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Thousands suffer as UP activities stalled at Bauphal

Around 30 thousand people suffer at Keshabpur Union in Patuakhali’s Bauphal upazila as Union Parishad activities have stalled for many days after the death of late UP Chairman Saleh Uddik Piku.Union Parishad (UP) sources said that the former Keshabpur UP Chairman Saleh Uddin Piku died on Augus...

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Fisher women in Patuakhali make meagre living, yet to get govt stimulus

Women fishermen of Patuakhali district have come to Tentulia River in search of livelihood. A women angler Minu (60) can be seen throwing a net in the river with a dirty face and hardened hands. The boat moves at its own speed with the pull of the current. A girl is holding a seat in her small hand....

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No approach road even two years after bridge construction

Although the construction of RCC bridge over Kalamiar Bazar Canal in Bauphal of Patuakhali district was completed about two years ago, the connecting road has not been constructed. Thousands of people of Dhulia and Keshabpur Union have to suffer due to this sort of negligence. Locals are crossing th...

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Fishermen going into action as 22-day fishing ban ends on Friday night

The 22-day fishing ban given by the government to protect mother Hilsa ends on Friday midnight. The fishermen of Baufal Upazila have made all kinds of preparations to go down to the river for Hilsa hunting again. They will go out to collect Hilsa in the river and sea at midnight.To keep the mother H...

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Cyclone Sitrang damages fisheries in Patuakhali

Low-lying areas along the banks of Tetulia and Lohalia rivers have been flooded due to storms, high tides and rainfall due to the impact of Cyclone Sitrang in Baufal of Patuakhali. The fish of the area has been washed away in the water. Houses, trees and electricity poles have been destroyed by the ...

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Hilsa fishing going on in Patuakhali flouting ban

Despite the 22-day ban from October 7 to prevent Hilsa breeding, Hilsa fishing is going on in the Tentulia river of Bauphal. Hilsa hunting is going on freely in this hilsa shelter center. A class of unscrupulous fishermen have indulged in killing Hilsa. The Naval Police is not conducting any actual ...

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Fishermen in Patuakhali yet to get food aid

The government has banned all kinds of fishing in the river from October 7 to protect mother Hilsa during the breeding season. This ban will remain till October 28. For these 22 days, fishermen cannot go down to the river. Every year during such restrictions, the government provides food assistance ...

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No doctors in isolated Chars of Bauphal

About 22,000 poor people of Chandradwip Union, separated from the mainland of Baufal Upazila of Patuakhali, do not have any health center or doctor for medical care. The only hope for this neglected population is a health community care provider in a dilapidated community clinic.It is known that Cha...

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Tree trunks used for bridge construction in Bauphal

Tree trunks are being used instead of S.S. pipes for centering slabs and girder castings in the construction of two bridges at Baufal. Also, the use of low-quality materials in the construction work and not working according to the schedule has created anger among the local residents. However, LGED ...

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Road collapses within two months of being built

In Bauphal of Patuakhali, the road built under the supervision of LGED at a cost of 2.5 crore taka collapsed less than two months later. Traffic has stopped. The locals are in trouble. The road is in the Shoula Bailey Bridge in Kalaia Union of Upazila to North Shoula Govt Primary School Via Pandit B...

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Scarcity of Hilsa leads to price hike

The Department of Fisheries has identified 100 km area of Tentulia River from Char Rustum of Baufal in Patuakhali to Veduria of Bhola as Hilsa Sanctuary.It is one of the Hilsa production centers in the country. The fishermen have been disappointed as there is no Hilsa even in the current season at t...

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Tentulia River protection embankment threatened

The river erosion protection project worth Tk 712 crore embankment are facing imminent threat. The erosion of the giant Tentulia River may occur again. As a result, there is an impression of panic among the people of Dhulia. Allegedly, a local group gave the opportunity to anchor ships with a large ...

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Move for full rehabilitation of landless, homeless in Bauphal

A review and exchange meeting has been held in Bauphal to bring the landless and homeless families under 100% rehabilitation. The review and exchange of views meeting was held at the Upazila Parishad auditorium at 11am on Wednesday.Former Chief Whip ASM Firoz MP, President of the Government Institut...

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244 families getting houses under Ashrayan project

As a gift from the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on the occasion of Mujib Year, beautiful houses are being constructed for the landless and homeless people of Baufal upazila in Patuakhali. This will change the fate of landless and homeless families. Under the Prime Minister's Asrayan-II project i...

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Three fishing cat cubs rescued

Three fishing cat cubs were rescued by local people from Bauphal in Patuakhali. But the Upazila Forest Department denied to take the rescued fish tiger cubs. The rescuers have become helpless because of the negligence of Forest officer to take the cubs. According to sources, a local person...

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Date juice tradition being obliterated

The tradition and taste of sweet, delicious Date-juice is being obliterated gradually as the number of Date-trees is dwindling and the people engaged in extracting date juice are also getting rare.The date juice in a winter morning was a delicacy among the rural as well as urban people even a decade...