Sohrab Hossain

The only concrete building of Faridganj High School in Patuakhali’s Kalapara upazila has long been in a sorry state and left abandoned as it was deemed unsafe for conducting academic activities.

Jasim Uddin Howladar, 37, from Patuakhali’s Dumki upazila, used to work as a driver for a Dhaka-based non-government organisation.

Says mother of Raihan, 17, who died of bullet wounds

Hotels, resorts and motels in the country’s holiday destinations are lying idle for a lack of tourists amidst the deterioration of law and order since Sheikh Hasina resigned from the post of prime minister on August 5 in the face of a mass uprising.

Says father of 16-year-old Md Amin

Asks wife of Titu, who was shot dead in Dhanmondi

Death of Liton, 30, leaves family devastated

Asks son of van puller Jahangir

Mehedi dies of bullet wounds while covering news in Jatrabari

Death of 25-year-old leaves family distraught

A 1,320-megawatt (MW) coal-based thermal power plant located in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali is ready to begin commercial operations by the end of this year, officials said..The first of the plant’s two units, which can generate 660 MWs daily, will commence production in October while th

He was taken to Chittagong Medical College Hospital first, then to a local private hospital and finally to Dhaka Medical College Hospital after his condition kept deteriorating.

Zahra Mayeesha, a 26-year-old private job holder, was preparing to return to Dhaka from a two-day vacation to Sreemangal with her husband on July 16.

Locals on Saturday barred the initiation of land development for an export processing zone (EPZ) at Patuakhali sadar upazila demanding compensation for land acquired by the government. .Around 150 people staged the protest at Pachakoralia mouza of Auliapur union. .One of them, Md Sh

At least 207 educational institutions, including schools, colleges, and madrasas in Patuakhali, are in dire need of urgent repair after sustaining significant damages in Cyclone Remal.

A tragic accident led to the death of nine people after an iron bridge collapsed and caused a microbus to fall into the canal in Haldia Bazar area of Barguna’s Amtali upazila on June 22.

The central bus terminal in Patuakhali is in a dilapidated state and in dire need of renovation.

Patients in Barguna’s Amtali upazila are deprived of proper treatment facilities as the upazila health complex is plagued with various problems including shortage of doctors and other staff.

Residents in Barguna’s Taltali upazila are struggling to commute as boat services on Kachupatra Canal have remained halted since May 26, due to water hyacinth.

In Barguna’s Amtali upazila, there used to be a total 12 bridges in different areas on the 25-kilometre-long Haldia Canal.