Cattle trade gains pace in Barguna
22 May 2026, 11:47 AM
Shoppers report rates slightly higher but still within reach
22 May 2026, 11:47 AM
Kalapara in Patuakhali: A bridge that leads nowhere
10 May 2026, 00:00 AM
A bridge built at a cost of nearly Tk 3 crore in Latachapli union of Patuakhali’s Kalapara upazila has remained unusable for nearly a year due to the absence of approach roads, causing sufferings to locals.
10 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Business Plus / Oil flowers on the coastlines
9 May 2026, 00:00 AM
Sunflower fields in coastal districts meet farmers’ edible oil needs, with scope to boost national supply beyond tourism appeal
9 May 2026, 00:00 AM
‘My income stops, but expenses don’t’
23 April 2026, 00:00 AM
The familiar roar of fishing trawlers has fallen silent along Patuakhali’s coast as a 58-day government ban on fishing in the Bay of Bengal takes effect -- an essential step for conserving marine resources, but one that is simultaneously straining the livelihoods of fishing communities and intensifying their financial hardship.
23 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Six dead marine animals in 14 days trigger environmental alarm in Kuakata
19 April 2026, 17:03 PM
Three dolphins and three rare sea turtles have washed ashore, with experts calling the repeated deaths a warning sign
19 April 2026, 17:03 PM
58-day fishing ban begins amid claims of delayed aid, deepening distress
16 April 2026, 21:50 PM
Fishermen say the ban comes on top of falling catches and fuel shortages
16 April 2026, 21:50 PM
Inflation outpaces wages for 50 months
13 April 2026, 00:00 AM
For many, negative real incomes have pushed protein off plates and now threaten a heavier debt burden
13 April 2026, 00:00 AM
Collapsed bridge in Kuakata leaves commuters at risk
12 April 2026, 13:19 PM
Fragile wooden crossing used for nearly two years as debris remains uncleared
12 April 2026, 13:19 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
Most brick kilns burn wood, use illegal drum chimneys
Most owners of brick kilns in Amtali upazila of Barguna do not comply with any rules set by the government. Most of their kilns use illegal drum chimneys, consume firewood as fuel and many of them even have sawmills on the yard.
12 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Poor navigability affects water transport
Shoals on around 33 kilometres of waterways are posing threats to water vessels operating on Patuakhali-Dhaka and Barguna-Dhaka routes.
11 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Red crabs under threat in Kuakata
About five km east from Kuakata zero point and nearly three km west from Kuakata main point in Kalapara upazila, there lies an attractive spot -- Lal Kakrar Char (shoal of red crab) – giving a picturesque look for the tourists from home and abroad.
29 January 2019, 18:00 PM
32 schools run with few students
Although Mayda Government Primary School under Amragachhia union in Mirzaganj upazila was established in 1940, the institution is facing serious student crisis.
21 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Hilsa habitats under threat
The government has approved multiple power projects near hilsa sanctuaries in Patuakhali coastal area, posing a threat to the breeding and nurturing of the national fish.
14 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Schoolground turns into paddy land
The palyground of a school in Barguna's Betagi upazila remians covered with plants most of the year as the school authorities cultivate
22 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Defying court's order, 50 shops built on khas land
Defying a court's stay order, a local influential person has built 50 shops on 45 decimals of khas land in Barguna's Amtali upazila.
29 November 2018, 18:00 PM
Dilapidated foot rail
Visitors have been suffering a lot due to the dilapidated condition of the lone foot rail in Horinghata reserve forest area in Barguna and lack of other facilities.
26 November 2018, 18:00 PM