Sushanta Ghosh

The air quality in Barishal city has gone far beyond the acceptable level as a government agency has been inactive for around eight years to stop toxic gas-emitting vehicles -- the major pollutant.

Fed up by continued indifference from authorities, a group of youngsters voluntarily started cleaning Tajkathi canal in Barishal city on Saturday.

Swapan Khandokar, a passenger of a BRTC bus plying on Khulna-Barishal route on Tuesday, got on the bus in dry clothes, but by the time he reached his destination, he was drenched. The roof of the dilapidated bus constantly leaked water from the pouring rain outside, to the point where some passengers were forced to open their umbrellas inside the vehicle.

To improve the drainage system and avoid waterlogging during the upcoming monsoon, Barishal City Corporation (BCC) has started a massive drive to clean all of the city's sewers.

The Department of Archaeology in Barishal is preparing to take over the Lakhutia Zamindar Bari and temple, one of the oldest archaeological sites in Barishal division.

The Barishal-1 constituency comprises two upazilas -- Gournadi and Agailjhara.

The Barishal city is yet to see fully-fledged electioneering by the major political parties although the polls are just two weeks away.

Hotel rooms in Barisal are filling up fast, with a large number of people coming in to the city to take part in electoral campaigns ahead of the city corporation polls.

People of a village in Hijla upazila have been working hard for the last three months to protect their village from erosion by the

Pahela Falgun, the first day of Spring in the Bangla seasonal was welcomed in Barisal with spontaneous enthusiasm on Tuesday.

Some of the common features one may find in an ambulance should include a variety of medical equipment, for instance, cardiac monitor, oxygen tank and so forth. Because of the life-saving equipment, an ambulance can be considered as the "hospital on wheels".

A three-day long Poush Mela was held in Barisal over the last week. Jatiyo Rabindra Sangeet Sammilon Parishad, Barisal Unit arranged the

A Zainul Charukala Utshab marking the 103rd birth anniversary of legendary artist Zainul Abedin was organised by Charukala Barisal

Two years ago, Sadik Hossain's fate changed when he harvested malta, a very profitable fruit in the southern district.

Biva Rani, 60, lives in her brother's tin-shed house in Upendranath Mandal near Torki Bandar of Barisal's Gournadi upazila. She works odd jobs, as a tailor, a weaver, a midwife sometimes, in order to look after herself and her disabled son Sagor.

A daylong exhibition about facts, photos, documents of Liberation War was held to observe the 46th anniversary of Victory of Bangladesh

With a view to ensuring accessible policing service, Barisal police took an initiative to install a number of "complaint boxes" so that citizens can file complaints with police.

Pink and more pink, as far as the eye can see! When Barisal district's water lilies bloom, the naturally occurring spectacle could not be

Barisal division is known for amra (hog plum). Enriched with vitamins, this sweet-and-sour fruit can be eaten raw, cooked in a curry or as pickles. The nutritious seasonal delicacy grows in abundance in Barisal, Jhalakathi and Pirojpur districts.

The four villages of Maheshpur Paul Para in Niamati union of Barisal's Bakerganj upazila have a long association with clay. For