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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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Vessels ply amid risk as most signal lights inactive for years

Most of the signal lights on different river routes in the district have remained inoperative for long, posing problems for water
21 June 2016
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Villagers build bamboo bridge on self-help basis

Villagers completed construction of a 375-foot long bamboo bridge on Amlabhanga Canal under Rangabali upazila of the district yesterday. The cost of constructing the bridge was Tk 80,000, which was contributed by the villagers.
8 June 2016
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Cyclone Roanu wreaks havoc on roads, bridges

Cyclone Roanu, which hit the southern region on May 21, has caused serious damage to infrastructure in six districts of Barisal
6 June 2016
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Fatrarban reserve forest lies ravaged

Vast areas of Fatrarban reserve forest in the beach area of the district now give a bleak look as cyclone Roanu on May 21 caused
28 May 2016
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Thousands suffer as work on bridge suspended

Construction work of Lohalia Bridge on the Lohalia River on Patuakhali-Dashmina via Baufal road has remained suspended for over a
19 May 2016
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Rotting disease frustrates sunflower growers

Sunflower growers in the district are facing losses this season as the plants are rotting during the ongoing harvesting period.
30 April 2016
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Mung bean farming sees rise in Patuakhali

Cultivation of mung bean sees gradual increase in the coastal district as it brings good profit.
27 April 2016
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Grabbers choke canals in Patuakhali's Kalapara

Farmers in Kalapara upazila of the district are facing crisis of sweet water for irrigating their agricultural land as most of the
23 April 2016
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Country's largest seed farm at risk

Flooding and erosion threatens the country's largest seed farm covering 1,044 acres of land in Dashmina upazila under the district.
20 April 2016
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Watermelon farmers happy with high yield, good price

Watermelon farmers in Patuakhali district are very happy due to a bumper yield and good prices this year. Watermelons from this area
10 April 2016
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Saline water damages crops on hundreds of acres

Different crops including watermelon, teel, mustard, maize, chilli, ground nut, and dal on several hundred acres of land at Devpur
7 April 2016
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Thousands suffer as bridge lies incomplete halfway

Thousands of people of Patuakhali Sadar and Galachipa upazilas are suffering as a 12.50-kilometre-long road, completed three years ago, cannot be opened for vehicular movement due to non-completion of a girder bridge for three years.
6 April 2016
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Upper half of 6,000 trees cut for electric line

The Rural Electrification Board (REB) cut down the upper half of over 6,000 trees under the social forestation project on 17-km-long area of Patuakhali-Betagi road to run a high voltage power line from Patuakhali district town to Betagi upazila headquarters in Barguna district.
5 April 2016
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Pest attacks sunflowers just a month before harvest

Sunflower farmers in the coastal districts of Patuakhai and Barguna are facing losses this season as leaves are dying due to an
31 March 2016
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Ex-UP chairman felling trees on school ground

An influential person is felling trees on the ground of Syed Jafor Government Primary School in Dashmina upazila under the district.
27 March 2016
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Criminals busy making it barren

A few gangs are plundering trees from the reserve forest at Gangamati near Kuakata of Patuakhali.
27 March 2016
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Acute drinking water crisis grips coastal people

Most of the one lakh people living in 17 coastal islands belonging to Baufal upazila under the district are suffering for want of safe
22 March 2016
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Jatka netting, sale go on openly defying ban

Illegally netted jatka (hilsa less than 10 inches long) is on open sale at markets in the district, despite a countrywide
20 March 2016
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Watermelon plants dying days before harvest

Watermelon farmers of the district are facing losses this season as the melon vines are dying in different areas due to 'wilting' disease, just two weeks before harvest.
16 March 2016
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PM opens 2 bridges on Kuakata road today

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will formally open Shaheed Sheikh Kamal Bridge and Shaheed Sheikh Jamal Bridge on Patuakhali-Kuakata road through a video conference from her office in the capital today.
24 February 2016

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