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
Tourism awaits a fillip from long weekend
In Bangladesh, the peak season for the tourism and hospitality sector begins in September and continues until March. And the upcoming long weekend is going to provide an initial boost to the sector, with operators in major holiday destinations coming up with various offers.
25 September 2023, 15:31 PM
Patuakhali fishermen alone dump 15 tonnes a year: study
Around 15 tonnes of non-biodegradable waste are dumped into the Bay of Bengal by fishermen of Patuakhali every year, says a study.
16 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Payra port’s first terminal likely to open by October
The Payra sea port’s first terminal is expected to be up and running by October, facilitating transport of goods from mother vessels and speeding up operations in the country’s third major seaport.
12 September 2023, 00:00 AM
Mahipur fish landing station lies idle
A fish landing station in the Mahipur area under the Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali remains unused although two years have passed since the facility was built at a cost of Tk 13 crore.
6 September 2023, 18:00 PM
Construction of Patuakhali EPZ to begin soon
The construction of an export processing zone (EPZ) in Patuakhali will begin soon after all land acquisition costs are cleared within the next one month or so, according to project officials.
5 September 2023, 00:00 AM
Tourists suffer due to damaged roads
The Patuakhali-Kuakata highway, a common route for tourists to visit Kuakata beach, has become unusable in recent times due to numerous potholes. Passenger, tourist buses and other vehicles are plying this road daily with the risk of accidents ever lurking.
29 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Killers should get their dues
After waiting for 19 years, all Motaleb Mridha wants is to see the killers of his eldest son punished.
21 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Waterlogging in Patuakhali: Rain ravages Aman seedbeds in low-lying areas
Heavy rain over the last few days has caused waterlogging in different areas of Patuakhali, severely damaging Aman seedbeds.
19 August 2023, 18:00 PM
Crumbling buildings put lives at risk
Patuakhali’s Baufal Upazila Health Complex is in a terrible shape due to the dilapidated four two-storey buildings of the complex, along with a lack of specialised physicians.
6 August 2023, 18:00 PM
147 Barguna bridges lie unrepaired
As many as 147 iron bridges out of 200 have been unusable in Barguna for a long time due to a lack of maintenance and repair, causing immense suffering to thousands of locals.
28 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Illegal dams disrupt farming
Eight illegal dams, built for fish cultivation, have caused waterlogging in 500 acres of agricultural land in the Patuakhali Sadar upazila. As a result, Aman cultivation in the area has been disrupted.
28 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Kalapara of Patuakhali: 1,320MW power plant to come on stream next June
Another 1,320MW coal-based thermal power plant is in progress in Patuakhali’s Kalapara area. The first of its two units (660MW each) will come on stream in June 2024 and the second unit in October.
27 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Trees on 50 acres lost in 5yrs
The Shuvo Sandhya Beach in Barguna’s Taltali upazila has been facing serious erosion by the Bay for the last couple of years.
26 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Studying under open sky as school bldg risky
A bunch of students in uniforms attending lectures under a tree -- this is what this correspondent saw when he first stepped inside Uttar Tiakhali Government Primary School in Barguna’s Amtali upazila.
22 July 2023, 18:00 PM
A terminal in ruins
“The terminal is full of potholes, all of which transform into ditches following drizzles. Speeding vehicles often spill that water on our clothes,” shared Abdul Halim, a local who frequently commutes through the Patuakhali central bus terminal.
16 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Milling machine leveraging mung dal farmers
The availability of a simple electricity-run milling machine is helping farmers in Patuakhali double their earnings from a legume crop.
10 July 2023, 00:40 AM
Sonakata Tengragiri Ecopark: Bridge works remain halted for over a year
The Sonakata Tengragiri Ecopark has seen a decline in number of tourists due to the suspension of construction works on the bridge linking the area to Barguna’s Taltali upazila’s FakirHat Canal for one and a half year.
6 July 2023, 18:00 PM
Rakhines continue fight to save their land
Crafted by a group of Rakhines, expelled from the Arakan around 1783, the 240-year-old Srimangal Buddha Bihar (Buddhist temple) in Patuakhali still stands tall today amid chaos as the indigenous community keeps fighting for the full possession of its land.
26 June 2023, 18:00 PM
Mung bean exports take a hit
Mung bean exports from Bangladesh have decreased as foreign buyers are less interested in purchasing the legume this year given their reduced quality and size resulting from severe droughts during the growing period.
23 June 2023, 09:00 AM
Payra port operations slow down for halt in coal imports
Operations at Payra port have slowed down significantly following the temporary stoppage of coal imports for the Payra Thermal Power Plant in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali.
19 June 2023, 02:30 AM