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A Coral fish weighing 24 kg was caught in the fishing net in the Bay of Bengal in Patuakhali's Kuakata.Gazi Fish market dealer Md. Bashir Gazi bought the fish through the auction for Taka 35,938. He brought the fish to Kuakata fish market around 11 am on Tuesday.Talking to this correspondent, Ba...
Aman paddy cultivation is going on in full swing across all 11 unions of Kuakata upazila in Patuakhali, with farmers showing greater enthusiasm this season, officials of the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) said.Favorable weather and adequate rainfall have enabled farmers to prepare their ...
The body of a missing fisherman who fell from a trawler in the Tentulia river in Bauphal upazila of Patuakhali district on Friday was recovered on Sunday morning from Kalaiya Khalgora char of the upazila.The deceased was Imran Sharif, 22, son of Monir Sharif of Char Raisaheb village in Chandradwip u...
A low-pressure over the North Bay of Bengal has intensified, prompting the Bangladesh Meteorological Department to hoist cautionary signal No. 3 at Payra Sea Port and signal No. 1 at Patuakhali’s river ports.As a result, water levels in the rivers of Rangabali upazila and surrounding coastal r...
In a special operation under the code name "Devil Hunt", police in Galachipa, Patuakhali, have arrested five individuals, all reportedly affiliated with Awami League. They were sent to jail through the court on Thursday.According to Galachipa Police Station, the operation was conducted on ...
A 27-year-old Bangladeshi-American bride was gang-raped during an armed robbery at her husband’s home in Tia Khali, Kalapara, early on Monday. The woman, who arrived from the United States two months ago, had been sleeping beside her school-teacher husband when seven to eight robbers cut ...
At least 400 environment-friendly trees have been felled allegedly by rivals over land dispute at Diara Kochua village in Baufal upazila of Patuakhali district.Family members and locals said Abul Hashem Matubbar, Abul Kashem Matubbar and Abdul Hakim Matubbar jointly own 21.36 acres of land in the ar...
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In a joint operation by the Bangladesh Coast Guard and the Department of Fisheries, approximately 15.5 million illegal shrimp fry worth around Tk 4.65 crore were seized from a suspicious truck near the old airport area in TengraKhali, Patuakhali on Thursday.Acting on a tip-off, the truck—en ro...
People from Kalikapur, Auleapur and Motherbunia unions under Patuakhali Sadar upazila organised a human chain to save the environment, recover the dead canal ( Gorai river) from the grip of illegal occupiers, to stop the disposal of toxic water of Kohinoor Rice Mills and the trash of the Saw Mills o...
Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s (BNP) Patuakhali Sadar upazila unit organized a mass rally marking the occasion of the historic National Revolution and Solidarity Day.The rally took place at 10:00am on Saturday at Shaheed Alauddin Children’s Park in Patuakhali town.The rally was presided ...
A fisherman in Dashmina upazila of Patukhali caught a 40-kg turtle on Wednesday afternoon who was fishing in Tentulia river.It was learnt that, Bajlu Hawladar, a fisherman from Pater Char area, was fishing near Pater Char area in Rangopaldi union on Wednesday noon. While pulling up his net, he disco...
The electricity production at Unit-2 of the Payra 1320 MW Thermal Power Plant was halted for two months to carry out essential maintenance work. Once maintenance is completed, the unit is expected to resume operations at full capacity.After the maintenance work is completed at unit-2, the work in un...
A BNP leader was detained with a foreign pistol and ammunition from Mirzaganj uapzila of Patuakhali on Thursday.The arrestee was identified as Md Jahagir Farazi, son of Motaleb Farazi, resident of Mirzagabj upazila. He is the general secretary of Mirzaganj upazila BNP.Captain Riman Rafin Nishat conf...
Four surveyors from the LA branch of Patuakhali Deputy commissioner's office were accused of holding up land files and demanding a 6% bribe to give the payment to those whose lands were acquired for the Export Processing Zone (EPZ) in the Auliapur union under Patuakhali sadar upazila.A victim su...
The people living in Dargah Bari Ashrayan Project, located in Bajita area under Madhabkhali Union in Mirzaganj upazila of Patuakhali, are now passing their days in misery as there is no electricity and arrangement of safe drinking water in their houses.The Ashrayan Project is a government initiative...
A total of 136 landless families in Patuakhali demanded rehabilitation before being evicted as their place is being cleared out due to the land acquisition of Payra Port.These 136 families, who are living at the slope of an embankment at Zia Colony in Itbaria village under Tiakhali union of Kalapara...
Native fish species face threat Indiscriminate use of banned fishing nets in different waterbodies, including rivers, under Bauphal upazila of Patuakhali district pose a serious risk to the native fish species and aquatic animals.Locals said banned fishing net, locally called China Duari, is being u...
Patuakhali district unit of Jamaat-e-Islami organised meeting with the families of the martyrs of student-people uprising, view-exchange meeting and Dua programme in Patuakhali on Saturday.Ameer of District unit of Jamaat-e-Islami Professor Md Shah Alam presided over the programme. It was moderated ...
Md Bellal Hossain, 20, who was shot in Dhaka during the recent student movement, is now writhing in bed in agony due to lack of better treatment.Although he came back alive after the shooting incident, his treatment remains stopped due to the financial crisis of his family. Bellal, son of MdAla...
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