Barisal Division

Two including RAB member killed in Patuakhali road crash

Three people including a member of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) were killed and 50 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a minibus of Rab on Barisal-Patuakhali-Kuakata

KHANI raises alarm over rice price hike, inflation

The Bangladesh Food Security Network (KHANI) has sounded the alarm over an escalating food crisis caused by an unusual hike in rice prices and ongoing inflation, which has severely impacted

Two people, including a woman, stabbed to death in Pirojpur

A union parishad member and his sister-in-law were stabbed to death in an attack by some unidentified attackers at Chandipur in Indurkani upazila of Pirojpur district on early Saturday. The

Ex-lawmaker Jebunnesa arrested

Shawdesh Desk: Former Awami League lawmaker from Barishal-5 constituency Jebunnesa Afroz has been arrested.The arrest was made early Saturday, DB’s joint commissioner Mohammad Nasirul Islam confirmed. He added, Jebunnesa was

Woman dies after C-section at Patuakhali clinic

Shawdesh Desk: A 25-year-old pregnant woman died allegedly due to medical negligence during a cesarean operation at a private clinic in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali Saturday evening. The deceased was

Teen dies months after receiving bullets during July uprising

Shawdesh Desk: A 17-year-old boy who sustained bullet injuries to the head during the July uprising in Dhaka died at a hospital in Bauphal upazila of Patuakhali district on Friday.

Shrine set on fire in Barguna

Unidentified people set fire to Ismail Shah’s mazar at ward-3 under Amtoli municipality in Barguna district on early Monday. Confirming the matter, Amtoli police station officer-in-charge Ariful Islam said that

Houses of Hasanat Abdullah, Amir Hossain Amu demolished in Barishal

Shawdesh desk: The residences of former minister Amir Hossain Amu and former chief whip Abul Hasanat Abdullah were demolished by protesters in Barishal on early Thursday. At about12:45am, a group