Partha Chakrabortty

Although Mollahat Upazila Health Complex in Bagerhat has two government ambulances, only one of them is currently operational. With no intention of repairs or replacement, the other one has been sitting in their garage for the past one and a half years.

Boro paddies grown by a large number of farmers in Bagerhat have been ruined after some politically influential locals released saline water into the fields for the sake of shrimp farming.

Many Bagerhat farmers are now making vermicompost and using it in place of chemical fertilisers. It is quickly becoming the choice of fertiliser in the district

A drop in prices coupled with a rise in feed costs have put shrimp and prawn farmers of Bagerhat in a tight spot.

The Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) industrial area in Bagerhat is failing to reach its full potential owing to the poor road condition, fresh water shortage and inadequate drainage system. 

Traders have expressed concern over the construction of a ferry slip between two jetties that are used to unload liquid petroleum gas (LPG) in Mongla Port, the second largest seaport in Bangladesh.

The countdown is on. Padma Bridge, the largest megaproject of the country, will be opened by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday morning (June 25).

A vast area of Bagerhat’s Rampal upazila is at risk of environmental degradation due to massive industrialisation surrounding the power plant.

Mehedi Hasan, a university student who lives in Kashempur village of Bagerhat sadar upazila, lost his chicken farm over a year ago as coronavirus-induced losses made it impossible for him to continue operations.

Traditional muri (puffed rice) producers of Baruikhali village in Bagerhat’s Kachua upazila are facing a tough time, as machine-made puffed rice has flooded the market.

Altaf Hossain, a resident of Chandipur village in Morrelganj upazila of Bagerhat district, began his journey as a gardener back in 2010 by purchasing a single cactus for Tk 30.

In the eighties, the coastal district of Bagerhat used to meet the lion’s share of country’s coconut oil demand by producing about 26 metric tonnes of oil every day at 60 mills across the district.

Fourteen bailey bridges over different canals on two important roads in the district have become very risky and severely dilapidated, causing frequent accidents and disrupting vehicular movements.

Ever since the beginning of July, Abul Hossain, a livestock farmer based in the southwestern district of Bagerhat, has been patiently waiting for buyers for the three bulls he reared over the past three years.

A mobile kitchen market has been launched in Bagerhat town’s Swadhinata Udyan yesterday to cater to the people stuck at home during the lockdown.

Fish, shrimp enclosures and other structures in coastal areas surrounding the Sundarbans were damaged by tidal surges and storms due to the impact of cyclone Yaas, causing a loss of over Tk 5 crore.

A 1971 mass graveyard remains in shabby state due to lack of maintenance by authorities concerned in Shakhari Kathi village of Bagerhat’s Kachua upazila.

Incidents of ever-increasing manmade forest fires at the Sundarbans are endangering the unique ecology that thrives in the world’s largest mangrove forest -- the shield against natural calamities in the country’s south-western coast.

A surface water treatment plant, costing Tk 25 crore, is being constructed near Mongla port to supply freshwater to port users as well as the crew members and passengers of ships sailing in and out of the port.

Over the last couple of years, export earnings from shrimp, grown mainly in the southwest coastal districts for shipment to the developed economies, have been falling consistently in the face of competition from low-priced vannamei shrimp.