Police constable accused of beating Barishal journalist with hammer inside flat

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- A police constable has been accused of entering a flat in Barishal and beating Asian TV's Barishal bureau chief Firoz Mostafa with a hammer. The incident took place on Monday night a... Read More

AB Party's Fuaad faces angry crowd in electoral constituency

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Amar Bangladesh (AB) Party's General Secretary Asaduzzaman Fuaad has faced public backlash during a visit to his electoral constituency in Babuganj. Atikur Rahman Al Amin, convenor o... Read More

Locals thwart Barishal July 36 Bridge inauguration over 'name, compensation'

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- An inauguration event for an under-construction bridge -- called the July 36 Bridge -- has been attacked and forced to shut down by locals in Barishal. The incident occurred at 11am ... Read More

More than half of HIV-positive individuals in Barishal are students, official reports

Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- Over half of the HIV-positive individuals identified in Barishal are students, according to Councillor Jasim Uddin of the ART centre at Barishal Sher e Bangla Medical College Hospital... Read More

Two, including a child, die of dengue fever in Barishal

Dhaka, Nov. 22 -- Another two patients have died of dengue fever while undergoing treatment at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital in Barishal. Shyamal Krishna Mondal, director of the Directorate ... Read More

Chhatra Dal leader killed in clash 'while giving out sweets' after Hasina verdict

Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- A Chhatra Dal leader has been stabbed to death in Barishal over a dispute that began during a "sweet distribution" programme following the announcement of a death sentence against ou... Read More

Keramat Ali Khan receives state recognition as Freedom Fighter two years after death

Dhaka, Nov. 14 -- Barishal resident Md Keramat Ali Khan has received state recognition as a Bir Muktijoddha, or Freedom Fighter, 54 years after independence and two years after his death. His name ap... Read More

Locals loot seized hilsa from Barishal fisheries department

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Locals have reportedly looted a large quantity of juvenile hilsa, locally known as Jatka, seized by the Barishal Divisional Fisheries Office. The incident took place late on Friday n... Read More

Barishal rape survivor traumatised nine years after attack

Dhaka, Nov. 6 -- Nine years after being gang-raped in Barishal, a young woman remains deeply traumatised despite a court delivering justice in her case. Earlier this year, a tribunal sentenced four m... Read More

NCP has organisational presence in all 300 constituencies: Hasnat

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Hasnat Abdullah, chief organiser of the National Citizen Party's southern region, has said his party has a full national footprint with organisational presence in all 300 constituenci... Read More

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