M Jahirul Islam Jewel

Photo: Amader Barishal
Economy

Bscic plot owners suffer as Barishal city corp stops issuing trade licence

Photo: TBS
Industry

Non-fishermen get govt aid, real fishermen deprived

Representational image. Photo: Mumit M
Bangladesh

Launch routes suffer over 50% passenger drop

Photo: Prime Ministers Office
Infrastructure

Padma Bridge opens up Dhaka market to southern farmers

Photo: Prime Minister's Office
Infrastructure

More than economy, Padma Bridge can save lives

Photo: Prime Minister's Office
Infrastructure

Are Barishal roads ready for vehicle pressure when Padma Bridge opens?

Under-construction Padma bridge. Photo: BSS
Economy

Padma Bridge to create 2 lakh new jobs in Barishal: Chamber chief

The indiscriminate use of plastic has serious adverse effects on the environment, human health and wildlife. Photo: Reuters
Districts

Barishal city turning plastic waste into resources

PK Halder: How a scamster rose from humble beginnings to a Tk11,000cr empire
Crime

PK Halder: How a scamster rose from humble beginnings to a Tk11,000cr empire

The Water Development Board implements an excavation project on River Dhanshiri in Jhalakathi with a faulty design which provides indemnity to encroachers who have occupied land on both sides of the river that was at least 100 metres wide only two decades ago. Instead of recovering the encroached land on the riverbanks, the river is being excavated like a narrow drain, with 5-7 metres width at the river bottom. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

‘Faulty’ excavation leaves Dhanshiri River dying

Photo: Collected
Bazaar

Barisal's crispy, spicy fast food boom

Barishal-Kuakata route: No direct bus service causes tourists sufferings
Transport

Barishal-Kuakata route: No direct bus service causes tourists sufferings

Infographic: TBS
Industry

Barishal shipbuilding could flourish with a shipbreaking yard