Sohrab Hossain

The familiar roar of fishing trawlers has fallen silent along Patuakhali’s coast as a 58-day government ban on fishing in the Bay of Bengal takes effect -- an essential step for conserving marine resources, but one that is simultaneously straining the livelihoods of fishing communities and intensifying their financial hardship.

Three dolphins and three rare sea turtles have washed ashore, with experts calling the repeated deaths a warning sign

Fishermen say the ban comes on top of falling catches and fuel shortages

For many, negative real incomes have pushed protein off plates and now threaten a heavier debt burden

Fragile wooden crossing used for nearly two years as debris remains uncleared

An ice plant is being constructed by illegally grabbing and filling the Bura Gauranga riverbank in Char Montaz union under Rangabali upazila in Patuakhali, local residents alleged.

At the Tengragiri Crocodile Breeding Centre in Taltali upazila of Barguna, not a single hatchling survived in the past 13 years of breeding efforts, with each dying soon after being hatched under unclear circumstances.

Low demand after Eid caused sharp fall in farmgate prices, growers say