Habibur Rahman

Ferry services between Tagra and Charkhali terminals in Pirojpur on Barishal-Bhandaria-Pirojpur highway are taking a heavy toll as the perennial problem of hidden shoals in the Kacha river has worsened this dry season.

Farmers of Pirojpur Sadar upazila are growing seasonal vegetables without ploughing the land that would lie unused after harvesting Aman paddy, and are making good profit.

A brick kiln in Pashchim Baniary area under Nazirpur upazila has been causing suffering to the villagers for years, but local administration and law enforcers have not taken any steps to stop the nuisance.

Nomination of Shameem Sayedee, son of convicted war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee, for Pirojpur-1 has left local BNP leaders in a tight corner and made their fight against archrival Awami League tough.

Geographically most areas under Dewlbari-Dobra, Kalardoaniya and Malikhali unions in Nazirpur upazila remain waterlogged and covered with different water plants including water hyacinth all the year round.

Farm fishes are meeting the demand of the consumers as river and sea fishes are virtually absent in the local markets amid the ongoing ban on catching all types of fish in rivers.

A Hindu temple was vandalised by miscreants at Panchpara Bazar of Pirojpur Sadar Upazila early yesterday.

He is not a renowned author. His work may not be deemed material of high quality that distinguishes a best-selling writer from the average ones. But for someone who lives in a remote pasture of the country and with a humble background of a schoolteacher, a publication of 106 books under his belt is quite an achievement in itself.

A leader of Pirojpur BNP has been named twice and a former district president of Islami Chhatra Shibir thrice as accused in a case filed with Pirojpur Police Station under the Anti-Terrorism Act on September 1.

In wetland areas of Pirojpur, farming on floating seedbeds called “dhap” is a tradition that spans centuries. Primarily constructed from water hyacinth, the seedbeds that are up to 180 feet long, four feet wide and two feet thick, allow farming in areas otherwise unavailable for regular crops. But this year, the rising cost of floating cultivation has farmers worried.

A house in Kachukathi village under Kawkhali upazila has been occupying a portion of the busy Kawkhali-Nesarabad road for many years, to the immense suffering of the people using the road.

A broken bridge over a canal in Kawkhali upazila has been causing untold suffering to thousands of people for the last two years.

A Swechchhasebak Dal leader allegedly died of a heart attack while being chased by police in Pirojpur town on Saturday night.

The marshlands of Nazirpur upazila in Pirojpur are under as much as eight feet of water for most of the year. It's not the sort of

Police yesterday reopened the tea stall whose owner was forced to close it for over three months by local UP chairman in Pirojpur's Nesarabad upazila.

It's easy enough to get sidetracked on Youtube. About a month ago, when farmer Alamgir Hossain, 55, from Pirojpur town, was

During the Liberation War, Pirojpur town saw horrible scenes of brutalities by Pakistan occupation army.

Every afternoon, thousands of sparrows from different areas of Pirojpur town congregate in a little banyan tree in Pirojpur Old Bus Terminal.

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.

Struggling with family poverty from childhood, Syeda Jannatul Ferdaus Rima had a dream to shine in life through technical education.