As winter nears, nurseries in Barishal pin hopes on flower seedling sales
To recover, they have expanded cultivation this year, using more land and producing a wider variety of seedlings
11 November 2025, 13:59 PM
The mantas: A life adrift
Despite centuries of life on the water, the Mantas remain invisible in official records.
17 October 2025, 18:57 PM
19 fishermen from Bhola haven't returned from sea for two weeks
Relatives claim they are now at West Bengal jail
22 September 2025, 10:04 AM
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.
19 September 2025, 20:42 PM
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.
23 August 2025, 20:22 PM
Hilsa: From full nets to lighter hauls
This year, fishermen have been returning with lesser catches and bigger losses.
20 August 2025, 18:23 PM
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.
4 July 2025, 21:51 PM
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.
4 July 2025, 20:35 PM
AL Politics: Barishal sees overnight shift
The Awami League’s decision to choose Abul Khair Abdullah over his nephew and incumbent mayor Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah as the Barishal mayoral candidate has changed political equations in the city.
20 April 2023, 01:10 AM
Hailstorms wreak havoc on watermelon farms
Although watermelon yields have been good this year, a section of farmers in Barishal and Khulna are facing heavy losses due to heavy hailstorms and poor market price amid the final stage of harvesting.
4 April 2023, 03:30 AM
Watermelon farmers getting good yields, prices
Watermelon farmers in southern Bangladesh are pleased to be getting bumper yields and prices early this season as their produce can now reach markets all over the country thanks to the improved connectivity provided by Padma Bridge.
15 March 2023, 03:00 AM
Chars in Bhola a hub for dried fish makers
Huge quantities of dried fish are produced each year in Charfesson and Manpura upazilas of Bhola, where at least 10,000 marginalised people are involved in this business worth around Tk 100 crore annually.
7 March 2023, 05:50 AM
Rise in diarrhoea cases in Barishal ‘not alarming’
The diarrhoea situation has rapidly worsened in Barishal division recently. However, the health department said this is quite common for summer every year, and “the situation is not alarming”..According to the Barisal Divisional Health Office, about 10,000 diarrhoea patients have been trea
5 March 2023, 15:20 PM
10,000 floating people in Barishal deprived of education
Only a few of them have the basic life skill of counting money
23 February 2023, 12:13 PM
Pumpkin farming spreading in Barishal’s chars
Pumpkin has become the most favoured crop among farmers based along the Arial Kha river in Barishal as the popular variety of winter squash brings better returns compared to other crops.
20 February 2023, 18:00 PM
Cold taking a toll on children
Childhood pneumonia cases and deaths have increased around the country amidst the ongoing cold wave. Pabna and Barishal are no exceptions.
9 January 2023, 18:00 PM
The more the obstacles, the bigger the rally
As tens of thousands of BNP supporters defied all odds and joined the rally in Barishal yesterday, the party asked them to unite and fight against the “illegal regime” to save the country.
5 November 2022, 18:00 PM
BNP divisional rally: Thousands flock to Barishal defying strike
Although Barishal is almost cut off from the rest of the country, BNP leaders and activists kept pouring into the divisional city for the second straight day yesterday to join today’s rally.
4 November 2022, 18:00 PM
Mother died, youth in Barishal “will walk 30 miles if needed”
Commuters of Barishal have been in misery since this morning (November 4, 2022) as communication of the district with other parts of the country was cut off due to the two-day transport strike ahead of BNP's divisional rally tomorrow.
4 November 2022, 07:53 AM
Barishal city almost cut off ahead of BNP rally
Barishal is now almost cut off from the other districts as two-day transport strikes begin today ahead of the BNP’s rally in the divisional city tomorrow.
3 November 2022, 18:00 PM
AL shows strength as BNP's Nov 5 Barishal rally nears
There is a great deal of tension over the BNP’s rally in Barishal as the local Awami League men started staging showdowns ahead of the pre-scheduled event.
1 November 2022, 18:00 PM
BNP Barishal Rally: Permit stuck in mess over venue name
Complications have arisen over the BNP's seeking permission for its November-5 rally venue in Barishal city, as the party did not use the venue’s official name.
31 October 2022, 02:30 AM
"Sitrang creates favorable condition for hilsa breeding"
Hilsa experts have said that cyclone Sitrang has created a safe environment for the propagation of the fish even though it has caused heavy destruction in the coastal areas.
26 October 2022, 07:50 AM
Growing supply tamps down hog plum prices
If you travel through the canals of southern Barishal, particularly those in the Pirojpur and Jhalkathi districts, you will see hog plum fields on either side with trawlers and trucks filled with the fruit passing alongside.
16 September 2022, 03:30 AM
Good catch plunges hilsa prices despite high export
The price of hilsa has decreased by around 10 percent in Barishal markets due to higher than usual supply of the fish netted from the Bay of Bengal and various rivers.
11 September 2022, 18:00 PM
Padma Bridge opens door to opportunities
The dream of establishing road connectivity between the southwestern part of Bangladesh and the capital city came true after the opening of long-waited Padma Bridge in June.
8 August 2022, 02:15 AM
Afra yet to know that her father’s no more
Five-year-old Afra still doesn’t know that her father has passed. She knows he is in Dhaka. However, she was surprised to see such a crowd at her residence, Abul Kashem, her uncle told The Daily Star.
5 August 2022, 18:00 PM
Violence in Bhola: Police file cases against 600 unnamed
At least 675 people have been accused in two cases filed over Bhola clashes that left one BNP activist dead and scores injured.
1 August 2022, 18:00 PM