Sushanta Ghosh

The 6km Lakutia Road in Barisal city has been in a dilapidated condition for five years due to a lack of repair.

The one-kilometre Rupatoli road, from Amtola Mor to Rupatoli bus stand in Barisal city, has been in a bad shape for a long time, causing untold sufferings to commuters of all six districts in Barisal division.

Launches and other watercrafts are the main mode of transport in Barisal region crisscrossed by rivers. But in the absence of an adequate number of safe water vessels, people have to resort to unfit passenger-carrying launches.

A two-day Nazrul Sangeet workshop was held at Barisal City College in the city on April 27 and 28.

Preparations for Chaitra Sangkranti and Pahela Baishakh are going on full swing in Barisal city, with various colourful programmes

A vast tract of land in Barisal has turned into a glaring example of how nature can open up its treasure trove all year round irrespective

Eighty-five percent mass killing grounds in three southern districts of Bangladesh are yet to be marked and conserved even 45 years after the victory of Liberation War.

"The brutal Pakistani army snatched away all the charm and happiness from my life 45 years ago," said Biva Rani, struggling for survival

People especially patients and their attendants have been suffering for nearly a week as Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL)

A two-day traditional clay artisan festival ended at Ashwini Kumar Hall, Barisal on October 8 with a call to preserve

Even though the female potters in Barisal district are involved with the trade from primary to its finishing stage, in addition to

With an indomitable spirit and unwavering determination, Pushpa Rani has been continuing struggle to cope with her extreme poverty that she has inherited from her parents as well as visually challenged husband.

A good number of primary school students in Satla union under Ujirpur upazila of the district have to take risky boat ride to attend classes at least six months a year.

It takes only 15 minutes to travel to Rasulpur char (landmass emerging from riverbed) by a boat from Barisal city.

District Shilpakala Academy, Barisal, staged a play “Surak” on the occasion of the 75th death anniversary of

The Kirtonkhola River has badly damaged around 1000 feet area of the road from Charbaria to Lamchari under Barisal Sadar upazila within the last one month, much to the sufferings of 20 thousand people of the two unions.

Even though Barisal city, fondly known as the “Venice of the east”, is blessed with natural beauties and canals and is a fast growing city

With rows of boats docked along the bank, the shoreline of the Kuriana Khal (canal) in Pirojpur's Swarupkathi upazila may look like a wharf at first glance. But a closer look reveals a different story.

Preparations for 'Chaitra Sangkranti' and 'Pahela Baishakh' with various colourful programmes are going on full swing in Barisal city, to bid farewell to 1422 and welcome the Bangla New Year 1423 on Pahela Baishakh.

Though discrimination against any community living in today's heterogeneous society is more or less subtle, less frequently expressed