The Gorai river, a tributary of the Padma that flows through the country’s south-western region, has turned into a narrow canal across Kalikapur, Auliapur, and Madarbunia unions in Patuakhali Sadar upazila due to lack of water flow and rampant pollution and encroachment.
Even though 12 years have passed since the Barguna General Hospital was upgraded to a 250-bed facility in 2013, its services continued to be disrupted for years due to an acute shortage of manpower.
With frequent volatility in edible oil prices in the local market, farmers across the southern region are increasingly turning to oilseed cultivation -- both to meet household needs and as a commercial venture.
A rest house turned cyclone shelter in Patuakhali's Kuakata upazila, under the jurisdiction of the Local Government Engineering Department, lies in a state of disrepair, raising concerns regarding safety of hundreds of locals, including children, and tourists, amid heightened risk of cyclones and other natural disasters in monsoon
A severely worn-out iron bridge over the Baje Shinduk canal in Barguna’s Amtali upazila collapsed recently, raising concerns over disruptions in the daily commute of around one lakh people from six unions in Amtali, Kalapara, and Galachipa upazilas.
Fish enclosures are being set up by clearing reserve forestland in Barguna’s Taltali upazila, allegedly in collusion with some forest officials, according to locals
Farmers in Patuakhali's Kalapara in peril amid saltwater intrusion
The Kuakata 20-bed Hospital exists only in name, as it currently has no doctors, severely disrupting healthcare services for both residents and tourists.
The Gorai river, a tributary of the Padma that flows through the country’s south-western region, has turned into a narrow canal across Kalikapur, Auliapur, and Madarbunia unions in Patuakhali Sadar upazila due to lack of water flow and rampant pollution and encroachment.
Even though 12 years have passed since the Barguna General Hospital was upgraded to a 250-bed facility in 2013, its services continued to be disrupted for years due to an acute shortage of manpower.
With frequent volatility in edible oil prices in the local market, farmers across the southern region are increasingly turning to oilseed cultivation -- both to meet household needs and as a commercial venture.
A rest house turned cyclone shelter in Patuakhali's Kuakata upazila, under the jurisdiction of the Local Government Engineering Department, lies in a state of disrepair, raising concerns regarding safety of hundreds of locals, including children, and tourists, amid heightened risk of cyclones and other natural disasters in monsoon
A severely worn-out iron bridge over the Baje Shinduk canal in Barguna’s Amtali upazila collapsed recently, raising concerns over disruptions in the daily commute of around one lakh people from six unions in Amtali, Kalapara, and Galachipa upazilas.
Fish enclosures are being set up by clearing reserve forestland in Barguna’s Taltali upazila, allegedly in collusion with some forest officials, according to locals
Farmers in Patuakhali's Kalapara in peril amid saltwater intrusion
The Kuakata 20-bed Hospital exists only in name, as it currently has no doctors, severely disrupting healthcare services for both residents and tourists.
With Pahela Baishakh just around the corner, the air in several villages of Baufal upazila in Patuakhali is thick with the scent of wet clay and fresh paint.
Ashiqur Rahman Hridoy, 16, was hit with 35 shotgun pellets -- three of them lodged in his head -- during a protest against the state crackdown on quota reform demonstrators in Dhaka’s Jatrabari on July 18.
