Unregulated dev threatens rare mangrove forest
22 July 2026, 00:00 AM
A rare mangrove forest in Barguna’s Taltali upazila is facing growing pressure from unregulated tourism and attempts at unplanned development, raising concerns over the future of the fragile coastal ecosystem.
22 July 2026, 00:00 AM
A snake venom farm with big hopes but no market
22 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Patuakhali entrepreneur believes local antivenom production could cut imports and create jobs
22 July 2026, 00:00 AM
A snake venom farm with big hopes but no market
21 July 2026, 21:54 PM
Patuakhali entrepreneur believes local antivenom production could cut imports and create jobs
21 July 2026, 21:54 PM
Severed pontoon disrupts travel, trade in Rangabali
17 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Thousands of commuters and multiple businesses in Patuakhali’s Rangabali upazila have endured hardship for over a month after the Agunmukha river’s strong current severed a pontoon from the jetty at Koralia Launch Ghat, one of the upazila’s busiest river transport hubs.
17 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Heavy monsoon rain affects 5 lakh farmers
14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Prasad Roy had big plans for this Aman season.
Just last week, the farmer from Khalashi Bunia village in Khulna’s Batiaghata upazila prepared a 10-katha seedbed, hoping to raise enough saplings to plant across 17 bighas of paddy land.
14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Patuakhali EPZ gathers pace with 306 industrial plots ready
6 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Construction of the country’s ninth Export Processing Zone (EPZ) in Patuakhali is progressing, with 306 industrial plots now ready for allocation as the project begins attracting interest from foreign investors.
6 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Kuakata Sea Beach: Nine years, 140 dead dolphins, zero probe
14 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Over the past nine years, at least 140 dolphins have washed ashore on Kuakata’s beaches, but not a single death has been scientifically investigated.
14 June 2026, 00:00 AM
Nine years, 140 dead dolphins, zero scientific examinations
13 June 2026, 14:45 PM
Experts say Bangladesh lacks the facilities needed to investigate marine mammal deaths
13 June 2026, 14:45 PM
Moong dal exports to Japan on the rise
Grameen Euglena, a joint venture between Japan’s Euglena Co Ltd and Bangladesh’s Grameen Krishi Foundation, has been processing moong dal collected from Patuakhali and exporting it to Japan since 2018.
5 August 2022, 02:45 AM
20 tonnes garbage dumped at riverside daily!
All the garbage produced across Patuakhali town are dumped on the bank of Lawkathi river, contributing to serious environmental pollution and subsequent health hazard.
3 July 2022, 18:00 PM
Padma Bridge to strengthen Patuakhali’s fishing industry
Patuakhali, a southern district on the shores of the Bay of Bengal, annually produces about 1.23 lakh tonnes of fish, of which 36,000 tonnes are consumed locally while the remainder is sold in different parts of the country.
27 June 2022, 05:30 AM
Kuakata tourism to boom once Padma bridge opens
Kuakata, home to the second largest beach in Bangladesh, is already visited by a large number of domestic and foreign tourists each year but their numbers could increase seven-fold once the Padma Multipurpose Bridge is officially opened, according to local businesspeople.
21 June 2022, 05:00 AM
Rakhines cast aside for tourism conquest in Kuakata
Kuakata, the country’s second largest sea beach, is being turned into a tourist destination without a structured plan, kicking out the native Rakhine population in the process.
16 May 2022, 05:30 AM
A prelude to extinction
Seven points in the junction of Tentulia, Agunmukha and Buragauranga estuaries in Patuakhali are one of the breeding grounds of the indigenous pangas fry in the country. The points have been declared as sanctuaries for breeding and migration of the indigenous species of pangas.
30 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Barishal farmers bet on watermelon
Farmers in Barishal division have bet on watermelon cultivation to help overcome the economic challenges brought on by Covid-19, such as losses incurred in growing other crops, as they are getting good prices this season.
31 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Halting river route to build bridge
Since Friday morning, navigation on Galachipa-Dhaka river route has remained suspended for constructing a bridge over Lohalia river, adjacent to Patuakhali town.
23 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Kuakata abuzz with tourists once again
Kuakata, a town in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali, has become a hotbed for tourism once again as visitors are flocking to the popular seaside destination for much-needed rest and relaxation amid the receding coronavirus crisis.
19 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Gangamati Reserve Forest in Kuakata: Akashmani trees under attack
In the reserve forest in Kuakata’s Gangamati area, around 10,000 Akashmani trees were planted in the 2008-09 fiscal year. It has since come to be known as the natural wall of the sea.
12 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Where news doesn't reach: Man publishes handwritten paper for remote Patuakhali area
In this day and age of digital printing, the bi-monthly “Andharamanik” is a curious phenomenon. Published by Kalapara upazila’s own Hasan Parvez, the paper is actually handwritten by Hasan himself!
3 March 2022, 18:00 PM
The son that will never return
He had promised his mother he would come back and build her a new home. On his word, she dreamed of a better life provided by one of the three sons – the lone bread-winner of the family.
3 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Forest robbers destroy 5,000 trees
A gang has been mindlessly lifting earth from a reserve forest in Gangamati area adjacent to Kuakata sea beach in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali.
19 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Chanbaru Memorial Library: A source of light
A source of light, Chanbaru Memorial Library has now become a centre of learning for students and teachers as well as for other villagers.
23 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Char Bijoy popular with migratory birds, but hunters turning them away
A new shoal covering about 5,000 acres has sprung up in the deep Bay of Bengal, about 30 km south of Kuakata.
23 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Kuakata hotel business collapses as Covid curbs return
Hotel and motel owners in Kuakata, one of the most popular tourist spots in Bangladesh, are once again paying heavy prices as bookings are being cancelled owing to the latest spike in coronavirus cases.
22 January 2022, 18:00 PM
EPZ to be set up in Patuakhali
Work is underway to set up an export processing zone (EPZ) in Patuakhali centering the Payra sea port.
13 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Launch fire tragedy : Hafsa set to get married, albeit with a heavy heart
The eldest daughter of Pakhi Begum and Abdul Hakim, passengers of MV Abhijan-10 who went missing since the tragic launch fire, Hafsa (18) is set to get married on Friday.
27 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Bodies of twins identified, mother still missing
They were on their way to visit their grandfather’s house in Barguna’s Taltoli upazila. But as luck would have it, four year old twins Samia and Lamia never reached there, as they died in the MV Abhijan-10 launch fire.
25 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Now landlessness bars Barguna youth’s police job
After Barishal’s Aspia Islam was barred from joining as a police constable, despite passing the written, viva, and health tests, due to being “landless”, this time uncertainty looms over Barguna youth Sajal’s getting the job for the same reason.
18 December 2021, 18:00 PM