IN BANGLADESH where agriculture is the backbone of the economy and livelihood, a pivotal moment has arrived, not just to grow more but to grow differently. From the soggy rice of the Barind Tract to the fertile alluvial soils of the Meghna basin, the traditional model of high-input farming is increasingly showing its cracks: soil degradation, nutrient imbalance...
Eight students of a women鈥檚 madrassah sustained burn injuries when an electric transformer exploded near the institution in Brahmanbaria Sadar on Wednesday...
National Bank PLC on Monday hosted 鈥楳anagers鈥� Meet鈥� in Barishal, bringing together 23 branch managers from across the region, said a press release...
One person was killed and over 30 people were injured in a clash between two rival groups in Brahmanbaria on Saturday morning...
Barishal University has taken disciplinary action against 25 students over a clash between two departments that erupted during a football match about one and a half months ago.
The Barnoi River, once a lifeline for the Barind region, has turned into a channel of poison carrying Rajshahi City Corporation鈥檚 untreated sewage, industrial runoff and hospital wastes.
The 71st anniversary of the death of poet Jibanananda Das was observed in Barishal on Wednesday...
A criminal investigation department constable was stabbed by muggers at Shonir Akhra in Jatrabari area of Dhaka early Monday...
Health officials on Thursday said they recorded 755 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts killing at least one person in the past 24 hours.
The name Porabari Chamcham instantly evokes the image of a syrupy, mouth-watering sweet wrapped in a layer of thickened milk. For generations, this delicacy has delighted the Bengali palate. When one says 鈥楥hamcham,鈥� Bengalis almost instinctively...
A joint force of river police, taskforce committee and members of Coast Guard in a drive arrested 12 fishermen at Goalanda in Rajbari for catching hilsa in the Padma River defying the 22-day ban imposed by the government...
Two men died and two others fell sick after consuming excessive liquor in Bijoynagar upazila of Brahmanbaria district on early Saturday...
Conservation agriculture technology is emerging as a crucial solution to combat the adverse effects of climate change in the drought-prone Barind region, according to agricultural experts and researchers.
A man was killed and his wife seriously injured after being struck by lightning in Nabinagar upazila of Brahmanbaria Thursday afternoon...
Mahmudul Hasan struck his second half-century to help Chattogram thrash Barishal by eight wickets and maintain their perfect run in the ongoing NCL T20 at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday...
The police have arrested the in-charge of the Salimganj police camp under Nabinagar upazila in Brahmanbaria, allegedly for torturing a youth to death at the camp...
AB Bank PLC has recently concluded its month-long 鈥楨ntrepreneur Development Programme鈥� in Barishal, said a press release...
The police recovered the hanging body of a 20-year-old youth from a hotel room at Jatrabari in the capital on Wednesday morning...
Modhumoti Bank PLC signed an MoU with the University of Global Village at the university campus at Barisal on Sunday...
Modhumoti Bank PLC inaugurated its relocated Barishal Branch at ARVS Bhaban, in the Chalk Bazar area under Kotowali Model Thana, Barishal, on Sunday, 14 September 2025, says a press release.
Bangladesh鈥檚 fish and seafood export sector is expected to witness significant growth for improved infrastructure and logistics support from the under-construction Moheshkhali-Matarbari deep seaport, industry insiders said...
At least eight people, including students and Barishal University Vice chancellor Professor Toufiq Alam, were injured when students of two departments clashed centring a football match on Friday evening.
At least 25 people were injured in a clash between activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal and Islami Chhatra Shibir over control of Muladi Government College in Muladi upazila of Barishal on Thursday morning.
The prices of hilsa have gone up in the Barishal region, a hub of the national fish, amid news of the government鈥檚 recent approval to export the fish to India while the markets are flooded with hilsa fries, locally known as jatka...
Police have arrested 18 people in connection with the demolition of the shrine of Nurul Haque, widely known as Nural Pagla, the torching of his exhumed body, and attacks on police in Goalanda upazila of Rajbari district...
A GROUP of people said to be connected to diverse Islamist parties and groups on September 5 attacked a shrine, known as Nura Paglar Darbar, at Goalanda in Rajbari. The attackers vandalised the shrine, exhumed the body of Nura Pagla, whose given name is Nurul Haque Molla, who died on August 23 and was buried in a grave on raised ground, and burnt it. The clash...
The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has expressed concern and condemned the incident of Nura Pagla鈥檚 body after being exhumed from the grave and burnt in Goalanda in Rajbari...
The police on Saturday filed a case against about 3,500 unidentified people over Friday鈥檚 attack on a shrine in Goaland upazila of Rajbari, where the body of Nurul Haque was exhumed and set on fire.
At least one person was killed and 27 others injured after the shrine of Nura Pagla, also known as Nura Paglar Darbar, in Goalanda upazila of Rajbari district was vandalised and set ablaze, allegedly by members of Islamist parties and groups, on Friday.
Seven students of Barishal University went on hunger strike on Thursday night, pressing for a three-point demand, including the institution鈥檚 infrastructure development.
