Ishwardi (Pabna) Correspondent : Lychee, the juicy fruit of honey month, has started growing in Ishwardi, known as the capital...
Ishwardi (Pabna) Correspondent : When the surroundings are burning in the intense heat, suddenly huge winter fog appeared at dawn...
Ishwardi (Pabna) Correspondent : Farming is becoming unprofitable day by day due to frequent natural calamities, rising cost of production and high labor wages. Still, the farmers are not leaving the profession. They say they have nowhere to go except their ancestral profession. That’s why they are unable to leave their jobs even if they are in financial debt. Although their profession is agriculture, their family is running on income from non-agricultural sector. Leaders of farmers’ organizations have demanded that...
Ishwardi (Pabna) Correspondent : An expatriate youth named Anjan Kumar Saha (28) died after being hit by a train in Ishwardi. He died in the early hours of Sunday (April 28). The incident took place on the railway line near Ishwardi railway gate. The deceased Anjan Saha is the son of Anant Kumar Saha of Piyarakhali Jamtal of Paur area. Locals said that Anjan had a falling out with his family members. Because of this, Anjan left the house at...
Bhangura (Pabna) Correspondent : The construction work of the long awaited Bhangura-Naogaon road in Bhangura Upazila of Pabna has finally started. In the first phase, a five and a half kilometer road will be paved from Naubaria to Parmanandpur in the upazila, LGED officials said. A contracting firm called Barendra Limited is doing the work. It is reported that with the efforts of the Prime Minister’s promise and local MP Mokbul Hossain, in 2018, LGED completed the earthwork and bridge...
Ishwardi (Pabna) Correspondent : The government has closed educational institutions across the country to protect the health of students during the severe heat wave. But the private coaching business is going on in full swing in Ishwardi. Every day, students are runningfor coaching from morning to afternoon amid the intense heat wave. Students were seen sitting in piles in private coaching centers. There is no adequate fan system. Many pupils are sweating. Parents say, it would have been better if...
Ishwardi (Pabna) Correspondent : An abandoned grenade was recovered while digging a pond in Ishwardi. The police surrounded the place after burying the grenade. The grenade was found in a pond during excavation work in the MS Colony three-storey area of the city railway on Wednesday (May 8) night. Later, when the matter was reported to the police, the police buried the grenade. Eyewitnesses said that a fish farmer named Khokon was digging a pond in the field next to...
Ishwardi (Pabna) Correspondent : Intense heatwaves are being recorded in some places of Pabna, Rajshahi and Khulna divisions. In this situation, the temperature of the railway’s iron rails may rise to 57 degrees resulting in bending the rail lines. Essentially iron rails can withstand temperatures up to 50 degrees. So, train movement is being obstructed due to bending of the railway lines. In railway parlance that is called buckling. In this situation, a standing order or permanent order is being...
Ishwardi (Pabna) Correspondent : The temperature of Ishwardi is increasing every year. Not only in summer, but also in winter, the weather here is in its extreme points. On April 30, Ishwardi recorded the highest ever temperature of 43.2 degrees Celsius. A temperature of 43 degrees Celsius was recorded in Ishwardi on 17 April 2023. Along with intense heatwave, Ishwardi also holds the record of the lowest temperature in the winter season. A minimum temperature of 4.9 degrees Celsius was...
Ishwardi (Pabna) Correspondent : Settlement in char area of Lakshikunda union under Ishwardi Upazila was almost zero as there was...