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Sohrab Hossain

Our Correspondent, Patuakhali

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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
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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
Sunflower Farming in Patuakhali Bangladesh

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
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‘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
Three turtles of rare species washed ashore along Kuakata sea beach in the past 14 days. Photo: Star

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
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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
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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
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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
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People-friendly court

After the demise of her landless husband, domestic help Runu Begum, 45, with her only child Surma, took shelter at her father's house at Sakhipur village in Barguna's Bamna upazila several years ago. Surma is now an HSC first year student of a local college.
18 November 2018, 18:00 PM

Scheme to ensure pure water for Kuakata

Good news for local residents as well as tourists in Kuakata.
17 November 2018, 18:00 PM
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Scenic Kuakata loses beauty

Two local traders have allegedly built over 50 tin-sheds on Kuakata beach and rented those to small traders who run cheap hotels, restaurants, tea-stalls and handicraft shops. The tin-sheds are divided into two markets, Sarder Market and Sunrise Market, near Zero Point.
14 November 2018, 18:00 PM
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Kalapara, new destination of Yaba

A section of Yaba smugglers are using 'safer and less costly' waterways to bring the illegal drug from Cox's Bazar or Myanmar to Kalapara in the district, said public representatives and local elites at a recent upazila development committee meeting.
4 November 2018, 18:00 PM
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Physically challenged graduate Gious lives on begging

Fighting odds like congenital physical challenge and family poverty, Gious Uddin achieved a bachelor degree 16 years ago.
25 October 2018, 18:00 PM
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130 families get new houses Saturday

One hundred and thirty families who lost their home due to land acquisition for construction of 1,320MW Payra Thermal Power Station at Dhankhali under the district's Kalapara upazila are now happily waiting to get their new houses.
23 October 2018, 18:00 PM
Dhankhali

In hope of more compensation

Instead of cultivating their farmlands, many villagers of four moujas in Dhankhali union under Kalapara upazila built hundreds of houses on their lands between May and September as the lands have been acquired for building a power plant in the union, and the compensation rate is higher for homesteads than farmlands.
22 October 2018, 18:00 PM

People count extra toll

Bidders of Baliatali kheya ghat (boat landing station) in Kalapara upazila under the district force the passengers to pay four to five
16 October 2018, 18:00 PM
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Playgrounds remain under water for six months

The common playground of two schools in Amtali upazila of Barguna, and an open field in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali remain under water for six months a year, much to the trouble for students and locals.
26 September 2018, 18:00 PM
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Sluice gate in water for three years

Uncertainty has gripped crop cultivation on over 3,000 acres of land at a number of villages in two upazilas of Patuakhali and adjacent Barguna as saline water keeps entering the croplands through the collapsed embankment on Bauria canal.
8 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Broker gang swindles Tk 50 lakh

A five-member broker gang allegedly swindled over Tk 47 lakh and 2.70 tonnes of rice from villagers in different areas of Amtali upazila under Barguna district in the name of providing power connection from Rural Electrification Board (REB), said a group of cheated people at Amtali Upazila Press Club yesterday noon.
24 July 2018, 18:00 PM
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Patuakhali roads in dire straits

Most of the roads in Patuakhali municipality have remained in awfully bad condition and became unfit for use due to lack of renovation work, much to the sufferings of the townspeople.
26 June 2018, 18:00 PM
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Risky river journey in coastal areas

Risky journey by small launches and trawlers continues on different routes in the coastal areas of the district during the ongoing stormy period, defying a yearly government ban.
6 June 2018, 18:00 PM
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Govt primary school runs with seven students

Believe it or not, a well furnished government primary school in Kalapara upazila under the district is running with three teachers and seven students.
22 May 2018, 18:00 PM

Zero pass from 4 madrasas in Dakhil exam

Not a single student passed this year's Dakhil examinations from four madrasas in Sadar, Mirzaganj and Baufal upazilas.
16 May 2018, 18:00 PM
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Biogas power plant sits idle

Although the construction work of a biogas plant with a capacity to produce 80 kilowatts of power in Dashmina upazila of Patuakhali under Barisal was completed in June 2016, it is still sitting idle.
27 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Madrasa loses recognition, but teachers get salary

Ten teachers of Lamua Chandrakanda Alim Madrasa under Mirzaganj upazila in the district have continued receiving
10 March 2018, 18:00 PM
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Kuakata: An unplanned tourist spot

Influential people are building structures in Kuakata town haphazardly, defying ban on construction without permission.
15 February 2018, 18:00 PM

CC cameras to stop unfair means in exams

The ongoing Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent Dakhil and SSC (vocational) examinations at all 12 centres in Baufal
5 February 2018, 18:00 PM
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Kuakata eco-park losing attraction

People from home and abroad are losing interest in visiting the Kuakata tourist spot as most of the facilities have been damaged by tidal surge from the Bay of Bengal.
22 January 2018, 18:00 PM

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