Sohrab Hossain

Our Correspondent, Patuakhali

Barguna’s Amatali-Taltali road riddled with potholes

The 35-kilometre regional road connecting Barguna’s two remote upazilas -- Amatali and Taltali -- has fallen into severe disrepair due to a lack of maintenance, causing immense suffering to thousands of commuters every day.

47m ago

Rakhine cremation grounds shrink amid encroachment in Patuakhali, Barguna

Indigenous leaders allege political favouritism in land allocation schemes

1d ago

Aedes larvae found in 31% Barguna town homes

A government study has found Aedes mosquito larvae in 31 percent of the samples collected from homes in Barguna town.

1w ago

Freelancing lifts Rabbani out of despair

Confined to a wheelchair with no control over his lower body and limited movement in both his arms, 23-year-old Golam Rabbani of Patuakhali’s Kalapara has defied all odds to become a successful freelancer, now earning around Tk 50,000 a month.

2w ago

Barguna slips deeper into dengue crisis

Despite efforts by the health department and local administration, the dengue situation in Barguna continues to worsen.

2w ago

Barguna sees sharp spike in dengue

On the day of Eid-ul-Azha (June 7), Omar Al Arabi, a third-grader at Barguna Collectorate School and College, was diagnosed with dengue.

3w ago

Tidal surges damage 955 houses in Patuakhali

Monir Sardar, 45, a fisherman from Char Montaz union under Patuakhali's Rangabali upazila, and his four family members became homeless overnight as strong winds and tidal surges caused by a low-pressure system battered the coastline recently

4w ago

Pollution, sluice gates choke Gorai

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.

1m ago
October 10, 2024
October 10, 2024

Holidaymakers throng beach towns amid Durga Puja festival

The recent rise in travellers comes as a relief for the tourism industry in Cox's Bazar, Kuakata and Sylhet as these regions were suffering from low turnout in July, August and September this year.

October 10, 2024
October 10, 2024

Initiative taken to free ‘Patuakhali river’ from encroachment, pollution

The 12-kilometre-long Patuakhali River, with an average width of 250 metres and a spiral flow, has faced significant degradation due to encroachment and pollution over the years

October 3, 2024
October 3, 2024

A road never paved

Barely five kilometres away from Patuakhali district town, an earthen road lies neglected for decades.

September 19, 2024
September 19, 2024

Life lost to a mindless mob

Tofazzal was a survivor of tremendous hardships and mental health issues, a person with a difficult and complex life story that came to an untimely and sorry end

September 18, 2024
September 18, 2024

Damaged building leaves students at risk

The only concrete building of Faridganj High School in Patuakhali’s Kalapara upazila has long been in a sorry state and left abandoned as it was deemed unsafe for conducting academic activities.

August 29, 2024
August 29, 2024

‘All our hope is gone’

Jasim Uddin Howladar, 37, from Patuakhali’s Dumki upazila, used to work as a driver for a Dhaka-based non-government organisation.

August 17, 2024
August 17, 2024

'They shot my boy six times'

Says mother of Raihan, 17, who died of bullet wounds

August 9, 2024
August 9, 2024

Holiday destinations devoid of tourists for security concerns

Hotels, resorts and motels in the country’s holiday destinations are lying idle for a lack of tourists amidst the deterioration of law and order since Sheikh Hasina resigned from the post of prime minister on August 5 in the face of a mass uprising.

August 6, 2024
August 6, 2024
August 6, 2024
August 6, 2024

Who will look after us now?

Asks wife of Titu, who was shot dead in Dhanmondi