Sushanta Ghosh

Drug-related cases in Barishal division rose by nearly 80 percent in the first six months of this year compared with the same period last year, according to data from the Barishal Range Deputy Inspector General’s office.

Frequent power outages are causing patients to suffer at Barishal General Hospital and Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH), disrupting treatment and making it difficult to keep operating theatres and critical care units running.

An evening of classical music enthralled music lovers in Barishal on Saturday, as Sur Saki Sangeetalay organised a special programme at the Shabdabili Group Theatre auditorium on Sadar Road.

The winding canals branching off the Sugandha river weave through the famed floating guava orchards of Jhalakathi and Pirojpur, creating one of southern Bangladesh’s most distinctive agricultural landscapes.

Fishers across Bhola, Mehendiganj and Barishal report frustration and losses

Thousands of passengers are being forced to cross the Meghna river on illegal trawlers on the Monpura-Tazumuddin route in Bhola at great risk despite a seasonal ban on such vessels in the perilous waters, as the only sea truck on the route has been out of service for around a year and a half following mechanical failure.

The 1.5km stretch along the western bank now attracts huge crowds with scenic walkways and greenery

A woman died at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in Barishal as her oxygen supply was removed to help another patient whose family had paid Tk 200 to a trolley man, alleges the family.