Sohrab Hossain

The ongoing Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent Dakhil and SSC (vocational) examinations at all 12 centres in Baufal

People from home and abroad are losing interest in visiting the Kuakata tourist spot as most of the facilities have been damaged by tidal surge from the Bay of Bengal.

Over 1,000 fishing nets have been set up on 30km stretch of the Harinbaria canal in Taltali upazila of Barguna, posing threat to

A new island emerging from the Bay, about 30 kilometres to the south of Kuakata sea beach, has already started attracting visitors.

It's been many years since private solar systems made inroads into coastal villages. Char Biswas in Patuakhali's Galachipa upazila, an

The Lohalia and Lawakathi rivers in the district town are becoming polluted due to dumping of waste in the two rivers by the municipality, endangering biodiversity and many species of fish.

In recent years, forestland in Kuakata beach area, including the coconut garden, tamarisk garden, Palm trees and vast areas of Kuakata Jatiya Udyan, have been continuously disappearing due to erosion by the sea.

Isn't it astonishing, when it is found patients of a community clinic are receiving treatment in the corridor of a primary school? Not only this, a portion of a union parishad (UP) office is now being used as a clinic.

Alirbandor Government Primary School in Taltali upazila under Barguna faces the threat of collapse into an adjacent pond dug by a

Around 20 educational institutions in the district are in danger of being washed away as the rivers are eroding large areas during the rainy season.

Fifteen years ago when Nasir Uddin from Bazargona village in Patuakhali Sadar upazila moved into a local Ashrayan public housing

Farming on around 400 acres of land is greatly hampered as an influential family has started fish cultivation in the

In Patuakhali's riverside communities accessing modern healthcare can be quite a challenge, particularly if specialist consultation is

Domen Rakhine, 45, has run a clothing stall at Kuakata Rakhine Women's Market since 2003. She is one of fourteen

Seasonal king tides over the past two months have caused extensive damage to the Kuakata foreshore. Around ten feet of the lone link

Police in Barguna have taken a different step to save women, who were tortured by their families, and over 300 victims have already

In periods of bad weather at Kuakata beach, the speedboats that could normally assist in rescue operations are unavailable. At such

Some influential people using the name of ruling Awami League are building structures by allegedly grabbing a portion of Ghatlar Khal, an important canal in Kuakata municipality.

For the past eight years Moazzem Hossain from Tulatali village in Patuakhali's Kalapara upazila has been busy farming crabs, with

The five-kilometre long Mongolbaria Canal in Borobaishdia union of Patuakhali's Rangabali upazila was once an important resource for