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Hundreds of Asian openbill (locally known as shamukkhol) storks have been roaming freely in different water bodies under Chatmohar upazila of Pabna district for the last several days as the areas have turned into a haven for the birds.The birds roam freely along the canals, beels and other water bod...
Seasonal rawhide traders have expressed their frustration, saying that prices of leather products are increasing rapidly in the country but they are still getting low prices of rawhides of the sacrificial animals.They said they even faced losses as rawhides were not sold at the government-fixed pric...
A couple has been cutting soil of the wing wall of a sluice gate, built at a cost of Tk 10 crore in order to control water of a large part of Chalan Beel, for the last several days.Beneficiaries of the sluice gate fear disruption of the water control system of Chalan Beel, the largest sweet-water bo...
Boro farmers in Chatmohor upazila of Pabna are facing great difficulties in irrigating their lands because of fall of groundwater level due to drought and heatwave.People were experiencing frequent load-shedding in the upazila due to high temperature while farmers also could not run their water pump...
Mandar, a form of Parijat flower, commonly known for its fiery-red, vivid colour is getting lost in the natural surroundings of Bangladesh. The scientific name of the Mander flower is Erythrina variegata, its origin is at the Gengetic Plains and in Myanmar. This flower grows on the middle-sized...
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All the rivers, beels and canals of Chalan Beel are drying up gradually in Pabna, Natore and Sirajganj districts, affecting ecology, agriculture, fisheries and waterway communications in those areas.As there is no water in the rivers and canals of Chalan Beel, waterway communications in the region h...
Onion farmers of Chatmohar under Pabna district are expecting a good harvest of Potato seed during the current season. The climate of the region is so far suitable for the onion production and the onion plants are now full of spectacular white flowers. According to Agriculture Office in Chatmo...
Despite of his disability, Amir Hossain(60) son of Nabir Uddin of Dhukauri village under Haripur union of Chatmohar upazila of Pabna district, is the only breadwinner of his four-member family. He hates begging and sells eggs in various places of the upazila by riding a wheelchair for a long time.&n...
The livelihood of at least 30 families of Chatmohar in Pabna district is managed by carrying goods on horse-driven carts. Though the number of horses and horse-cart carriages has decreased in recent times, some families of Chatmohar still use the carriages to transport goods from one place to anothe...
Although many species of birds once roamed Pabna's Chatmohar, many birds are no longer seen in the recent times. Due to the lack of bird habitats and disruption of the food chain, many birds have disappeared in this upazila, but at present, some rare species of birds seem to be awakening a new h...
The remnants of Maitra Jaminder Palace at Shitlai village under Nimchora union of Chatmohar upazila is on the verge of ruin. This last leftover of Maitra heritage is now waiting for demolition. Shrouded by shrubs elsewhere, innumerous cracks have been formed on its walls, the mortars and b...
In Mirsarai, Chittagong, a private company called Gasmin Limited has built two factories called Green Block. They are making holo and paving concrete block. The block factory, which went into production in March 2016, is now seeing full commercial success. A total of 20 kinds of block are made in th...
Poet Abu Jafar Obaidullah in his famous poem “Mago Ora Bele” wrote about a mother waiting for her son to return home making ‘Daler Bori’, a type of nugget made of wax gourd and pulse. This Daler Bori is a traditional food item of our rural culture. About a hundred famili...
In Chalanbeel area of Pabna’s Chatmohar upazila, drying of fish on a limited scale starts from Bengali month Bhadra every year. As the water recedes, the supply of fish increases. Even at the end of the month of Ashwin this year, not much fish is being caught by in the Chalanbeel area. Dr...
After the completion of his BBA and MBA from a private University, Almas Sarker of village Nimaichara of Chatmohar under Pabna district served under various private companies from 2013 to 2017. But, he was not satisfied with the jobs. In May-2018, he abandoned the job and started to rear 10 Black-Be...
Cattle feed crisis has created a huge fuss in Chatmohar upazila of Pabna. Cattle feed crisis has arisen due to inundation of grazing lands due to rain water in several small and large Beels.As a result of increase in the price of hay and other food, the farmers and cattle owners are in trouble...
Sarora Faisal, a youth of Notun Bazar Mahalla in Chatmohar Municipal area of Pabna, has been rearing Indian goats for several years as a hobby and has now become a successful goat farmer.Twenty six years old Faisal, son of late Dr Moniruzzaman is doing his internship after completing an MBBS course ...
As in the past few years, people of Chatmohar upazila in Pabna have been forced to sell the hide of the animals they sacrificed on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha last Wednesday, at a very low price due to lack of buyers.The poor, destitute and religious institutions in the area are frustrated that they...
Although Eid-ul-Adha is knocking on the door, the blacksmiths in Chatmohar upazila of Pabna are still spending their time lazily as there is not much work to do this year for the pandemic.Prior to the outbreak of Corona virus, local blacksmiths used to get busy with loads of work from about fifteen ...
The jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus), also known as jack tree, is a species of tree in the fig, mulberry, and breadfruit family. Its origin is in the region between the Western Ghats of southern India, all of Sri Lanka and the rainforests of Malaysia.Jackfruit is also a popular fruit among the p...
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