Sohrab Hossain

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.

Patuakhali entrepreneur believes local antivenom production could cut imports and create jobs

Patuakhali entrepreneur believes local antivenom production could cut imports and create jobs

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.

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.

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.

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.

Experts say Bangladesh lacks the facilities needed to investigate marine mammal deaths