A wooden bridge over the Buri Bhairab River remains the only route for around 50,000 people commuting between the Afra area of Narail Sadar upazila and the Basundia area of Jashore Sadar upazila.
Thousands of people living in Kashipur, Makrail, Ramchandrapur, and Naokhola villages along the bank of the Madhumati in Narail’s Lohagara upazila are having sleepless nights as the river’s erosion has turned severe recently.
Students at Uttar Pingoria Government Primary School in Bagerhat’s Kachua upazila are enduring dire learning conditions due to the lack of a proper building.
The five recorded canals of Bagerhat municipality have been encroached upon, with illegal permanent structures erected along their banks.
These include the century-old Hathbaria Zamindar Palace, Hathbaria temple, and Nam Ghat (also known as Badha Ghat) on the bank of Chitra river, among others
Over years of use and lack of maintenance, the bridge's iron pillars have become rusty while the wooden planks used for its deck have become loose, making it no longer fit for movement of people and vehicles
Watermelons are currently being sold at Tk 50 per kilogramme, with a variety of sizes and types available across the region
The persistent crisis of water in Bagerhat Municipality has worsened in recent time, leaving the residents suffering immensely.
Traders have expressed concern over the construction of a ferry slip between two jetties that are used to unload liquid petroleum gas (LPG) in Mongla Port, the second largest seaport in Bangladesh.
The countdown is on. Padma Bridge, the largest megaproject of the country, will be opened by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday morning (June 25).
A vast area of Bagerhat’s Rampal upazila is at risk of environmental degradation due to massive industrialisation surrounding the power plant.
Mehedi Hasan, a university student who lives in Kashempur village of Bagerhat sadar upazila, lost his chicken farm over a year ago as coronavirus-induced losses made it impossible for him to continue operations.
Traditional muri (puffed rice) producers of Baruikhali village in Bagerhat’s Kachua upazila are facing a tough time, as machine-made puffed rice has flooded the market.
Altaf Hossain, a resident of Chandipur village in Morrelganj upazila of Bagerhat district, began his journey as a gardener back in 2010 by purchasing a single cactus for Tk 30.
In the eighties, the coastal district of Bagerhat used to meet the lion’s share of country’s coconut oil demand by producing about 26 metric tonnes of oil every day at 60 mills across the district.
Fourteen bailey bridges over different canals on two important roads in the district have become very risky and severely dilapidated, causing frequent accidents and disrupting vehicular movements.
Ever since the beginning of July, Abul Hossain, a livestock farmer based in the southwestern district of Bagerhat, has been patiently waiting for buyers for the three bulls he reared over the past three years.
A mobile kitchen market has been launched in Bagerhat town’s Swadhinata Udyan yesterday to cater to the people stuck at home during the lockdown.
