Barishal

Barishal slowly sinking as scientists warn of long-term flooding risk

A scientific study finds Barishal is gradually sinking due to groundwater depletion and urban pressure, increasing future risks of...

Barishal observes International Noise Awareness Day with rally and call for action

Barishal marked International Noise Awareness Day with a rally highlighting the health risks of rising urban noise pollution and...

Community vote empowers marginalized fishing group in coastal Barishal

A marginalized Manta fishing community in coastal Barishal held its first participatory vote, forming a leadership committee to strengthen...

For Barishal’s Manta boat dwellers, Eid brings only brief relief amid daily hardship

For Barishal’s nomadic Manta community, Eid offers only a fleeting break as families quickly return to lives defined by...

Bhola-Barishal bridge demand and river concerns

Bhola residents seek a bridge to Barishal for safer travel, yet scientists caution the Tentulia River’s dynamic sediment flow...

DoE halts alleged encroachment of historic Barishal pond

Bangladesh’s environment watchdog has now halted sand-filling at Barishal’s historic Lala Dighi after complaints of illegal encroachment. DoE plans...

Historic Barishal pond faces illegal filling concerns

Barishal Housing Authority has sand-filled part of historic Lala’s Pond without environmental clearance. BELA and DoE say approvals are...

DoE fines four brick kilns Tk16.5 lakh in Barishal

Four brick kilns in Barishal were fined Tk 16.5 lakh after the Department of Environment raided illegal operations, demolished...