Third Year,31st issue, Sept-October 2002
(an online monthly news magazine for keeping people allover the world 
informed about Pabna.Please remain online while reading this magazine.)

 

Headlines:   

A. Introductory words  

B.Miscellenious News in short
 

C
.On going and coming events

D.
Our tributes to the
 61st anniversary of BBC Bangla
 

From the achieve:

 
 

A>>Introductory words
It is  late autumn(Hemanta in Bangla) in Bangladesh now. A short-lasting season between autumn and winter. An unparallel description of this season is found in the poems of great Bangali poet Jibananda Das.Here we take the pleasure of publishing some lines from his poem.

 


B>>Miscellaneous news in short

 

The recently completed Annada Gobinda Public Library Building inaugurated on the 25th October,2002.

The Square Group deserves the great credit to the survival of this old library which was almost ruined due to financial problem.

Below is ithe old and original building of Annada Gobinda Public Library

The inauguration ceremony consisted grand and colorful rally and cultural events.

*In a world bank report, the Birahimpur village of Sujanagar Thana was reported as the most arsenic affected village in Rajshahi Division. About 0.27% arsenic is present in tube well water in that village.

*The deputy commissioner of Pabna,Mr.Ashraful Mokbul has been transferred to Dhaka North zone. 

*The newly constructed water treatment plant and  overhead tank near Bashbazar was inaugurated on the 24th October by the Municipal chairman Mr.Mosharraf  Hossain.n .And this will provide iron free water in Shibrampur,Shalgaria and Arifpur.

*On the 19th September,2002 ,HSC result was published in Pabna as well as in the whole country.Pabna Cadet College students showed the best performance by achieving 9 places.Pabna women's college student Nurjahan Nupur achieved the 3rd place among the girls.

*115th birthday of Thakur Anukul Chandra celebrated at Anukul Asram 16th September.

*On the 1st September the newly constructed Sonali Bank building was inaaugarated.This capacious building is just beside the old bus stand and from now the clients will feel more comfort and  get better service.

 


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C>>Festivals and  events
 

 

The Sharadiya Durga Puja(11-16th Oct.) was observed by the Hindu community

Here the picture was taken  at Jagriti Pujamandop at Kalachandpara in the town.

 

*On the 4th October Bishwa Shahittya Kendra,Pabna  arranged a civic meeting at the presence of Pabna elites at Pabna College auditorium.

 

 

Folk music festival 2002 was held at Banamali Auditorium on the 18th and 19th September. Professor Kamruzzaman of Edward College presented  the main paper. The district shilpakala academy arranged the programme.

*Pabna Ganashilpi Sangstha staged a drama named Dhash at Edward auditorium on th 4th Sept.

 


D>>Our tributes to the 61st anniversary of BBC Bangla service



During our struggle in the war of liberation,BBC Bangla service played a very important role by providing the  real picture of the wartime scenario.People gathered infornt of radio sets generally in a countryside tea-stall  to hear newa at 7:45 pm news.A tea-stall like this was situated in Ruppur,Paksey in Pabna.In course of time this place got the name BBC Bazar.Soon we will present the story behind this.

 

 

 


Obituary Notes:

*

Journalist and educationist  Mr.Abdus Sattar Basu(61) passed away on the 30th August morning.
Mr.Basu was a respected journalist for neutral and objective reporting.

Mr.Basu retired recently  as the associate professor of Social Science Department of Edward University College. He was elected as the president of Pabna Press club in 2000.

*Dr.Pradip Kumar(52),noted freedom fighter from Raygonj Thana in Sirajgan district expired at Bogura Md.Ali Hospital. He received gun salute at his funeral.

*Pabna born Rabindra sangeet singer Maleka Parveen Joya(47) expired in New York on the 14th October,2002.She was the daughter of late Khorshed Alam,district education officer of Pabna.

*Educationist Azizur Rahman(80) of Koladi High School of pabna sadar Thana passed away on the 31st August afternoon at his own residence.

*Alhaj Jainul Abedeen(60),educationist and super of orphanage for the girls, passed away ont the 3rd October at his own residence at Zillapara.



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Rashid Mamunar, Pallabi-Mirpur, 
Dhaka
S.M. Alam
Alam Studio, 
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Pabna
Amanur Rashid
Member, Executive Committee
Pabna DSA
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Andenes,
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