Patuakhali
Construction of Patuakhali EPZ to begin soon
The construction of an export processing zone (EPZ) in Patuakhali will begin soon after all land acquisition costs are cleared within the next one month or so, according to project officials.
10.2m depth ship anchors at Payra port for first time
A foreign vessel with a depth of 10.2 metres arrived at the inner anchorage of Payra Port in Patuakhali on Thursday, the first anchoring of a larger water vessel at the country's third seaport.
Youth held from Dhaka over Jubo League activist’s death in Patuakhali
A youth has been arrested in connection with the death of Jubo League activist Tapas Das, who was killed in a clash between two factions of Awami League in Baufal upazila of Patuakhali on May 24.
2 detained with 42 tonnes of govt rice in Patuakhali
Police have arrested two persons along with 42 tonnes of government rice from Boga Bazaar under Baufal upazila of Patuakhali district.
Coronavirus outbreak: launch declared ‘floating isolation unit’ in Patuakhali
A passenger launch of the Patuakhali-Dhaka route is declared a “floating isolation unit” at Patuakhali river port, to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Rape victim’s husband attacked
The husband of a gang-rape victim was attacked in Patuakhali on Tuesday night for what he said was refusing to withdraw a case filed over the rape. The 36-year-old man suffered serious injuries to his legs and one hand, and he was being treated at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College
2 housewives, 10-year-old girl raped
Two housewives and a third grader were allegedly raped in Patuakhali, Mymensingh and Panchagarh on Wednesday.
Five lakh yaba pills seized in Patuakhali
Bangladesh Coast Guard has seized 500,000 yaba pills and held two men from the mouth of the river Ramnabad on the Bay of Bengal in Patuakhali.
LEAVING COTTON INSIDE ABDOMEN / Patuakhali fake doctor, clinic asked to compensate Tk 9 lakh
The fake doctor of Patuakhali who made headlines for leaving cotton inside the belly of a woman during surgery and his clinic have been ordered to compensate Tk 9 lakh to the victim.
Arrest Patuakhali fake doctor, HC to cops
The High Court directs police to immediately arrest Rajon Das, an alleged fake doctor of a clinic in Patuakhali, for conducting surgery on a woman leaving cotton inside her abdomen in March 2017.
Woman gang raped on Eid day
An 18-year-old woman was raped by four men on Eid day at Milghar area of Patuakhali's Bauphal upazila.
HC summons Patuakhali civil surgeon, 2 others
The HC summons three people including Patuakhali’s civil surgeon directing them to appear before it for their explanation on the incident of bringing out cotton from the abdomen of a woman into more than three months after her operation.
Useless Bridge: 2 years on, still no approach roads
A bridge constructed over the Rongopaldi River under Galachipa upazila two years ago remains unused due to lack of any approach roads to the bridge.
2 killed as storm lashes Patuakhali
Two women are killed when their tin-shed houses collapsed on them during a storm that lashed different upazilas of Patuakhali. The storm has uprooted many electric poles, plunging Dhumki, Golachipa, Dasmina and Baufal upazilas into darkness.
Roanu-marooned people in misery
Several thousand cyclone stricken people in Tajumuddin upazila of Bhola are passing miserable days under the open sky.
Roanu takes 23 lives
Twenty-three people are killed and 13 more are missing after Cyclone Roanu made landfall yesterday afternoon on Chittagong-Noakhali coast. Accidents caused by the storm were the reason for the fatalities in Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Bhola, Noakhali, Patuakhali and Laxmipur.
Cyclone Roanu: 20 killed in 5 districts
At least 20 people have been killed in Chittagong, Bhola, Cox's Bazar, Noakhali and Patuakhali as Cyclonic storm Roanu makes its impact across the country. It crossed Bangladesh in the evening, leaving a trail of devastation.
Live update: UP Polls
The first phase of the Union Parishad (UP) elections begins, marking the start of the country's maiden UP-level polls on partisan lines. Two people are injured in Satkhira and voting remains suspended in 11 polling centres in Satkhira, Barisal and Patuakhali so far.
Man killed in Jhalakathi, polling officers shot in Noakhali
Two presiding officers are shot in Noakhali as reports of gunfire came from voting centres in Patuakhali and Satkhira during the first phase of union parishad elections.
