Nature quest: Gems of the forest
The axis deer, chittra horin in Bangla, is one of the more precious belongings of the Sundarbans. This herd was seen wandering outside of the mangrove forest to eat grass under the open sky.
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Giants of the Sundarbans
A saltwater crocodile was spotted roaming the Sundarbans recently. Native to saltwater habitats, brackish wetlands, and freshwater rivers, saltwater crocodiles are known as the largest living reptiles in the world
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Plastic for bread
At one end of the world, leaders from different countries have gathered to discuss climate change and how to save the environment from further deterioration. At the other end, monkeys are having to eat plastic and polythene discarded by tourists of the Sundarbans in Khulna
JUTE MILLS IN DISARRAY
Due to lack of maintenance, the once-vibrant mill compounds now appear to be haunted places with weeds and vines growing all over
Patuakhali, Pirojpur passengers suffer as bus services suspended
Passengers of Patuakhali are bearing the brunt as bus services in the district were suspended this morning (November 4, 2022) ahead of BNP’s divisional rally in Barishal tomorrow.
Unfavourable weather affects guava production
Unlike previous years, guava farmers in four unions of the Pirojpur and Jhalakathi upazilas are unconcerned about getting the expected prices for their produce as the time needed to make shipments has decreased substantially thanks to the opening of Padma Bridge.
From Pirojpur's "Moru" to today's PK Halder
Prashanta Kumar Halder, better known as PK Halder, is the eldest of three sons of primary school teacher Lilabati Haldar and tailor Pralab Chandra Halder of Matibhanga union under Pirojpur’s Nazirpur upazila.
When greed trumps over need
Once waterways used to be the only means of communication at Mathbaria upazila. Hundreds of canals and tributaries of the Baleshwar and Bishkhali rivers flowed through it.
March 4, 2022
Banking on floating market to trade farm products
The Boithakata floating market on the Belua river in Pirojpur has transformed into a major centre for wholesalers as many people directly depend on the century-old market as their primary means of trade.
February 25, 2022
Small income, big contribution
Getting up from bed early in the morning, Sabitri Halder goes to her backyard and takes a seat on the floor to weave floor mats from hogla leaves, a species of aquatic grass.
February 23, 2022
BSCIC firms lament absence of direct road connectivity
Annually churning out some Tk 65 crore worth of products, businesses at the industrial estate of the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) in Pirojpur are incurring extra expenses for the lack of direct road connectivity.
February 20, 2022
Cricket bat making hub battles to stay afloat
The cricket bat making hub that has boomed in the last three decades in Pirojpur’s Nesarabad upazila might soon go out of business as producers have been facing severe losses since the pandemic hit the country two years ago.
February 19, 2022
Headscarves: Liberalism, secularism and human rights regime put to question
Headscarves are garments mostly worn by Muslim women across the world as per religious obligations. But many educational institutions do not allow headscarves in the campus.
February 18, 2022
Timber trade in Nesarabad sees Tk 1,000cr annual sales
The timber trade that has been running on the banks of the Sandhya river in Nesarabad upazila of Pirojpur for decades has emerged as the largest hub for woods in Bangladesh.
January 20, 2022
Most of iron bridges in a shambles
The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) in Pirojpur has hanged signboards on both two sides of each iron bridge on Charkhali-Mathbaria road in the district saying that it is risky.
January 4, 2022
Lack of logistics delayed rescue operation
It took around one and a half hours to start the rescue operation for the MV Abhijan-10 launch fire. Fire Service and Civil Defence sources said although they had come to know of the fire within 15 minutes of its origination, they lacked the logistics required to fight it in the water on a cold winter night.
December 30, 2021
MV Abhijan-10 Fire: Locals blame staffers for loss of lives
Locals, who rescued many passengers after MV Abhijan-10 caught fire early on December 24 in Jhalakathi, said most of the lives perished in the tragedy could have been saved had the launch staffers acted responsibly.
December 28, 2021
Launch fire tragedy : It was too much, even for the strongest
Professional duties called numerous people to Jiakul village and neighbouring areas in Jhalakathi. The areas are adjacent to the Sugandha river, where MV Abhijan-10 caught fire early Friday, resulting in 42 deaths and over hundred cases of injury.
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