Barguna

The plight of fishermen: No aid for families of those lost at sea

At least 196 fishermen from Patharghata upazila of Barguna have gone missing while fishing at sea or in rivers over the past 33 years. Their families are not only left without closure, but also without any government assistance.
23 August 2026

Barguna court orders departmental proceedings against police officer

Officer sought arrest warrant despite records showing accused was in jail at the time of the alleged offence
5 August 2026

Children should feel safe in their schools

Why are so many primary school buildings in Barguna dilapidated?
10 May 2024

Repair the 147 unusable bridges in Barguna

We need localised development that is attuned to people’s needs and sufferings, not flashy megaprojects
31 July 2023

The politicisation of police

Police have been used regularly to muzzle the opposition in Bangladesh
29 August 2022

OC withdrawn for slapping ASI in Barguna

The officer-in-charge of Bamna Police Station in Barguna was withdrawn today for slapping an assistant sub-inspector of police (ASI) while he was on duty at a human chain on August 8.
11 August 2020

Coast guards seize 740kg of venison

Coast guard members arrested a man in possession of 20 maunds (about 740kg) of venison from a trawler in Barguna’s Patharghata upazila early yesterday.
6 October 2019

Rakhine land grabbed in Barguna

Around 70 acres of agricultural land of some 20 Rakhine people have allegedly been grabbed by a private company for setting up a coal-fired power plant in Barguna’s Taltali upazila.
25 April 2019

Barguna School: HC issues rule over death of student

The High Court yesterday issued a rule asking the respondents to explain within four weeks why they should not be directed to pay compensation to the families of Barguna school victims.
7 April 2019

Provide compensation for Barguna schoolgirl’s death: HC

The High Court issues a rule asking the respondents to explain in four weeks why they should not be directed to provide adequate and proper compensation to the family of a Borguna school student who died and to her classmates who were injured as chunks of its building’s ceiling plaster fell on them.
7 April 2019

Question Leak: Even class-I not spared

Question paper for class-I students has surprisingly been leaked in Barguna.
13 December 2017

Headmaster assaulted in Barguna

A Jubo League man, also chairman of the managing committee of a high school under Amtali upazila in Barguna district, allegedly assaulted the headmaster of the school at about 5:30pm last Saturday.
3 December 2017

Barguna 'Gang-rape': Key accused arrested

Police have arrested the prime accused in the gang rape case of a Barguna schoolteacher.
25 August 2017

Teacher 'gang-raped' at Barguna school

A primary schoolteacher has allegedly been gang-rapped in Barguna's Betagi upazila.
18 August 2017

Barguna UNO transferred to cabinet div

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) of Barguna Sadar Kazi Tariq Salman, who was sued for publishing a portrait of Bangabandhu recently, has been transferred to the cabinet division as senior assistant secretary.
1 August 2017

3 coast guards killed Barguna road crash

Three members of Bangladesh Coast Guard are killed as a bus hit their motorcycle in Amtoli upazila of Barguna.
21 April 2017

Man killed in crocodile attack in Barguna

A man is killed in an attack by a crocodile at Tengragiri Eco Park in Barguna.
25 March 2017

Reel to real

Remember last year's Bollywood blockbuster Bajrangi Bhaijaan? Where its protagonist tries to take a mute six-year-old Pakistani girl back to her homeland to reunite her with her family?
26 May 2016

Patient dies as ambulance hits tree in Barguna

A patient died and four others were injured when an ambulance hit a roadside tree in Amtali upazila of Barguna this afternoon.
20 February 2016

2 more killed in election violence

Two more people who were injured in clashes during Wednesday's municipal election in Barguna and Kishoreganj died from their wounds yesterday.
31 December 2015