Barisal Division

Air quality in Dhaka turns ‘moderate’

Shawdesh DEsk: The air quality in Bangladesh capital Dhaka turned ‘moderate’ on Monday morning. With an air quality index score of 95 at 9:00am on Monday, the metropolitan city ranked

Hasina opens Bangamata Bridge over Kacha River in Pirojpur

Shawdesh Desk; Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday opened the much-desired ‘Bangamata Begum Fazilatun Nesa Mujib 8th Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge’ over Kacha River in Pirojpur. The construction of the 1,493-metre

PM to unveil Bangladesh-China friendship bridge on Sept 4

Shawdesh dEsk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the eighth Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge in Pirojpur district on September 4. Once open, the bridge will connect Pirojpur with southeastern districts of

3 killed in Barishal road accident

Shawdesh desk: Three people were killed and several injured as a bus hit a trolley on Dhaka-Kuakata highway in Bakerganj upazila of Barishal on Monday morning. The deceased were identified as

250 fishermen go missing as 16 trawlers sink in Bay, 150 rescued in Patuakhali

Shawdesh Desk: Over 250 fishermen of Patuakhali remained missing as 16 fishing trawlers capsized in the Bay of Bengal amid inclement weather on Friday, said Naval police on Sunday. About

11 trawlers capsize in Bay, 34 fishermen missing

Shawdesh desk; Eleven fishing trawlers with 150 fishermen capsized in the Bay of Bengal near Kuakta of Patuakhali. Some 34 fishermen went missing. Due to inclement weather, more than 1000

Tourists suffer as Kuakata hotel-restaurant owners observe strike

Shawdesh Desk: The tourists in Patuakhali’s Kuakata have been suffering as the owners of hotels and restaurants in the area started an indefinite strike on Wednesday morning protesting frequent raids

Low-lying areas of coastal districts face flood risk

Shawdesh Desk: Several low-lying areas of coastal districts and their offshore islands and chars are likely to be inundated by tidal surges, the weather department has warned. These districts are