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.

March 10, 2016
March 10, 2016

Stay ready to protect constitution, sovereignty, PM to army

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asked the members of Bangladesh Army to always stay alert to face any kind of internal and external threat, and thus safeguard the country’s sacred constitution and sovereignty.

February 29, 2016
February 29, 2016

‘Yaba trader’ killed in Patuakhali ‘shootout’

Alleged Yaba trader is killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion in Patuakhali town.

January 27, 2016
January 27, 2016

Six Rakhine students stop going to school

Six Rakhine students have stopped going to their school in Patuakhali after a teacher allegedly made a derogatory remark about their religion and asked other students not to befriend them.

January 22, 2016
January 22, 2016

3 killed in Patuakhali road crash

Three people are killed as a bus hit a motorcycle in Golachipa upazila of Patuakhali.

January 22, 2016
January 22, 2016

Crabs caught at wrong time

In the months of January and February, thousands of female crabs in the mangrove forests around Patuakhali's Kuakata clamber over roots and through mud to reach the saltwater edge of the Bay of Bengal. Their mission is clear: at the seashore, the eggs they carry will hatch into larvae, to swim away as plankton, as the start of a new generation.

January 10, 2016
January 10, 2016

Truck falls off ferry in Patuakhali, 33 hurt

At least 33 people are injured as a brick-laden truck falls off a ferry into a river in Kolapara upazila of Patuakhali.

January 8, 2016
January 8, 2016

A haven for migratory birds

The chirping sound of migratory birds pierces the silence at Char Moazzin in Patuakhali district.

December 22, 2015
December 22, 2015

Attack on Patuakhali BNP polls procession, 10 hurt

The motorcade of BNP Vice-Chairman Altaf Hossain Chowdhury comes under attack in Patuakhali during municipality election campaign. At least 10, including three journalists, are injured while six microbuses and five motorcycles vandalised. BNP blames supporters of ruling Awami League.

October 27, 2015
October 27, 2015

50 fishermen abducted from the Bay

Robbers allegedly attack 25 trawlers and abducted at least 50 fishermen in the Bay in Fareboya area, about 50-kilometre south-west from Kuakata sea beach in Patuakhali.

October 13, 2015
October 13, 2015

6 shot as robbers attack 3 fishing trawlers in Bay

Six fishermen suffer bullet injuries as robbers attack three fishing trawlers in the Bay in Kuakata of Patuakhali.

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