Navigability crisis hits Payra port, foreign ship arrivals drop
Port officials and users attribute the decline to worsening navigability in the 75 km-long Rabnabad channel.
16 December 2025, 13:30 PM
From waste to wealth
In a major step towards green and sustainable industry, a new factory in Patuakhali is transforming fallen betel nut leaf sheaths, locally called khol, into durable, biodegradable tableware.
11 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Barguna Liberation War Museum: Looted and left in ruins for over a year
The Barguna Liberation War Museum, which was vandalised and looted on August 5 last year following the ouster of the Awami League government, now stands abandoned, empty and padlocked.
5 December 2025, 18:00 PM
Rangabali of Patuakhali: Forestland grabbed for watermelon cultivation
Protected forestland and riverbanks are being illegally occupied in the Char Signboard area of Kachipara village under Patuakhali’s Rangabali upazila, allegedly to cultivate watermelon by building an embankment.
24 November 2025, 22:32 PM
Kalapara of Patuakhali / Mahipur fish landing station lies idle for 4yrs
The Mahipur Fish Landing Station in Patuakhali’s Kalapara upazila has remained idle for the past four years, since its inauguration in 2021.
13 November 2025, 18:00 PM
Youth finds success in ornamental fish farming in Patuakhali
Emon now earns over Tk 1 lakh a month from his thriving venture
10 November 2025, 09:39 AM
Golden-green Aman paddy kindles hope for Patuakhali farmers
Favourable weather boosts production, but salinity concerns persist in low-lying areas
9 November 2025, 07:04 AM
Golden-green Aman paddy kindles hope for Patuakhali farmers
Favourable weather boosts production, but salinity concerns persist in low-lying areas
9 November 2025, 13:28 PM
Seismograph at PSTU inactive for over 3 yrs
The seismograph at Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU) has remained inoperative since its sensor went out of order over
27 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Good price of mung bean makes farmers happy
Mung bean farmers in the district are happy with bumper yield and good market price of the popular food crop this season.
22 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Bumper yield, good prices make farmers happy
Watermelon farmers of different char (sandy land) areas of the district are happy with its bumper production and satisfactory price this
15 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Sidr-hit bridge without repair for 8 years
The super cyclone Sidr-hit iron bridge on Kachari canal at Mudubi in Rangabali upazila under the district has not been repaired in last
22 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Dubious measurement of 4,105 trees under sale
Serious irregularities have been alleged regarding the forest department's planned sale of over 4,000 trees in different areas of Amtali
19 March 2015, 18:00 PM
Success story of a torture victim woman
Once a victim of brutalities for dowry, Shukria Begum has now become an emblem of success through determination and hard work, winning Joyeeta (Bangla word for winning woman) award from the government's Woman and Children Affairs Department in the district this year.
7 March 2015, 18:34 PM
Drones used for first time in Bangladesh
For the first time in the country, agriculturalists have started using drones to monitor farmlands in the southern districts of Barisal and Patuakhali.
3 March 2015, 18:20 PM
Gangs loot trees, burn trunks in Kuakata forest
Gangs of tree looters have continued felling trees of Gangamoti Reserve Forest and the nearby eco-park in Kuakata beach area under the district.
25 February 2015, 19:37 PM