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
120-yr-old woman still out of coverage
After her day labourer husband died 30 years ago, Chan Banu, now aged 120, became a dependent of their three sons and three daughters. But all these years, she was left out of the government’s Widow Allowance scheme.
8 October 2019, 18:00 PM
Fishers in Bay work amid risk
Fishermen working in the Bay remain highly vulnerable as most of the trawlers operate without adequate lifesaving equipment.
7 October 2019, 18:00 PM
50 acres of government land freed
Kalapara upazila administration during a drive on Saturday recovered about 50 acres of grabbed land near the Payra seaport.
17 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Sand lifting catalyses erosion of Shubho Sandhya beach
Evening arrives on the crest of waves at Shubho Sandhya beach as the jhau trees planted along the shore whispers melodies to the breeze.
16 September 2019, 18:00 PM
One lakh people suffer as 14-km road in bad shape
Around one lakh people of four unions under Patuakhali Sadar upazila are badly suffering as at least 14-km area of the 25-km road from Patuakhali Sadar upazila office to Khatashia Bazar in Borobighai union remains virtually unusable due to lack of renovation.
15 September 2019, 18:00 PM
Kuakata protection dyke collapses before completion
Under construction Kuakata sea beach protection dyke has virtually collapsed, amid alleged irregularities including use of substandard materials in the work.
31 August 2019, 18:00 PM
River journey risky for people of 50 coastal islands
People of some 50 coastal islands under Char Kazol and Char Biswas unions in Patuakhali’s Galachipa upazila have to take risky journey by small mechanized boats on the Buragourango river between Bodnatali and Charkazol terminals to go to the upazila
17 August 2019, 18:00 PM
The school of dream
Twelve-year-old Jannati’s dream of going to school was far-fetched because she had to get up early every day and accompany her mother Sukhi Begum for work.
26 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Dykes, land, houses under threat
Indiscriminate sand lifting from the Ramnabad river poses threat to agricultural lands, flood control embankments and dwelling houses in Char Joybangla area under Galachipa upazila of Patuakhali.
18 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Houses mushrooming in project area for false claim
Thousands of new houses are suddenly springing up in the middle of farmlands in nine mouzas of Kalapara upazila where the authorities recently issued acquisition notices to land owners for Payra sea port project.
17 July 2019, 18:00 PM
Brutal Murder at Barguna: Key accused used to stalk Rifat’s wife
The two attackers, who hacked Barguna youth Rifat Sharif to death in front of his wife in broad daylight, are listed drug peddlers and accused in multiple narcotics and mugging cases.
27 June 2019, 18:00 PM
10 govt offices run with acting officers for years
Services in ten government offices at newly formed Rangabali upazila are greatly hampered due to acute shortage of manpower.
10 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Shortage of doctors cripples health service in Patuakhali
Health service in Patuakhali is limping amid severe manpower crisis as 69 doctors are presently working against 228 posts at different health institutions including hospital, health complex and health centres in the district’s eight upazilas.
22 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Riverbank grabbed by traders
A section of brick and sand traders has started grabbing land on the bank of Ramnabad river in Galachipa upazila headquarters. About three acres of land on the riverbank have already been grabbed.
16 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Coastal forest under threat
Tengragiri reserve forest in Barguna’s Taltali upazila faces extinction due to erosion by the Bay. Furthermore, indiscriminate looting of trees threatens the forest, also known as Fatrarban forest.
14 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Fani ruins farmers’ days before harvest
It was only a few days to go until farmer Ruhul Amin’s crops would be ready for harvest, but during Cyclone Fani, everything got ruined.
4 May 2019, 18:00 PM
Rakhine land grabbed in Barguna
Around 70 acres of agricultural land of some 20 Rakhine people have allegedly been grabbed by a private company for setting up a coal-fired power plant in Barguna’s Taltali upazila.
25 April 2019, 18:00 PM
Fish stocks under threat as use of current nets on
Indiscriminate use of current nets is threatening extinction of fish stock in the Bay and its adjacent rivers in the coastal areas of Barguna.
27 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Bid to save Rakhine language
In an attempt to save the Rakhine language from extinction, 60-year-old Kra Thum Sein Master, a leader of the community, has been running a school at his Taltalipara house in Barguna's Taltali upazila for years now.
21 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Instant electricity connection
With no electricity connection to his newly built home, Md Shahin Fakir was sitting idle at home on a Thursday morning when he heard someone chanting offers of power connections over megaphone.
14 February 2019, 18:00 PM