A significant number of roads within Bhola municipality, including several vital ones, are in a dilapidated state, causing immense suffering to locals.
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.
Around five kilometres away from Jhalakathi district town, past the buzzing Kirtipasha bazaar and post office to the outskirts where the urban cacophony begins to fade, a colossal relic of Bengal’s feudal history rises like a spectre through the foliage- the Kirtipasha Zamindar Palace.
A government study has found Aedes mosquito larvae in 31 percent of the samples collected from homes in Barguna town.
The archive remains closed as no staff have yet been appointed for its operations
Living in boats on the Arial Khan river, the Manta survive on fishing and loans -- without access to education, proper documentation, or state support
Madrasas shift to direct sales, disrupting traditional trade
The livelihood of his entire family hinges upon the success of this harvest
Barisal residents are facing disruptions in their daily lives due to frequent power outages amid extreme heat.
Passenger launches on Dhaka-Barishal river route are at risk of running aground during the Eid journey due to underwater shoals in the rivers.
Even 53 years after Bangladesh’s independence, the chilling memories of the Wapda massacre continue to haunt Jagannath Dey, an artist by profession.
For the last five years 19-year-old Sumona (pseudonym) has been living at the Training and Rehabilitation Centre for Socially Disadvantaged Women in Barishal.
At first glance it looks like a happy gathering of women and girls spanning ages from 15 to 50 years. We are greeted by this group of 30 and they welcome us with a song and dance routine.
The nation will observe International Mother Language Day tomorrow. Educational institutions across the country will hold special programmes with students laying wreaths at Shaheed Minars to pay respect to the heroes who died for our mother tongue, Bangla, in 1952.
Agricultural land along the Arial Kha river is scarred by huge holes, 8-12 feet deep, from illegal topsoil extraction for brick kilns. This not only destroys the land’s fertility and reduces crop yields, but also weakens riverbanks, making them vulnerable to erosion. Despite farmers’ protests, authorities are yet to take action, leaving many losing their arable lands.
After sustaining burn injuries from an acid attack by unidentified culprits due to a money-related dispute, Riaz Howlader, his wife Khadija and 18-month-old daughter Jannat went to Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital to be admitted to its burn unit.
While visiting Hemayet Uddin Road in Barishal city you will notice an enthusiastic crowd waiting in front of a small tin-shed shop.
