As winter nears, nurseries in Barishal pin hopes on flower seedling sales
To recover, they have expanded cultivation this year, using more land and producing a wider variety of seedlings
11 November 2025, 13:59 PM
The mantas: A life adrift
Despite centuries of life on the water, the Mantas remain invisible in official records.
17 October 2025, 18:57 PM
19 fishermen from Bhola haven't returned from sea for two weeks
Relatives claim they are now at West Bengal jail
22 September 2025, 10:04 AM
Where have all the big hilsa gone?
Large-sized hilsa have almost disappeared from markets across the southern region, with traders reporting that most of the catch now weighs between 200 and 400 grammes.
19 September 2025, 20:42 PM
Patients suffer as hospital building work drags on
Despite being more than a century old, the main building of Barishal General Hospital has remained incomplete for four years, forcing patients to receive treatment in cramped tin-shed rooms.
23 August 2025, 20:22 PM
Hilsa: From full nets to lighter hauls
This year, fishermen have been returning with lesser catches and bigger losses.
20 August 2025, 18:23 PM
Bhola municipality: Key roads lie dilapidated
A significant number of roads within Bhola municipality, including several vital ones, are in a dilapidated state, causing immense suffering to locals.
4 July 2025, 21:51 PM
Barishal hospital: Overcrowded medicine ward puts patients at risk
Patients and their families have alleged severe mismanagement, overcrowding, and poor healthcare services at the medicine ward of Barishal’s Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH), which is currently operating out of a cramped five-storey building not originally designed to serve patients.
4 July 2025, 20:35 PM
As winter nears, nurseries in Barishal pin hopes on flower seedling sales
To recover, they have expanded cultivation this year, using more land and producing a wider variety of seedlings
11 November 2025, 13:59 PM
The mantas: A life adrift
Despite centuries of life on the water, the Mantas remain invisible in official records.
17 October 2025, 18:57 PM
19 fishermen from Bhola haven't returned from sea for two weeks
Relatives claim they are now at West Bengal jail
22 September 2025, 10:04 AM
Where have all the big hilsa gone?
Large-sized hilsa have almost disappeared from markets across the southern region, with traders reporting that most of the catch now weighs between 200 and 400 grammes.
19 September 2025, 20:42 PM
Patients suffer as hospital building work drags on
Despite being more than a century old, the main building of Barishal General Hospital has remained incomplete for four years, forcing patients to receive treatment in cramped tin-shed rooms.
23 August 2025, 20:22 PM
Hilsa: From full nets to lighter hauls
This year, fishermen have been returning with lesser catches and bigger losses.
20 August 2025, 18:23 PM
Bhola municipality: Key roads lie dilapidated
A significant number of roads within Bhola municipality, including several vital ones, are in a dilapidated state, causing immense suffering to locals.
4 July 2025, 21:51 PM
Barishal hospital: Overcrowded medicine ward puts patients at risk
Patients and their families have alleged severe mismanagement, overcrowding, and poor healthcare services at the medicine ward of Barishal’s Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH), which is currently operating out of a cramped five-storey building not originally designed to serve patients.
4 July 2025, 20:35 PM
Fading away in silence
Around five kilometres away from Jhalakathi district town, past the buzzing Kirtipasha bazaar and post office to the outskirts where the urban cacophony begins to fade, a colossal relic of Bengal’s feudal history rises like a spectre through the foliage- the Kirtipasha Zamindar Palace.
27 June 2025, 18:45 PM
Aedes larvae found in 31% Barguna town homes
A government study has found Aedes mosquito larvae in 31 percent of the samples collected from homes in Barguna town.
24 June 2025, 21:15 PM
Jibanananda archive and library still locked a year after completion
The archive remains closed as no staff have yet been appointed for its operations
9 June 2025, 12:40 PM
Left adrift, Eid is just another day for the Manta
Living in boats on the Arial Khan river, the Manta survive on fishing and loans -- without access to education, proper documentation, or state support
8 June 2025, 13:01 PM
Thrill gone from Barishal’s rawhide market
Madrasas shift to direct sales, disrupting traditional trade
7 June 2025, 16:49 PM
‘There’s no fish there’
Fishermen in Bhola borrow to celebrate Eid amid Hilsa crisis
7 June 2025, 13:09 PM
Acacia, Eucalyptus saplings in high demand despite ban
Some nursery owners even leased arable land to grow Acacia saplings like a regular crop
31 May 2025, 12:17 PM
Paddle steamers set to return as heritage cruises
In a nostalgic nod to the past, the iconic paddle steamer is being prepared for reintroduction as a daytime “heritage cruise” in June, shortly after Eid-ul-Azha.
30 May 2025, 20:16 PM
Hilsa fishing: Riverine fishermen demand VGF support amid poor catch
Despite the end of the two-month ban on hilsa fishing in rivers, fishermen along the coastal region are returning empty-handed
21 May 2025, 15:24 PM
Amid a revolving door of VCs, infrastructure still Barishal University's key challenge
The university has had five VCs, yet only two have been able to serve full terms
15 May 2025, 11:22 AM
Barishal ‘gunfight’: Locals contradict Rab claims
Police have not found any prior criminal records of the two students shot in a "gunfight" with the Rapid Action Battalion during an anti-narcotics drive in Barishal's Agailjhara upazila on April 21.
28 April 2025, 19:01 PM
Hilsa production hits seven-year low
Experts have attributed the decline to erratic weather conditions, overfishing, navigability issues, and the growing impacts of climate change.
7 April 2025, 22:11 PM