To legalise child marriage!
Under-aged Sadia was married to a young man of Shrirampur village, showing her to be marriageable by a registrar
27 December 2016, 18:00 PM
100 years of Latif Seminary
Patuakhali Latif Municipal Seminary, a famous non-government secondary level educational institution, is celebrating
18 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Picturesque Kuakata loses beauty
The Kuakata sea beach area sees gradual encroachment as a section of people are making illegal structures in the picturesque tourist
6 December 2016, 18:00 PM
Grabbers' eyes on river Khakdan in Barguna
The Khakdan river flowing through Barguna town is being filled up by local influential people who are constructing illegal structures on both sides of the river.
29 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Fish drying starts in coast
Seasonal fish drying has started in the coastal areas of Bhola, Patuakhali and Barguna and thousands of people, including a good number of women and children, are now engaged in the job.
24 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Over 150 Patuakhali primary school buildings unfit for use
Over 150 primary school buildings in seven out of eight upazilas in Patuakhali district have become badly damaged
20 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Inoperative for four years
The only seismograph in the country's southern part at Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU) has remained inoperative for four years due to lack of a sensor.
9 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Charcoal plant on waqf land
After illegally occupying a 1.57 acre plot of land donated under Islamic law for charitable purpose, known as a waqf estate, a Jubo
3 November 2016, 18:00 PM
Land grabbers at it again in Kuakata beach
Illegal structures are springing up along the Kuakata beach ignoring a High Court directive issued five years ago.
1 November 2016, 18:00 PM
WB project changes ultra poor women's livelihood
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim will visit Rakudia village in Babuganj upazila under the district tomorrow to hear the success stories
16 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Mobile Computer lab: Youths' IT training for self-employment
The Department of Youth Development (DYD) has taken an innovative step to provide training to the youth on using computer and browsing the internet in Amtali upazila of Barguna.
5 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Save Kuakata beach project on cards
Water Development Board (WDB) is going to take up a mega project to save Kuakata beach from erosion.
1 October 2016, 18:00 PM
Construction not completed in three years!
Construction of much needed Rangabali Union Parishad (UP) Complex in Rangabali upazila headquarters could not be completed even
5 September 2016, 18:00 PM
An act of humanity
Jamal Ibne Musa, who made all the arrangements for reuniting Indian boy Sonu with his family in New Delhi and was dubbed "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" after a Bollywood blockbuster of the same name by Bangladeshi and Indian media for his noble efforts to save him, was acquitted of two cases filed by the boy's "captors".
15 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Country's largest seed firm to be powered by straw-based electricity
Work for a straw-based bio-gas cum power plant, first of its kind in the country, is going on in full swing to produce 500 cubic metres of bio-gas and 80 KW (kilowatt) of electricity for the country's biggest seed firm at Bashbaria in Dashmina upazila under the district.
10 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Grabber feasts on Kuakata
A real estate company named The Sunrise Beach Resort hung a signboard in Gangamoti area on Kuakata beach, 'occupying' khas land.
8 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Robbery biggest hurdle for fishing in Bay
They defy the mysterious, uncertain sea, fighting against storms and huge waves to make a living by fishing in the sea, yet their biggest concern in the Bay of Bengal is not the natural elements but the robber gangs active there.
4 August 2016, 18:00 PM
Trial run of Payra port starts today
Bangladesh's third seaport at Payra in Patuakhali will begin its experimental operations today.
31 July 2016, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM
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, 18:00 PM