Barisal Division

Minor girl killed in Barishal speedboats collision

Shawdesh Desk; A minor girl was killed and three other people were injured following a collision between two speedboats in the Meghna river of Hijla upazila on Monday night. The

Fishing boat with 30 crews rescued from Bay near Bhashan Char

Shawdesh desk: Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) officials rescued a fishing boat titled ‘Doyal Nabiji’ with 30 crews from the Bay of Bengal near Bhasan Char as it was drifting at

State minister Zahid Faruk recovers from COVID-19

Shawdesh Desk: Zahid Faruk, the state minister for water resources, has recovered from the novel coronavirus infection. He returned his Baridhara residence from Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka on Saturday

PSTU VC, his wife airlifted to Dhaka for Covid-19 treatment

Shawdesh desk: Coronavirus-infected vice-chancellor of Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU) Prof Dr Md Harun-or-Rashid and his wife Konika Mahfuz were airlifted to Dhaka for better treatment on Tuesday. A

Policeman suffering from fever, cold dies in Barishal

Shawdesh desk: An assistant sub-inspector of Barishal Metropolitan Police died after suffering from fever and cold at Rajarbagh Police Hospital in Dhaka on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Habibur

‘Sea robber’ killed in Bhola ‘gunfight’

Shawdesh Desk: A suspected sea robber was killed in a reported gunfight between two groups of robbers in Sadar upazila in Bhola early Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Shafiqul

Eye witness of August 15 brutal killings Shahan Ara laid to eternal rest

Shawdesh Desk: Shahan Ara Abdullah, wife of Barishal-1 constituency MP Abul Hasnat Abdullah and mother of Barishal City Corporation Mayor Serniabat Sadiq Abdullah, was laid to eternal rest in Barishal

Imam’s humiliation by UP chairman sparks criticism on social media

Shawdesh Desk: Humiliation of an imam of a local mosque by putting a garland of shoes around his neck in Mehendiganj upazila of Barishal district has triggered huge criticism on