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Kuakata fishermen ready to go for fishing

After 65 consecutive days of ban, the fishermen of Patuakhali Kuakata coast have completed their preparations to go fishing in the deep sea. The 65-day ban announced by the government ends on July 22 at 12 pm. The coastal fishermen are waiting after completing all preparations for fishing in the sea...

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Mirzaganj traders happy with Eid sale

Business has been stagnant during Eid for the last two years due to the global pandemic. Due to this reason, the traders were in a great recession economically. However, the people of Mirzaganj in Patuakhali are preparing to celebrate the holy Eid-ul-Fitr, by overcoming the stagnation as the situati...

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No Shaheed Minar at around 200 educational instts in Mirzaganj

Most of the educational institutions in Mirzaganj of Patuakhali do not have permanent Shaheed Minar. Of the 241 educational institutions, including public and private primary and secondary schools, madrasas, colleges and kindergartens, 175 have no permanent Shaheed Minar.As a result, students in rem...

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Allegations of irregularities against Mirzaganj election official

Harassment is another name of service at Mirjaganj Upazil Election Office. Voter area are changing without consent of the voter! Besides for a small correction people have to visit upazila election office several time. All these allegations were made against Mirzaganj Upazila Election Officer by sev...

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Orphans in Bauphal get blankets

Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Mohammad Al-Amin distributed blankets among the students of the orphanage and Hafezi Madrasa that are receiving capitation grant in Bauphal, Patuakhali.About 40 blankets were distributed at Dhandi Shishu Sanad Noorani and Hafezi Madrasa of the upazila around 11am on Wed...

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Cold-hit people get blankets in Mirzaganj

The cold-hit people at Mirzaganj in Patuakhali have received blankets with the help of Ministry of Disaster Management and Relief on Sunday.Volunteers of PDM Foundation took the initiative to distribute the blankets among the cold-hit poor people in the area.Organising Secretary of Awami League Advo...

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Mirjagonj UPs abuzz with poll campaigning

Targeting the third phase of the UP elections of Patuakhali’s Mirjagonj upazila is to be held in six unions on Nov-28, election campaigning at the urban and even in remote rural areas got an immense momentum. With the massive election campaigning, there is only one discussion elsewhere in...

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High price of daily commodities worries people of Mirzaganj

Winter vegetables have started appearing in different markets of Patuakhali's Mirzaganj upazila including Subidkhali, the largest wholesale commercial market in the upazilaBesides, daily market weekly market sits at Subidkhali Bazar two days a week on Sundays and Wednesdays. Fresh agro products,...

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Quilt sale soars in Patuakhali

There has been a significant drop of temperature in Mirzaganj of Patuakhali. People are using blankets and quilts while sleeping, dew drops on the grass at seven in the morning are on the verge of winter. And so the busyness of quilt makers has increased.Meanwhile, the number of quilt sellers in dif...

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Cracks appear on school building within 4 months of inauguration

Only 4 months ago the new building of Abu Yusuf Ali Mollah Girls’ High School was inaugurated in Mirzaganj Upazila of Patuakhali. However, within just 4 months, cracks have appeared on the new building, built at a cost of Tk 2.18 crore. When it rains a little, water starts leaking from th...

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Durga Puja shopping yet to gain momentum

The five-day main religious festival of the Bengali Hindu community, Durga Puja, is going to start on Monday (October 11). Keeping the Durga Puja in mind, traders of Mirzaganj hoped to have a good sale of cloths and accessories. However, they are left disappointed as the shopping spree failed to pic...

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Artisans busy making Durga idols in Mirzaganj

The biggest festival of the Hindu community, Durga Puja is going to be held on October 11 across the country.On this occasion, the work of making Durga idols is going on in full swing in Mirzaganj upazila of Patuakhali. Local idol artisans are spending extremely busy time in making idols at the...

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People suffer for waterlogged road in Mirzaganj

In Mirzaganj upazila of Patuakhali, the road from the entrance of Mirzaganj Upazila Parishad to Upazila Health Complex has now become a cause of misery for the people of the area. When it rains heavily, the entrance of this important road becomes full of mud and mucky water, causing the road to...

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Motorcycle repair training held for Payra Port-affected people

Payra Port Authority has taken initiative to make the members of the families, affected by the construction of the Payra Port in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali, self-reliant through training.At 10 am on Wednesday, 50 members in two batches were given certificates at the Mahallapara Training Center i...

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Students deprived of school ground for water logging

Water hyacinth has born on Bajita Government Primary School ground adjacent to Bajita Secondary School in Mirzaganj Upazila of Patuakhali due to severe waterlogging.During the construction of the school building, the base of the school building was raised by cutting the soil from the field and filli...

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Mirzaganj farmers busy planting Aman seedling

After bumper harvest of Aush paddy in Mirzaganj of Patuakhali, farmers are now busy planting Aman seedlings. Aman paddy saplings have already been planted in about 80 percent of the land in the upazila. The farmers said that the work of planting saplings in the remaining land will be completed in on...

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Trees felled for fund raising for Kalapara madrasa

Although the government has emphasized on planting trees in educational institutions across the country, Nesaruddin Senior Fazil Madrasah in Patuakhali Kalapara has become an exception as the Madrasah authorities have been cutting trees for funds.Due to the closure of the educational institution for...

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Trees cut down for fund raising in Kalapara madrasah

Although the government has emphasized on planting trees in educational institutions across the country, Nesaruddin Senior Fazil Madrasah in Patuakhali Kalapara has become an exception as the Madrasah authorities have been cutting trees for funds.Due to the closure of the educational institution for...

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171 teachers, employees still not vaccinated in Mirzaganj

After remaining closed for over a year and a half due to Corona pandemic situation, the educational institutions are scheduled to reopen on next Sunday (September 12). Considering the safety of the students, the government had taken initiative to vaccinate all the teachers and staff of the scho...

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Badnatali-Charkajal ferry service demanded to reduce sufferings

The Badnatali to Charkajal ferry service in Patukahli’s Galachipa was launched in 2018 with the aim to bring Charkajal, Charbishas and Charmontaj Union, which are cut off from the mainland of the upazila, under road communication networks. However, this ferry service is currently closed f...