Nature Quest: The Den of Sparrows
Every afternoon, thousands of sparrows from different areas of Pirojpur town congregate in a little banyan tree in Pirojpur Old Bus Terminal.
26 October 2017, 18:00 PM
A haven for shipbuilders
A place of encircling rivers and canals, Pirojpur's Nesarabad upazila is nestled along the banks of the Sandha River. It's a deltaic landscape that has proven a natural haven for shipbuilders. Every day, at an ever-growing number of shipyards, Nesarabad bustles with activity as new ships, small and large, are brought to life.
23 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Fund constraints the obstacle
Struggling with family poverty from childhood, Syeda Jannatul Ferdaus Rima had a dream to shine in life through technical education.
5 September 2017, 18:00 PM
Shitalpati mat-weaving tradition at risk
For well over a century the people of Subidpur village in Pirojpur's Kawkhali upazila have been producing naturally cool shitalpati mats
22 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Mother stands for comfort, but who will comfort mother?
It's natural for mothers to worry about their children. But Hoshney Ara, 60, a widow originally from Anuraag village in Jhalakathi's
20 June 2017, 18:00 PM
Fortune smiles on banana growers in Pirojpur
Banana cultivation has changed the economic condition of the people living on the banks of the Baleshwar river in the district.
21 May 2017, 18:00 PM
Children denied playing facilities at school
Children of most of the government primary schools in Pirojpur are deprived of sports and recreation facilities due to lack of sufficient
27 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Market that sells labour
Day labourers from different places gather at Boithakata Bazar in Nazirpur upazila to sell their labour on haat days on every Saturday
25 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Momin mosque: A national treasure suffers from decay
Take design of leaf, flower and geometric pattern; add calligraphy in Arabic and Bangla.
12 April 2017, 18:00 PM
Sunflowers brighten fields, farmers' lives in Pirojpur
Sunflowers add joy to any landscape. The sunflower fields of Pirojpur are painting the district bright. And beyond their visual beauty, to farmers sunflower cultivation brings good profits.
22 March 2017, 18:00 PM
Ancient building's origin unknown
At Sikderbari on the Indurkani to Bagolerhat road in Pirojpur's Gabachiya village is a small, ancient building of unknown origin.
14 March 2017, 18:00 PM
An unpaid debt
He had taken Tk 5 from his brother, saying he would return it one day. But Kazi Delwar Hossain never got the chance.
27 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Vanishing ponds raise fire risk in Pirojpur
Even a decade ago, Pirojpur was a town adorned with ponds. As land prices have soared in recent years however, many of the town's
21 February 2017, 18:00 PM
Witness to Satidaha
Five tombs of the victims of Satidaha, a long abandoned practice of burning Hindu widows along with their deceased husbands, still exist in front of Pirojpur District Ansar and VDP office at Kumarkhali in Pirojpur municipality area.
1 February 2017, 18:00 PM
A boy extraordinaire
Twelve-year-old Rafi is already a well known figure in the area, being a captivating performer of different physical feats.
31 January 2017, 18:00 PM
Tension ahead of Oct 31poll at a union centre
A tense situation is prevailing in ward No 8 of Dhanisafa union of Mathbaria upazila under the district ahead of the
22 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Farmers frustrated for low yield, price fall
Betel nut growers in the district are frustrated as both the production and the price have fallen this year.
22 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Pirojpur malta farming sees great success
Finding no job after his graduation, Amalesh Roy, now 52, decides to try his luck at farming on his father’s land in Pirojpur.
18 October 2016, 12:56 PM
Pioneer in malta farming
Unable to get a job after graduating, Amalesh started growing malta on his paternal land after cutting down betel
8 October 2016, 18:00 PM
A family devastated by B virus
B virus has brought immense distress to a poor family at Jolagati village in Kawkhali upazila under the district.
8 August 2016, 18:00 PM