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
Barishal launch services see passenger rebound before Eid
Use of launch services in Barishal declined by up to 50 per cent in the first seven days after Padma Bridge was inaugurated but the situation has since changed thanks to an onrush of Eid home-goers.
8 July 2022, 03:30 AM
Padma Bridge breathes hope into southern farmers
Farmers and traders of agricultural products in Barishal, Jhalakathi and Pirojpur are counting the days until June 25, when Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will officially open Padma Bridge, as the resulting increase in connectivity will ensure better prices for their produce.
23 June 2022, 04:00 AM
Dredging of 7 Canals: BCC, WDB at loggerheads
A conflict has arisen between two government agencies over re-excavation of seven important canals flowing through Barishal city, postponing the work.
22 June 2022, 18:00 PM
‘Reckless driving’ claims 10 lives
Ten people, including a nine-year-old, died and 25 others were seriously injured as a bus of Jamuna Line Transport crashed into a tree in Sanuhar area of Ujirpur, Barishal, in the early morning yesterday.
29 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Barishal’s karate kids "want improved infrastructure"
Lokman Hossain has been involved in karate training for more than three long decades now. In the meantime, gold, silver and bronze medals at the national levels have been the result of his hard work and dedication.
21 May 2022, 03:00 AM
Left unused years after construction
It has been three years since two constructed surface-water treatment plants were handed over to the relevant authority in Barishal, but the plants are still not operational.
20 May 2022, 18:00 PM
Mother, daughter drown as boat sinks
A woman and her daughter were killed as a boat sank in the Gazaria river in Barishal’s Mehendiganj upazila yesterday noon.
8 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Slow decline of 100-yr-old craft
There’s a small neighbourhood around 10 kilometres away from Barishal city, which is popularly known as “Tal pakha village”.
2 April 2022, 18:00 PM
Barishal farmers bet on watermelon
Farmers in Barishal division have bet on watermelon cultivation to help overcome the economic challenges brought on by Covid-19, such as losses incurred in growing other crops, as they are getting good prices this season.
31 March 2022, 18:00 PM
Same trend, every year
It’s been a week since the two-month ban on fishing in six hilsha sanctuaries, the government’s Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) rice aid is yet to reach the fishermen families in Barishal.
9 March 2022, 18:00 PM
2-month restriction on hilsa fishing starts tomorrow
A two-month ban on netting, selling and transporting hilsa in six sanctuaries is set to start tomorrow.
27 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Timber trade in Nesarabad sees Tk 1,000cr annual sales
The timber trade that has been running on the banks of the Sandhya river in Nesarabad upazila of Pirojpur for decades has emerged as the largest hub for woods in Bangladesh.
17 February 2022, 18:00 PM
Lawmaker out to evict Hindu families
A ruling party lawmaker, who was accused of occupying the land of a martyred intellectual’s family in Barishal around three weeks ago, is now allegedly trying to evict around a dozen minority families from their ancestral land.
3 February 2022, 18:00 PM
‘At least give us the bodies’
One month after the MV Abhijan-10 launch fire tragedy, relatives of those who went missing are yet to find their bodies.
25 January 2022, 18:00 PM
Luxury boats with ludicrous fire safety
Dozens of luxury launches are carrying hundreds of passengers without adequate fire safety equipment, industry insiders said.
26 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Victory day today: A mother’s doors never shut
For the last 50 years, Kulsum Begum has been leaving the front door open for her son to come home.
15 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Resilience in captivity
“Make Pakistan army look strong, make Muktis look weak and defeated.”
5 December 2021, 18:00 PM
The legend of Ranajit Gharai
“At 71, I spend my time sitting with the village youth and helping them solve their financial issues. I take a dip in the pond every day, to maintain discipline in my life,” said Ranajit Gharai, freedom fighter turned agri-entrepreneur, summing up his lifestyle and personality.
3 December 2021, 18:00 PM
A resilient spirit, unrecognised
Monowara Begum does not know her exact date of birth. All she can recall is that she was a seventh-grader during the Liberation War.
1 December 2021, 18:00 PM
Yet to come into being in 4 years
Although four years have passed since the inauguration of Sheikh Russel Memorial Children’s Park in Bakerganj upazila of Barishal, the site development work is yet to begin.
21 November 2021, 18:00 PM