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Farmers in Pabna’s Ishwardi upazila are showing increasing interest in cultivating the newly developed BRRI Dhan-103 variety.Md Tanzid, a farmer from Baghasala village in Ishwardi, expressed optimism, saying that this new variety could yield higher profits compared to previous ones. He believe...
Various risky and illegal three-wheeler vehicles, including locally made Nosmin, Koriman, Bhotbhoti and unsafe battery-run auto rickshaws are plying on the upazila roads, highways and local roads in Ishawardi upazila, leading to an increasing number of accidents every day.Despite government-imposed ...
After litchi season, jackfruits, another nutritious and delicious fruit, are now flooding the local markets in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna. In particular, the Joynagar Boardghor under Salimpur Union in the upazila has become a big place for wholesale jackfruit buyers and sellers. Jackfruit is being bo...
A total of 74,451 sacrificial animals have been prepared for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna.Sources in the Ishwardi Upazila Livestock Office said the demand for sacrificial animals is 41,000 while there is a surplus of over 33,000 animals in the upazila. A total of 3,068 farms...
Peanut farmers in Ishwardi have suffered a huge loss as the plants have been totally damaged by the severe heat wave.Farmers said they will not get a single taka back from the cropland this time. Sources in the local agriculture department said farmers in Ishwardi usually cultivate peanut three time...
Farmer Shafiqul Islam of Ishwardi has cultivated coloured Cauliflowers in his field during the current season. The Yellow and Purple coloured Cauliflowers are being produced in his field. These coloured Cauliflowers are drawing a huge crowd in his field and he is also selling those cauliflower at a ...
National,Back Page
A three-day tri-nation Poetry Festival started at the auditorium of Sugar Crop Research Institute of Ishwardi under Pabna district on Friday. Poets from Bangladesh, India and Nepal are attending the festival, organised by the literary-cultural organization 'Nongor'The festival was inaug...
Farmers of Ishwardi organised a human chain and wayside meeting demanding the withdrawal of hartal and a blockade programme called by BNP-Jamaat at the Vegetables Market of Muladuli Union of Ishwardi on Thursday noon. The Central Committee of Bangladesh KrishakUnnayan Samityorganised the progra...
National,Front Page
Another shipment of uranium for the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant has reached the project site at Ishwardi in Pabna via the Bangabandhu Bridge from Dhaka, passing through Bonpara of Natore. The vehicle carrying the uranium entered the project site amidst special security measures on the road at a...
Bangladesh has entered the Nuclear era as it has become the 33rd nuclear power-generating country through the country’s first ever Nuclear power plant, Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP).The Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant is expected to add 2,400MW of electricity to the national grid by 2024, hel...
Commuters in Pabna’s Ishwardi upazila suffer as a key road there dilapidated for 6 years but the concerned authorities yet to pay any heed to repair the ditch-ridden road.The tipu sultan road, connecting Ishwardi railgate to west Pakshi railway divisional office and Ishwardi EPZ, is now in poo...
The political landscape of Pabna constituency-4 is going to heat up soon as the nomination seekers of the next general elections have started kicking off their campaigns.Awami League local leader Nuruzzaman Biswas is currently represented in the National Parliament.Except Bangladesh Nationalist Part...
Litchi trading worth around Tk 525 crore is expected in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna district, famous for litchi production, during the current harvesting and marketing season.Litchi farmers in Ishwardi are now selling delicious Bombay litchi. Litchi farmers and traders are happy to get good price...
British-American Tobacco Company's Ishwardi distributor 'Daffodils' celebrated International Women's Day by awarding a crest to women who have played a leading role. The day was celebrated in the auditorium of the company's office on Babupara Airport Road in the city on Thur...
Mustard is now being cultivated on twice the amount of land in Ishwardi, Pabna. Last time, the amount of land under mustard cultivation was 680 hectares. This time the farmers are cultivating mustard on 1 thousand 195 hectares of land in the upazila. Agriculture officials say that the cost of mustar...
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Cultivation of broccoli, a foreign variety of vegetable, is gaining popularity among the farmers in Ishwardi. Farmers here have found prosperity and success through the cultivation of broccoli, a vegetable known to have many health benefits.Farmers in the district are reaping profits cultivating hig...
Markets in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna district have been flooded with adulterated rice. It has been alleged that these rice are being sold freely in different shops of the market. Besides, according to the instructions, marketing of rice in plastic bags is prohibited but no one is abiding by it.Corre...
After the suspension of sugarcane crushing operation of 2020-2021 some eight and a half months ago, about 600 labourers and officials of the Pabna Sugar Mills have been transferred to other places. The salaries of those staff are pending for two months while the stock of sugar at the mills has also ...
Little known in Bangladesh, yet it is a potential substitute for sugarcane for growers of the crop in Bangladesh who have long been struggling to make their farming commercially viable.Bangladesh Sugarcane Research Institute (BSRI) says the organisation has secured ‘encouraging’ results ...
Being a popular animal in Middle Eastern countries, fat tailed sheep which are also known as Dumba in Bangladesh, are gaining popularity in Bangladesh. As a sheep lookalike animal, fat tailed sheep meat has a unique taste with a large amount of fat count. Recently, farmers in Bangladesh are gaining ...
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