Sushanta Ghosh

The mantas: A life adrift

Despite centuries of life on the water, the Mantas remain invisible in official records.

1w ago

19 fishermen from Bhola haven't returned from sea for two weeks

Relatives claim they are now at West Bengal jail

1m ago

Where have all the big hilsa gone?

Large-sized hilsa have almost disappeared from markets across the southern region, with traders reporting that most of the catch now weighs between 200 and 400 grammes.

1m ago

Patients suffer as hospital building work drags on

Despite being more than a century old, the main building of Barishal General Hospital has remained incomplete for four years, forcing patients to receive treatment in cramped tin-shed rooms.

2m ago

Hilsa: From full nets to lighter hauls

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

2m ago

Bhola municipality: Key roads lie dilapidated

A significant number of roads within Bhola municipality, including several vital ones, are in a dilapidated state, causing immense suffering to locals.

3m ago

Barishal hospital: Overcrowded medicine ward puts patients at risk

Patients and their families have alleged severe mismanagement, overcrowding, and poor healthcare services at the medicine ward of Barishal’s Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH), which is currently operating out of a cramped five-storey building not originally designed to serve patients.

3m ago

Fading away in silence

Around five kilometres away from Jhalakathi district town, past the buzzing Kirtipasha bazaar and post office to the outskirts where the urban cacophony begins to fade, a colossal relic of Bengal’s feudal history rises like a spectre through the foliage- the Kirtipasha Zamindar Palace.

4m ago
October 18, 2025
October 18, 2025

The mantas: A life adrift

Despite centuries of life on the water, the Mantas remain invisible in official records.

September 22, 2025
September 22, 2025

19 fishermen from Bhola haven't returned from sea for two weeks

Relatives claim they are now at West Bengal jail

September 20, 2025
September 20, 2025

Where have all the big hilsa gone?

Large-sized hilsa have almost disappeared from markets across the southern region, with traders reporting that most of the catch now weighs between 200 and 400 grammes.

August 24, 2025
August 24, 2025

Patients suffer as hospital building work drags on

Despite being more than a century old, the main building of Barishal General Hospital has remained incomplete for four years, forcing patients to receive treatment in cramped tin-shed rooms.

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.

July 5, 2025
July 5, 2025

Bhola municipality: Key roads lie dilapidated

A significant number of roads within Bhola municipality, including several vital ones, are in a dilapidated state, causing immense suffering to locals.

July 5, 2025
July 5, 2025

Barishal hospital: Overcrowded medicine ward puts patients at risk

Patients and their families have alleged severe mismanagement, overcrowding, and poor healthcare services at the medicine ward of Barishal’s Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH), which is currently operating out of a cramped five-storey building not originally designed to serve patients.

June 28, 2025
June 28, 2025

Fading away in silence

Around five kilometres away from Jhalakathi district town, past the buzzing Kirtipasha bazaar and post office to the outskirts where the urban cacophony begins to fade, a colossal relic of Bengal’s feudal history rises like a spectre through the foliage- the Kirtipasha Zamindar Palace.

June 25, 2025
June 25, 2025

Aedes larvae found in 31% Barguna town homes

A government study has found Aedes mosquito larvae in 31 percent of the samples collected from homes in Barguna town.

June 9, 2025
June 9, 2025

Jibanananda archive and library still locked a year after completion

The archive remains closed as no staff have yet been appointed for its operations