Sohrab Hossain

Our Correspondent, Patuakhali

Neglect leaves 647km of Patuakhali roads in ruins

At least 647 kilometres of roads under the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) in Patuakhali have become unfit for use due to years of neglect, causing immense suffering to commuters.

2d ago

River dam leaves arable land submerged

An embankment built across the Boritala River at Gabbaria in Patuakhali’s Kalapara upazila has blocked the natural water flow, leaving vast areas waterlogged.

1w ago

Hilsa: From full nets to lighter hauls

This year, fishermen have been returning with lesser catches and bigger losses.

2w ago

Plaster falls off newly built madrasa building

Plaster is falling off the walls of a newly constructed four-storey academic building at Modhya Bogura Nuria Dakhil Madrasa in Patuakhali’s Dashmina upazila, raising questions about the quality of the construction work.

4w ago

Launch Ghats in Patuakhali: Lack of pontoons hampers travel

Without pontoons at several launch ghats in the coastal upazilas of Rangabali, Galachipa, Dashmina, and parts of Bauphal in Patuakhali, passengers face serious hazards while boarding and disembarking vessels.

4w ago

Illegal dams spell misery for locals

At least 18 illegal dams built by influential locals for fish farming along the three-kilometre-long Vaila Canal in Patuakhali Sadar upazila are causing severe waterlogging in the surrounding area, affecting around 1,500 acres of farmland and several hundred households.

1m ago

Classes being held in makeshift sheds after school building abandoned

Even light rain brings classes to a halt, teachers say

1m ago

Kalapara in Patuakhali: Embankment collapses months after repair

An embankment in the Karamjatala area of Patuakhali’s Kalapara upazila, repaired at a cost of Tk 1.5 crore only seven months ago, has partially collapsed into the Rabnabad River following tidal surges over the last two days.

1m ago
September 5, 2025
September 5, 2025

Neglect leaves 647km of Patuakhali roads in ruins

At least 647 kilometres of roads under the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) in Patuakhali have become unfit for use due to years of neglect, causing immense suffering to commuters.

August 28, 2025
August 28, 2025

River dam leaves arable land submerged

An embankment built across the Boritala River at Gabbaria in Patuakhali’s Kalapara upazila has blocked the natural water flow, leaving vast areas waterlogged.

August 21, 2025
August 21, 2025

Hilsa: From full nets to lighter hauls

This year, fishermen have been returning with lesser catches and bigger losses.

August 10, 2025
August 10, 2025

Plaster falls off newly built madrasa building

Plaster is falling off the walls of a newly constructed four-storey academic building at Modhya Bogura Nuria Dakhil Madrasa in Patuakhali’s Dashmina upazila, raising questions about the quality of the construction work.

August 9, 2025
August 9, 2025

Launch Ghats in Patuakhali: Lack of pontoons hampers travel

Without pontoons at several launch ghats in the coastal upazilas of Rangabali, Galachipa, Dashmina, and parts of Bauphal in Patuakhali, passengers face serious hazards while boarding and disembarking vessels.

July 30, 2025
July 30, 2025

Illegal dams spell misery for locals

At least 18 illegal dams built by influential locals for fish farming along the three-kilometre-long Vaila Canal in Patuakhali Sadar upazila are causing severe waterlogging in the surrounding area, affecting around 1,500 acres of farmland and several hundred households.

July 29, 2025
July 29, 2025

Classes being held in makeshift sheds after school building abandoned

Even light rain brings classes to a halt, teachers say

July 27, 2025
July 27, 2025

Kalapara in Patuakhali: Embankment collapses months after repair

An embankment in the Karamjatala area of Patuakhali’s Kalapara upazila, repaired at a cost of Tk 1.5 crore only seven months ago, has partially collapsed into the Rabnabad River following tidal surges over the last two days.

July 25, 2025
July 25, 2025

Highway bends turn fatal in Amtali upazila

At least 17 hazardous bends along a 37-kilometre stretch of the Patuakhali-Kuakata highway -- between Shakaria and Bandra in Barguna’s Amtali upazila -- have become death traps for commuters, with dozens killed and hundreds injured in recent months.

July 20, 2025
July 20, 2025

Payra Port to complete upgrade by July 2026

The Payra sea port is being developed under a master plan, and one of the new features is scheduled to be operational by July 2026, said the Payra Port Authority (PPA) yesterday...The port will enable transshipment for up to 15 commercial vessels simultaneously, said PPA Member (Engi