Pirojpur

Your guide to the floating guava market of Bhimruli, Pirojpur

Whenever you think of floating markets selling fresh vegetables and fruit, the Cabiao floating market in Philippines or Damnoen Saduak market of Thailand comes to mind first. In Bangladesh however, not many people know about the floating markets that are in operation in the division of Barishal, one of them is situated in Pirojpur, famous for guavas that are sold during its peak season.

Bodies of a couple, their 3-year-old found in Pirojpur

Police have recovered the bodies of a couple and their three-year-old child from their house in Mathbaria upazila of Pirojpur.

Pirojpur put under lockdown

Local authorities lock down Pirojpur district for an indefinite period to contain the spread of coronavirus.

Fallout from Inter-Faith Marriage: Police move to end family’s sufferings

Police yesterday reopened the tea stall whose owner was forced to close it for over three months by local UP chairman in Pirojpur's Nesarabad upazila.

Vessel hits ferry: 3 vehicles sink in Pirojpur river

Three vehicles sink in the Kacha river of Pirojpur district after a sand carrying vessel collided with the only ferry plying on the Bekutia-Kumirmara route.

Nature Quest: The Den of Sparrows

Every afternoon, thousands of sparrows from different areas of Pirojpur town congregate in a little banyan tree in Pirojpur Old Bus Terminal.

Pirojpur Jubo League man sued under section 57 of ICT act

A local Jubo League leader is sued under the section 57 of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act for his alleged indecent comments against an independent lawmaker in Pirojpur.

1 killed in Mathbaria AL factional clash

A man is killed and five others are injured as two factions of local Awami League locked into clashes over establishing supremacy in Mathbaria upazila of Pirojpur.

A woman's power of reinvention

There was a time when Dipika Debnath sang Rabindranath Tagore songs. “My husband liked to listen. The neighbours

July 27, 2022
July 27, 2022

Your guide to the floating guava market of Bhimruli, Pirojpur

Whenever you think of floating markets selling fresh vegetables and fruit, the Cabiao floating market in Philippines or Damnoen Saduak market of Thailand comes to mind first. In Bangladesh however, not many people know about the floating markets that are in operation in the division of Barishal, one of them is situated in Pirojpur, famous for guavas that are sold during its peak season.

July 31, 2020
July 31, 2020

Bodies of a couple, their 3-year-old found in Pirojpur

Police have recovered the bodies of a couple and their three-year-old child from their house in Mathbaria upazila of Pirojpur.

April 17, 2020
April 17, 2020

Pirojpur put under lockdown

Local authorities lock down Pirojpur district for an indefinite period to contain the spread of coronavirus.

December 22, 2017
December 22, 2017

Fallout from Inter-Faith Marriage: Police move to end family’s sufferings

Police yesterday reopened the tea stall whose owner was forced to close it for over three months by local UP chairman in Pirojpur's Nesarabad upazila.

December 6, 2017
December 6, 2017

Vessel hits ferry: 3 vehicles sink in Pirojpur river

Three vehicles sink in the Kacha river of Pirojpur district after a sand carrying vessel collided with the only ferry plying on the Bekutia-Kumirmara route.

October 27, 2017
October 27, 2017

Nature Quest: The Den of Sparrows

Every afternoon, thousands of sparrows from different areas of Pirojpur town congregate in a little banyan tree in Pirojpur Old Bus Terminal.

July 28, 2017
July 28, 2017

Pirojpur Jubo League man sued under section 57 of ICT act

A local Jubo League leader is sued under the section 57 of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act for his alleged indecent comments against an independent lawmaker in Pirojpur.

July 25, 2016
July 25, 2016

1 killed in Mathbaria AL factional clash

A man is killed and five others are injured as two factions of local Awami League locked into clashes over establishing supremacy in Mathbaria upazila of Pirojpur.

April 22, 2016
April 22, 2016

A woman's power of reinvention

There was a time when Dipika Debnath sang Rabindranath Tagore songs. “My husband liked to listen. The neighbours

April 8, 2016
April 8, 2016

China provides Tk 4b fund for 8th friendship bridge

The Chinese government will provide Bangladesh with Tk 4 billion as grant for construction of eighth Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge over Kocha river in Pirojpur.