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Fiery-red Mandar flower on verge of extinction

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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Chalan Beel drying up

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...

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Bumper onion seed yield likely in Chatmohar

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...

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Man conquers his disability

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...

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30 Chatmohar families’ livelihoods depend on horse-drawn cart

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...

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Rare species of seasonal birds returning to Chatmohor

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...

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Sitlai Jaminder Palace on verge of ruin

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...

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Green block gets popularity

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...

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Livelihood of a hundred families rely on ‘Daler Bori’

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...

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Chalanbeel area lacks processing, storage facility for dried fish

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...

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Story of a successful sheep rearer

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...

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Cattle feed crisis acute in Chatmohar

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...

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Chatmohar youth sets excellent example in rearing Indian goats

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 ...

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Locals unhappy over low price of hides in Chatmohar

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...

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Pandemic leaves blacksmiths jobless before Eid

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 ...

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Dealing in jackfruit leaves

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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Bamboo-made fish trap market in Chalanbeel turns desolate

Although monsoon started quite a long ago, the local markets selling fishing trap in the Chalanbeel area of Pabna’s Chatmohar are yet to get busy. Buyers and sellers said that due to the impact of corona pandemic, ongoing lockdown and insufficient water in the rivers canals of the area an...

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Mango sales at half price for lack of buyers

Mangoes are being sold at half price in Chatmohar upazila of Pabna as compared to last year. Although production and supply are high this year farmers are not getting good prices due to the corona pandemic situation.As the public transport are closed mango traders from far and wide are unable to com...

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Fall in prices frustrates Chatmohar lemon growers

Despite the increasing demand, lemons are being sold at a very low price in the local markets of Chatmohar upazila in Pabna due to high production and abundant market supply. Moreover, many times lemon farmers are returning home without selling their produces for lack of wholesale buyers. As a ...

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Chatmohar farmer set example in rearing silky chicken

Silky Chicken is a breed of ancient chicken with exceptional, glossy and silky soft smooth feathers. These chickens are thought to be descended from ancient Asiatic chickens and to have soft fluffy silk feathers. Silky chickens with five claws on each foot, black skin and bluish ear lobes are u...