August 5, 2021
Mounting Pressure of Covid-19 Patients: SBMCH urges Barishal citizens to volunteer
The Barishal District Coronavirus Prevention Committee and Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH) authorities have called upon Barishal citizens to volunteer at SBMCH to help with the...
August 4, 2021
Uphill battle for oxygen cylinders
Taslima Begum was waiting in queue for an oxygen cylinder at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital’s (SBMCH) Covid-19 unit from 9am to 12pm on Monday. After struggling for three hours, she was...
August 1, 2021
Guava farmers grow weary of lockdown
Guava farmer Sunil Halder had travelled to Bhimruli village, a famous floating guava wholesale market in Barishal’s Jhalakathi Sadar upazila, to sell about 74 kilogrammes (kgs) of the fruit last...
July 21, 2021
Land acquisition for park: Villagers in Barishal constructing structures to receive more money
Several hundreds of people are allegedly rushing to construct concrete structures at a village in Barishal where the government plans to acquire land for a recreational park.
July 12, 2021
Barishal Covid-19 Crisis: More beds, ICU a crying need
As the Covid-19 situation worsens in Barishal city, its residents as well as those from neighbouring districts are facing an acute crisis of ICUs, Covid beds, and oxygen cylinders.
July 3, 2021
Hilsa netting in sea continues despite ban
Many fishers in Barishal are netting hilsa despite the ongoing ban on sea-fishing. They are catching the fish, particularly during the night to hide from the drives by authorities concerned.
July 1, 2021
Who will give back 24 yrs of my life?
Tried as an adult when she was just a fifth-grade student, Piara Akhter spent the last 24 years of her life in jail for a murder she says she did not commit.
June 28, 2021
Hospital turns filthy as patient pressure surges
Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital, the only large medical facility in Barishal division, is in derelict condition as the number of patients continue to swell amid rising Covid-19 infections.
June 26, 2021
Covid-19 Fallout: Barishal Shital Pati weavers in a bind
There’s a group of artisans in Barishal who have been making their living weaving Shital Pati -- mats made out of cane -- for hundreds of years. In fact, there are entire villages, like Helencha...
June 13, 2021
UP, Pourasabha Elections: Barishal polls officials voice worries to CEC
Field-level election officials have expressed fear of chaos at the upcoming Union Parishad and Pourasabha elections, stemming from confrontational local politics and factional feuds.