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Sohrab Hossain

Our Correspondent, Patuakhali

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Patuakhali’s seaweed potential yet to be tapped

12 September 2026
Seaweeds scattered across the sandy shore and shallow waters of Kuakata beach in Patuakhali are emerging as a potential source of alternative income for coastal communities.
12 September 2026
Bangladesh Marine Fish Catch Decline

Marine fish catch slumps amid overfishing, habitat loss

6 September 2026
Years of overfishing, destructive fishing practices and damage to marine habitats are depleting Bangladesh’s fish stocks, with catches of hilsa and other marine species falling sharply.
6 September 2026
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Where access to freshwater is a daily struggle

5 September 2026
Sharmin Begum, who lives in Barguna’s Patharghata upazila, may have done little to contribute to global warming, but she is suffering severely from its adverse impacts.
5 September 2026
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Doctor shortage cripples Patuakhali hospital

2 September 2026
Patuakhali 250-bed General Hospital has long been struggling to provide adequate healthcare services to a growing number of patients due to a severe shortage of doctors.
2 September 2026
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Erosion threatens Kuakata beach

31 August 2026
Persistent rainfall, high tides and rough seas in recent times have intensified coastal erosion along Kuakata beach, threatening key public and religious establishments as well as the town’s coastal protection embankment.
31 August 2026
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Tk 7cr town hall lies unfinished in Barguna

30 August 2026
A town hall built by Barguna Municipality to promote literary and cultural activities and host meetings and seminars has remained unfinished for eight years, despite crores of taka being spent on the project.
30 August 2026
After a three-year hiatus, ‘Theatrewala’ revives Patuakhali’s theatre scene

After a three-year hiatus, ‘Theatrewala’ revives Patuakhali’s theatre scene

29 August 2026
The theatre group Agun Mukha organised the performance with support from the District Shilpakala Academy. The play was staged in memory of noted late theatre personality and physician Fazlul Karim.
29 August 2026
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Tk 8.78cr road caves in within a month

29 August 2026
A key road in Barguna’s Amtali upazila has collapsed within a month of being renovated at a cost of more than Tk 8 crore.
29 August 2026
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100 years of Latif Seminary

Patuakhali Latif Municipal Seminary, a famous non-government secondary level educational institution, is celebrating
18 December 2016
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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
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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
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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
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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

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
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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
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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
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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

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
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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

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
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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
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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
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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

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
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Trial run of Payra port starts today

Bangladesh's third seaport at Payra in Patuakhali will begin its experimental operations today.
31 July 2016
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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

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
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Passengers suffer as four launch ghats in awful state

Thousands of passengers are suffering a lot as two launch ghats (terminals) in Galachipa upazila under the district are virtually unusable while two others are lying without any approach road for long.
22 June 2016

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