KM Habibur Rahman

Erosion threatens new embankment in two villages

Around 3,000 residents of two villages under Pirojpur’s Indurkani upazila have long endured immense suffering due to the absence of a protective embankment.

6d ago

Indurhat-Jilbari road renovation halted for over a year in Pirojpur

The 5km rural road serves as an important route connecting Nesarabad and Nazirpur upazilas

1w ago

Guava growers brace for low output amid adverse weather

Farmers in Pirojpur’s Nesarabad upazila are anxious about a possible low yield of guava this year due to unfavourable weather conditions

2w ago

Palm trees bring prosperity to Burirchar residents

Palm trees grow naturally along roadsides and orchard edges

3w ago

Locals suffer as hospital project stalls for 17 years

The construction work to upgrade the facilities of Kawkhali Upazila Health Complex in Pirojpur remains incomplete even after 17 years, depriving around one lakh residents of essential medical services.

1m ago

Pirojpur’s 43 canals reduced to drains and dumps

Once, the canals flowing through Pirojpur town were the main route for transporting goods and people via paddle and engine-run boats.

1m ago

Water hyacinth spurs new livelihoods

Earning opportunities through water hyacinth have been created for hundreds of people in different areas of Pirojpur’s Nazirpur and neighbouring Gopalganj’s Kotalipara upazilas.

1m ago

‘Nightmares don’t let me sleep’

The slightest noise now wakes Lokman Hossain from his sleep, bringing back the horrors of his ordeal in Libya.

1m ago
June 14, 2025
June 14, 2025

Erosion threatens new embankment in two villages

Around 3,000 residents of two villages under Pirojpur’s Indurkani upazila have long endured immense suffering due to the absence of a protective embankment.

June 9, 2025
June 9, 2025

Indurhat-Jilbari road renovation halted for over a year in Pirojpur

The 5km rural road serves as an important route connecting Nesarabad and Nazirpur upazilas

June 6, 2025
June 6, 2025

Guava growers brace for low output amid adverse weather

Farmers in Pirojpur’s Nesarabad upazila are anxious about a possible low yield of guava this year due to unfavourable weather conditions

May 28, 2025
May 28, 2025

Palm trees bring prosperity to Burirchar residents

Palm trees grow naturally along roadsides and orchard edges

May 12, 2025
May 12, 2025

Locals suffer as hospital project stalls for 17 years

The construction work to upgrade the facilities of Kawkhali Upazila Health Complex in Pirojpur remains incomplete even after 17 years, depriving around one lakh residents of essential medical services.

May 11, 2025
May 11, 2025

Pirojpur’s 43 canals reduced to drains and dumps

Once, the canals flowing through Pirojpur town were the main route for transporting goods and people via paddle and engine-run boats.

May 7, 2025
May 7, 2025

Water hyacinth spurs new livelihoods

Earning opportunities through water hyacinth have been created for hundreds of people in different areas of Pirojpur’s Nazirpur and neighbouring Gopalganj’s Kotalipara upazilas.

April 26, 2025
April 26, 2025

‘Nightmares don’t let me sleep’

The slightest noise now wakes Lokman Hossain from his sleep, bringing back the horrors of his ordeal in Libya.

March 15, 2025
March 15, 2025

Nesarabad in Pirojpur: Decaying bridges pose daily peril

At least six iron bridges along the 31-kilometre Sharshina–Swarupkathi–Kawkhali–Noikathi road in Pirojpur’s Nesarabad upazila are in a vulnerable condition.

March 14, 2025
March 14, 2025

Kalinganga river: Residents struggle due to lack of boat quays

Local residents have long been suffering while crossing the Kaliganga river in Pirojpur’s Nazirpur upazila using Toyoberhat-Gholarhat boat ferry as there is no boat quay (ghat) on either side of the river.