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Sohrab Hossain

Our Correspondent, Patuakhali

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Narrow, winding Barishal-Kuakata highway takes a heavy toll

30 September 2026
Sharp bends, roadside markets and illegal vehicles add to risks; widening proposal awaits approval
30 September 2026
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Shops spring up again on Kuakata embankment

29 September 2026
Shops and other structures are being built illegally on the slope of a flood-control embankment in Kuakata’s Gangamati area, barely a year after its renovation was completed.
29 September 2026
Payra Port Bangladesh

A mega project largely deserted

19 September 2026
Tk 15,691cr spent, but Payra Port activities far below its commercial potential
19 September 2026
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Patuakhali’s seaweed potential yet to be tapped

12 September 2026
Seaweeds scattered across the sandy shore and shallow waters of Kuakata beach in Patuakhali are emerging as a potential source of alternative income for coastal communities.
12 September 2026
Bangladesh Marine Fish Catch Decline

Marine fish catch slumps amid overfishing, habitat loss

6 September 2026
Years of overfishing, destructive fishing practices and damage to marine habitats are depleting Bangladesh’s fish stocks, with catches of hilsa and other marine species falling sharply.
6 September 2026
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Where access to freshwater is a daily struggle

5 September 2026
Sharmin Begum, who lives in Barguna’s Patharghata upazila, may have done little to contribute to global warming, but she is suffering severely from its adverse impacts.
5 September 2026
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Doctor shortage cripples Patuakhali hospital

2 September 2026
Patuakhali 250-bed General Hospital has long been struggling to provide adequate healthcare services to a growing number of patients due to a severe shortage of doctors.
2 September 2026
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Erosion threatens Kuakata beach

31 August 2026
Persistent rainfall, high tides and rough seas in recent times have intensified coastal erosion along Kuakata beach, threatening key public and religious establishments as well as the town’s coastal protection embankment.
31 August 2026
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Terror attacks hit Kuakata tourism

The recent terror attacks have adversely affected the tourism business in Kuakata as foreigners and many domestic tourists have
9 July 2016

Brave Musa still faces trouble

Jamal Ibne Musa, whose efforts helped a trafficked Indian boy to reunite with his family, has received a fresh threat yet again on Sunday
4 July 2016
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Passengers suffer as four launch ghats in awful state

Thousands of passengers are suffering a lot as two launch ghats (terminals) in Galachipa upazila under the district are virtually unusable while two others are lying without any approach road for long.
22 June 2016
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Vessels ply amid risk as most signal lights inactive for years

Most of the signal lights on different river routes in the district have remained inoperative for long, posing problems for water
21 June 2016
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Villagers build bamboo bridge on self-help basis

Villagers completed construction of a 375-foot long bamboo bridge on Amlabhanga Canal under Rangabali upazila of the district yesterday. The cost of constructing the bridge was Tk 80,000, which was contributed by the villagers.
8 June 2016
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Cyclone Roanu wreaks havoc on roads, bridges

Cyclone Roanu, which hit the southern region on May 21, has caused serious damage to infrastructure in six districts of Barisal
6 June 2016
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Fatrarban reserve forest lies ravaged

Vast areas of Fatrarban reserve forest in the beach area of the district now give a bleak look as cyclone Roanu on May 21 caused
28 May 2016
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Thousands suffer as work on bridge suspended

Construction work of Lohalia Bridge on the Lohalia River on Patuakhali-Dashmina via Baufal road has remained suspended for over a
19 May 2016
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Rotting disease frustrates sunflower growers

Sunflower growers in the district are facing losses this season as the plants are rotting during the ongoing harvesting period.
30 April 2016
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Mung bean farming sees rise in Patuakhali

Cultivation of mung bean sees gradual increase in the coastal district as it brings good profit.
27 April 2016
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Grabbers choke canals in Patuakhali's Kalapara

Farmers in Kalapara upazila of the district are facing crisis of sweet water for irrigating their agricultural land as most of the
23 April 2016
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Country's largest seed farm at risk

Flooding and erosion threatens the country's largest seed farm covering 1,044 acres of land in Dashmina upazila under the district.
20 April 2016
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Watermelon farmers happy with high yield, good price

Watermelon farmers in Patuakhali district are very happy due to a bumper yield and good prices this year. Watermelons from this area
10 April 2016
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Saline water damages crops on hundreds of acres

Different crops including watermelon, teel, mustard, maize, chilli, ground nut, and dal on several hundred acres of land at Devpur
7 April 2016
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Thousands suffer as bridge lies incomplete halfway

Thousands of people of Patuakhali Sadar and Galachipa upazilas are suffering as a 12.50-kilometre-long road, completed three years ago, cannot be opened for vehicular movement due to non-completion of a girder bridge for three years.
6 April 2016
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Upper half of 6,000 trees cut for electric line

The Rural Electrification Board (REB) cut down the upper half of over 6,000 trees under the social forestation project on 17-km-long area of Patuakhali-Betagi road to run a high voltage power line from Patuakhali district town to Betagi upazila headquarters in Barguna district.
5 April 2016
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Pest attacks sunflowers just a month before harvest

Sunflower farmers in the coastal districts of Patuakhai and Barguna are facing losses this season as leaves are dying due to an
31 March 2016
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Ex-UP chairman felling trees on school ground

An influential person is felling trees on the ground of Syed Jafor Government Primary School in Dashmina upazila under the district.
27 March 2016
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Criminals busy making it barren

A few gangs are plundering trees from the reserve forest at Gangamati near Kuakata of Patuakhali.
27 March 2016
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Acute drinking water crisis grips coastal people

Most of the one lakh people living in 17 coastal islands belonging to Baufal upazila under the district are suffering for want of safe
22 March 2016

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