Partha Chakrabortty

Around 50,000 residents of 13 villages along the vast Badokhali Beel (swamp) in Bagerhat Sadar upazila have long been facing hardships due to waterlogging caused by broken sluice gates and illegal encroachment of the waterbody.

Incessant rainfall over the past few days caused severe waterlogging in low-lying areas of Bagerhat, inundating at least 7,000 fish enclosures across the district.

The central bus terminal in Bagerhat district has long been in a dilapidated state, with no renovation done to it for around two decades.

The recent rainfall has once again exposed Bagerhat municipality’s woefully inadequate drainage system and the sufferings it can cause to town dwellers.

In times of chaos, heroes often emerge from the most unexpected places. They don’t always wear capes -- in fact, some show up wearing a raincoat, armed with nothing more than a stick and a whistle.

Freedom fighter mourns loss of slain constable Suman Gharami who died in Friday's clash

“I fought for this country. I sacrificed my youth for the freedom of this land. How do I go on now that my son is no more?” asked 80-year-old freedom fighter Sushil Gharami.

In the coastal areas of Bagerhat’s Kachua upazila, solar power has emerged as a boon for the people, especially amid natural disasters and routine power outages.

After years of oblivion amid a growing market for cheap plastic alternatives, clayware is again experiencing a rise in demand and popularity as it is utilitarian, eco-friendly, and culturally significant.

Boat makers in Kachua upazila of Bagerhat have turned to digital platforms using their mobile phones to sell dinghy boats, thereby transforming the way to reach out to their buyers.

The residents of six coastal upazilas under Bagerhat district are grappling with an acute crisis for fresh water for domestic consumption since the onset of dry season.

Stench of municipal waste lining the roadside welcomes anyone entering Bagerhat city.

An acute shortage of doctors and staff has left patients at the Bagerhat 250-bed hospital deprived of much needed medical care.

In 2002, the government banned thin polythene and plastic bags, making Bangladesh the first country in the world to slap such a restriction.

The Bangladesh Water Development Board recently dredged a 23-kilometre stretch of Bishkhali river at Badhal in Bagerhat’s Kachua upazila.

Kept in a row, unique two-wheelers will captivate the attention of any visitor once they enter the workshop of Natural Fiber, a company located at the BSCIC industrial zone near Bagerhat town.

Only a year ago, the 7,000 bighas of swampland of Sashikhali beel in Bagerhat’s Shatgambuj union used to be barren due to inflow of water with high salinity from Doratana river through a sluice gate.

A silent health crisis is unfolding in Gulishakhali village in Bagerhat’s Morrelganj upazila.

On a 23-acre land on the bank of Navaganga river in Narail’s Kalia upazila, where there was once a brick kiln emitting dark clouds of smoke, now lies a vast dragon fruit orchard.

Though over a century has gone by since its establishment, the Government Textile Vocational Institute in Bagerhat, is yet to get a permanent campus.