The villagers used the canal's water for irrigating their croplands, and for numerous domestic purposes. It also served as a waterway connecting different areas in the upazila
Once a vibrant waterbody crisscrossing through Barguna’s Amtali town, the century-old Basugi canal is now on its deathbed due to rampant encroachment and pollution.
On November 17 last year, as Cyclone Midhili crossed the coast of Bangladesh, 25 fishermen from Patuakhali’s Rangabali upazila, who were in three trawlers in the Bay of Bengal, went missing.
A tributary of Rabanabad river merges with the Andharmanik river to form an estuary in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali before the rivers descend to the Bay of Bengal.
Saidul Islam, a 25-year-old from Dashmina upazila in Patuakhali, once dreamed of building a stable life for his family. But the light of that dream has been extinguished -- both figuratively and literally.
Just six months after Tk 6,500 crore was spent on capital dredging, Payra Port’s Rabnabad channel has lost much of its navigability, pushing up coal transport costs for the power plants in the area.
Fish farming in Patuakhali has taken a new turn with increasing interest in coral fish farming through artificial feeding
Amid the backdrop of all other coal-based power plants in the country, including India’s Adani, the production of a unit of Payra Thermal Power Plant went into maintenance today
Despite a good supply of watermelons in Patuakhali markets, consumers are not able to buy the seasonal fruit due to high price. It is one of the most sought after fruits during Ramadan.
Agriculture was his life. But that life, like countless others, has been uprooted by the harsh reality of climate change.
Almost half of the total paved roads in Patuakhali’s two upazilas -- Galachipa and Dashmina – have been in a poor condition and become unfit for vehicular movements due to lack of renovation for long.
The academic buildings of the lone educational institution for girls in Barguna’s Amtali upazila are in a dilapidated state, leaving its 420 students compelled to attend classes amid risks.
A public toilet in a tourist destination is always a good idea. But not when it comes at the cost of a 240-year-old ancient Buddhist temple of an indigenous community.
In Barguna’s Amtali upazila, lies a meticulously laid-out dragon fruit plantation, surrounded by many other fruit trees such as guava, mango, and more.
In order to evade tolls, Patuakhali-bound goods-laden trucks are using alternative roads, avoiding the weighing scales installed on Payra bridge in Lebukhali area on Dhaka-Patuakhali highway.
Neary a year after missing the deadline, construction work of four bridges in Rangabali upazila, located far from the mainland, has remained half done due to alleged negligence of the contractor concerned.
Around 300 farmer families pass the busiest time of the year from December to April producing molasses, worth crores of takas, from the juice collected from mangrove Gol (Nipa palm) trees in different areas of Patuakhali
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