Ali Akbar Tutul

Earthen pots dried in the sun, dipped in colours, and burned. Potters in Bagerhat struggle to sustain amid decreasing demands. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Potters take last stand in Bagerhat as industry nears extinction

Arifa Akhter. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Financial struggles threaten bright student's dream of becoming a doctor

File photo of Mongla port. Collected
Bangladesh

Dredging continues to boost activities at Mongla Port as ship arrivals rise in FY24

Parts of the 62-kilometre sustainable embankment on the bank of Baleshwar River in Bagerhat’s Sarankhola upazila begins to collapse less than a year after its handover, causing widespread panic among coastal residents. These pictures were captured recently. Photo: Ali Akbar Tutul
Bangladesh

Sarankhola locals in despair as new embankment starts collapsing in less than a year

Photo: Collected
NBR

Customs scrutiny delays ambulance clearance at Mongla Port

Smoke rises from a fire in the Amurbunia area at Chandpai range of the forest’s East Zone on Sunday (5 May). Photo: Courtesy
Bangladesh

Unending probes, unrealised recommendations: Sundarbans burn 25 times in 22 years

A farmer from Uttar Rajapur-Amtala village in the Sarankhola upazila of Bagerhat cultivates out-of-season watermelons. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

The quiet watermelon revolution in Bagerhat

A Bagerhat local, Faisal Ahmed, turns to shamam fruit (cantaloupe) grower, leaving behind his salaried job of Tk45,000. Now he earns around Tk15 lakh a year. Photo: TBS
Economy

Bagerhat engineer sees success in shamam fruit farming

Photo: TBS
Economy

Farmers, agri traders all smiles as Padma Bridge slashes time, costs

Grass Cultivation
Economy

Grass farming gives rural economy a shot in the arm

Representational Image. Photo: Pixabay
Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Bagerhat youths stand by Covid patients with oxygen

A fire broke out in the Daser Varani area of the Sundarbans on Monday. Photo: TBS
Environment

Fire still burning in Sundarbans, 10 acres of forest destroyed

The market is active from morning till afternoon. Photo: TBS.
Bangladesh

Foylahat: Southwest Bangladesh’s largest prawn fingerling market