Sohrab Hossain

Keeping a 200-year tradition afloat

Even amid intensified monitoring to protect mother hilsa during the ongoing 22-day fishing ban, illegal fishing continues unabated across five sanctuaries.

Officials report fishermen resorting to violence when intercepted during drives

Thousands of fishermen across the coastal belt are enduring hardship during the fishing ban

The once-pristine Harin Ghata eco-tourism site in Barguna’s Patharghata upazila is steadily losing its appeal due to prolonged neglect and lack of maintenance.

For fisherman Sohrab Hossain of Kuakata in Patuakhali’s Kalapara upazila, life has been a relentless struggle. A decade ago, a road accident claimed one of his legs, leaving many to believe he would never return to the sea.

From the beaches of Cox’s Bazar and Kuakata to the hill slopes of Sajek Valley and the wetlands of Sylhet, Bangladesh’s major tourist destinations are expanding without proper planning or regulation..Makeshift shops, unauthorised hotels, risky embankments, and unregulated boating threaten

Harnessing the current of sluice gate water, a man in Barguna has devised a way to generate electricity at no cost.

For more than four decades, hundreds of birds have found sanctuary in the homestead of 60-year-old Akhtar Hossain, a schoolteacher in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali..Locals now fondly call it the “Bird House”..Located in Musuliabad village under Baliatali union, Akhtar’s home is surr

Dozens of diagnostic centres have sprung up in different markets and neighbourhoods of Galachipa upazila in Patuakhali, many of them operating without approval or licence renewal for years.

Widespread irregularities have been alleged in the construction of a 2.5-kilometre road from Uttar Kajir Hawla Mohsenia Dakhil Madrasa to Khalgora Bazar in Rangabali upazila of Patuakhali.

Yet, no post-mortems have ever been performed. Officials say absence of a local lab prevents autopsies

Affected villagers say a syndicate of officials and brokers is demanding between 6 and 12 percent in bribes

Hilsa prices have surged in local markets following the interim government’s approval for the export of over 12,000 tonnes of the national fish to India and the Middle East in recent days.

At least 22 development projects under the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) in Patuakhali have been stalled for over a year, causing immense suffering for residents.

The symbolism of the Tree Hospital is powerful. It shows that preserving the environment is not only about protecting forests far from human settlements

The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Patuakhali 250-bed General Hospital has remained closed for the last five months after it was vandalised on April 14, leaving critically ill patients without life-saving services.

At least 357 iron bridges in Barguna have become unfit for use due to years of neglect, causing immense suffering for locals.

At least 647 kilometres of roads under the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) in Patuakhali have become unfit for use due to years of neglect, causing immense suffering to commuters.

An embankment built across the Boritala River at Gabbaria in Patuakhali’s Kalapara upazila has blocked the natural water flow, leaving vast areas waterlogged.