Canals split into pieces by govt departments, locals
The trend of encroaching on manmade or natural waterbodies across the country has taken a new form in Mathbaria upazila, where numerous dams and roads have been built across at least four canals.
15 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Villages under erosion threat as dykes too weak
Devastating cyclone Sidr that hit the southern districts of the country, including Pirojpur, on November 15 in 2007, had damaged unlimited properties and caused loss of many lives as well.
8 June 2019, 18:00 PM
Farming suffers due to lack of embankment
Thousands of farmers at two villages in Nazirpur upazila are suffering badly for lack of an embankment surrounding their croplands.
19 March 2019, 18:00 PM
Shoals in Kacha river hamper ferry services
Ferry services between Tagra and Charkhali terminals in Pirojpur on Barishal-Bhandaria-Pirojpur highway are taking a heavy toll as the perennial problem of hidden shoals in the Kacha river has worsened this dry season.
27 February 2019, 18:00 PM
Growing vegetables without ploughing
Farmers of Pirojpur Sadar upazila are growing seasonal vegetables without ploughing the land that would lie unused after harvesting Aman paddy, and are making good profit.
31 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Brick kiln depletes topsoil, poses health hazard
A brick kiln in Pashchim Baniary area under Nazirpur upazila has been causing suffering to the villagers for years, but local administration and law enforcers have not taken any steps to stop the nuisance.
26 January 2019, 18:00 PM
Sayedee's son puts local BNP in a tight spot
Nomination of Shameem Sayedee, son of convicted war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee, for Pirojpur-1 has left local BNP leaders in a tight corner and made their fight against archrival Awami League tough.
18 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Innovative way to tackle sapling crisis
Geographically most areas under Dewlbari-Dobra, Kalardoaniya and Malikhali unions in Nazirpur upazila remain waterlogged and covered with different water plants including water hyacinth all the year round.
11 December 2018, 18:00 PM
Local farm fish meet the demand
Farm fishes are meeting the demand of the consumers as river and sea fishes are virtually absent in the local markets amid the ongoing ban on catching all types of fish in rivers.
18 October 2018, 18:00 PM
Hindu temple ransacked over land dispute
A Hindu temple was vandalised by miscreants at Panchpara Bazar of Pirojpur Sadar Upazila early yesterday.
7 October 2018, 18:00 PM
A teacher who scores a century
He is not a renowned author. His work may not be deemed material of high quality that distinguishes a best-selling writer from the average ones. But for someone who lives in a remote pasture of the country and with a humble background of a schoolteacher, a publication of 106 books under his belt is quite an achievement in itself.
3 October 2018, 18:00 PM
Case of error
A leader of Pirojpur BNP has been named twice and a former district president of Islami Chhatra Shibir thrice as accused in a case filed with Pirojpur Police Station under the Anti-Terrorism Act on September 1.
14 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Cost of floating farms on the rise
In wetland areas of Pirojpur, farming on floating seedbeds called “dhap” is a tradition that spans centuries. Primarily constructed from water hyacinth, the seedbeds that are up to 180 feet long, four feet wide and two feet thick, allow farming in areas otherwise unavailable for regular crops. But this year, the rising cost of floating cultivation has farmers worried.
31 August 2018, 18:00 PM
House on road poses risk
A house in Kachukathi village under Kawkhali upazila has been occupying a portion of the busy Kawkhali-Nesarabad road for many years, to the immense suffering of the people using the road.
5 July 2018, 18:00 PM
Long-suffering Kawkhali people
A broken bridge over a canal in Kawkhali upazila has been causing untold suffering to thousands of people for the last two years.
11 March 2018, 18:00 PM
Chased by police, BNP leader dies
A Swechchhasebak Dal leader allegedly died of a heart attack while being chased by police in Pirojpur town on Saturday night.
11 February 2018, 18:00 PM
Marshland farming
The marshlands of Nazirpur upazila in Pirojpur are under as much as eight feet of water for most of the year. It's not the sort of
10 January 2018, 18:00 PM
Fallout from Inter-Faith Marriage: Police move to end family’s sufferings
Police yesterday reopened the tea stall whose owner was forced to close it for over three months by local UP chairman in Pirojpur's Nesarabad upazila.
21 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Wheat grass enlisted as cheap, quality fodder in Pirojpur
It's easy enough to get sidetracked on Youtube. About a month ago, when farmer Alamgir Hossain, 55, from Pirojpur town, was
17 December 2017, 18:00 PM
Pirojpur, a witness to Pak army's brutality
During the Liberation War, Pirojpur town saw horrible scenes of brutalities by Pakistan occupation army.
12 December 2017, 18:00 PM