight instead of at noon

Although it was scheduled to arrive in the country at noon on Friday, after a change in schedule, the fuel for the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant will arrive in Dhaka around 11:30 pm tonight. Later, on Saturday, it will be taken to Rooppur by special arrangements under tight security.

3 weeks ago 1,004 views

48-hour ultimatum to withdraw journalist Saurav's name from murder case in Ishwardi

48-hour ultimatum to withdraw journalist Saurav's name from murder case in Ishwardi

Local journalists held a meeting in Ishwardi, Pabna, to protest the naming of journalist Saurav Kumar Debnath Krishna as an accused in the Mehedi Hasan Akib murder case. Journalist leaders alleged that he was conspiratorially implicated in the case.

4 weeks ago 808 views

Forensic report not received even eight months after exhumation

Nafiul murder in Pabna •

Forensic report not received even eight months after exhumation

In the murder case of university student Nafiul Karim Sohan (23) in Faridpur, Pabna, eight months have passed since the body was exhumed, but the forensic report has still not been obtained. The victim's parents have expressed frustration and anger over this.

1 month ago 848 views

NGO worker riding motorcycle killed under bus in Ishwardi

NGO worker riding motorcycle killed under bus in Ishwardi

Anwar Hossain (46), a motorcycle-riding NGO worker, was killed after being crushed by a bus in Ishwardi, Pabna.

1 month ago 800 views

Anti-drug protest and human chain in Chatmohar

Anti-drug protest and human chain in Chatmohar

Under the slogan ‘If the youth awaken, no more drug use’, residents of six villages in Chatmohar, Pabna, staged an anti-drug protest and human chain.

1 month ago 850 views

No scope for Awami League to participate in local elections: LGRD State Minister

No scope for Awami League to participate in local elections: LGRD State Minister

State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shah Alam has said there is no scope for the banned Awami League to participate in local elections. He said Awami League and its affiliated organizations have no right to participate in elections or hold political programs until the ban on the party is lifted.

1 month ago 567 views

Padma River water near danger level, thousands of people marooned

Padma River water near danger level, thousands of people marooned

In Chapainawabganj, the water of the Padma River is rising rapidly. At present, the river water is flowing just 29 centimeters below the danger level. As a result, low-lying areas of the vast char lands have been flooded and thousands of people have become marooned. Communication and agricultural work are being disrupted.

1 month ago 640 views

Initiative to build fields from union to upazila levels to establish sports as a profession: State Minister for Youth and Sports

Initiative to build fields from union to upazila levels to establish sports as a profession: State Minister for Youth and Sports

Youth and Sports State Minister Md. Aminul Haque said efforts are being made from the grassroots level to establish sports as a profession. He said plans are being implemented to create playgrounds at the union level and construct mini stadiums at the upazila level.

1 month ago 647 views

BNP leader Adam Ali, main accused in Toma murder case, shot dead in Atgharia

BNP leader Adam Ali, main accused in Toma murder case, shot dead in Atgharia

Gunmen shot dead Adam Ali (60), president of ward no. 1 BNP of Ekdanta union and main accused in the murder case of teenage Toma Khatun, in Atgharia, Pabna.

1 month ago 758 views

Day laborer dies after being beaten in Chatmohar

Day laborer dies after being beaten in Chatmohar

In Chatmohar, Pabna, Abdul Barek alias Baki, a day laborer who was beaten over a trivial incident, died while undergoing treatment.

1 month ago 710 views

Allegation of beating youth to death in Ishwardi; information of dispute over sand mahal occupation

Allegation of beating youth to death in Ishwardi; information of dispute over sand mahal occupation

In Pabna's Ishwardi, a youth named Mehedi Hasan Akib (18) has been accused of being beaten to death. On Wednesday (2 September) morning, while being taken from Ishwardi to Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, he died in Lalpur area.

1 month ago 602 views

Allegations of harassing six people over land dispute in Chatmohar

Allegations of harassing six people over land dispute in Chatmohar

In Chatmohar, Pabna, Amirul Islam has been accused of filing a case against six people to harass them over a land dispute. However, the plaintiff claims the accused are trying to occupy land he purchased.

1 month ago 797 views

Space seminar for students in Pabna titled ‘A School to Watch the Sky’

Space seminar for students in Pabna titled ‘A School to Watch the Sky’

At Pabna Adarsha Girls High School, a space-related seminar titled ‘A School to Watch the Sky’ was held to increase students’ interest in science and astronomy.

1 month ago 583 views

Pabna District BNP holds press conference against Prime Minister's personal photographer Parag

Pabna District BNP holds press conference against Prime Minister's personal photographer Parag

Pabna District BNP has accused Khaled Hossain Parag, convener of Pabna District JASAS and personal photographer of the Prime Minister, of creating fear and panic among the public, abusing power, tarnishing the government's image, and misbehaving with party leaders and activists.

1 month ago 644 views