Partha Chakraborty

Bagerhat 250-bed Hospital: Biochemistry analyser machine left unused for a year

An automatic biochemistry analyser machine procured at the Bagerhat 250-bed Hospital has been lying unused for over a year. No allocation has yet been made to procure the reagents for conducting diagnostic tests using the machine.

6m ago

From cyclone devastation to tourist destination

Sarankhola, a small upazila in Bagerhat, is a place of scenic beauty that has recently seen a renewed interest in tourism. This upazila, of around 152 square kilometres, is bounded to the east by the Baleshwar River, to the north by Morrelgonj, and the south and west by the Sundarbans and the Bay of Bengal.

1y ago

Water Treatment Plant in Bagerhat: Fighting water crisis for a decade

In 2013, Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) in Bagerhat set up a water-treatment plant in Kachua upazila at a cost of Tk 1.10 crore. And this plant has been bounty for the locals ever since.

1y ago

Rampal Power Plant: There’s no stopping the thieves!

It seems nothing can stop organised criminal gangs from stealing machines, materials and different kinds of equipment from Bagerhat’s Rampal coal-based thermal power plant.

1y ago

Attending classes in ankle-deep water

Students of Gazi Azizul Haque Government Primary School in Bagerhat are doing classes in horrible conditions at a makeshift bamboo structure, with a roof made out of plastic sheets.

2y ago

Chui jhal, must-have for a southerner’s Eid

It’s a long-held heritage of the southerners to use “chui jhal” (piper chaba) along with other spices to cook meat. This spice is extremely popular in the region throughout the year. However, the demand multiplies before Eid-ul-Azha.

2y ago

A noble change in dire times

Until March 20, Vumi Book Café and Guest House in Bagerhat were like any other small-scale hotel, serving customers hearty meals and comfortable lodging.

4y ago

Abandoned, but still in use

At least 141 school buildings out of 1,162 primary schools in Bagerhat’s nine upazilas are risky, says the district primary education office. Teachers and guardians fear that accident might take place anytime there.

5y ago
April 20, 2024
April 20, 2024

Bagerhat 250-bed Hospital: Biochemistry analyser machine left unused for a year

An automatic biochemistry analyser machine procured at the Bagerhat 250-bed Hospital has been lying unused for over a year. No allocation has yet been made to procure the reagents for conducting diagnostic tests using the machine.

April 9, 2023
April 9, 2023

From cyclone devastation to tourist destination

Sarankhola, a small upazila in Bagerhat, is a place of scenic beauty that has recently seen a renewed interest in tourism. This upazila, of around 152 square kilometres, is bounded to the east by the Baleshwar River, to the north by Morrelgonj, and the south and west by the Sundarbans and the Bay of Bengal.

March 30, 2023
March 30, 2023

Water Treatment Plant in Bagerhat: Fighting water crisis for a decade

In 2013, Department of Public Health Engineering (DPHE) in Bagerhat set up a water-treatment plant in Kachua upazila at a cost of Tk 1.10 crore. And this plant has been bounty for the locals ever since.

February 22, 2023
February 22, 2023

Rampal Power Plant: There’s no stopping the thieves!

It seems nothing can stop organised criminal gangs from stealing machines, materials and different kinds of equipment from Bagerhat’s Rampal coal-based thermal power plant.

October 12, 2022
October 12, 2022

Attending classes in ankle-deep water

Students of Gazi Azizul Haque Government Primary School in Bagerhat are doing classes in horrible conditions at a makeshift bamboo structure, with a roof made out of plastic sheets.

July 9, 2022
July 9, 2022

Chui jhal, must-have for a southerner’s Eid

It’s a long-held heritage of the southerners to use “chui jhal” (piper chaba) along with other spices to cook meat. This spice is extremely popular in the region throughout the year. However, the demand multiplies before Eid-ul-Azha.

March 24, 2020
March 24, 2020

A noble change in dire times

Until March 20, Vumi Book Café and Guest House in Bagerhat were like any other small-scale hotel, serving customers hearty meals and comfortable lodging.

May 11, 2019
May 11, 2019

Abandoned, but still in use

At least 141 school buildings out of 1,162 primary schools in Bagerhat’s nine upazilas are risky, says the district primary education office. Teachers and guardians fear that accident might take place anytime there.

April 25, 2018
April 25, 2018

Crisis of drinking water in Bagerhat

People in the district are using contaminated water from ponds for drinking and household work as most of the Pond Sand Filters (PSF)