M Jahirul Islam Jewel

The indiscriminate use of plastic has serious adverse effects on the environment, human health and wildlife. Photo: Reuters
Districts

Barishal city turning plastic waste into resources

PK Halder: How a scamster rose from humble beginnings to a Tk11,000cr empire
Crime

PK Halder: How a scamster rose from humble beginnings to a Tk11,000cr empire

The Water Development Board implements an excavation project on River Dhanshiri in Jhalakathi with a faulty design which provides indemnity to encroachers who have occupied land on both sides of the river that was at least 100 metres wide only two decades ago. Instead of recovering the encroached land on the riverbanks, the river is being excavated like a narrow drain, with 5-7 metres width at the river bottom. Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

‘Faulty’ excavation leaves Dhanshiri River dying

Photo: Collected
Bazaar

Barisal's crispy, spicy fast food boom

Barishal-Kuakata route: No direct bus service causes tourists sufferings
Transport

Barishal-Kuakata route: No direct bus service causes tourists sufferings

Infographic: TBS
Industry

Barishal shipbuilding could flourish with a shipbreaking yard

Low price driving Barishal vehicle conversion to LPG
Energy

Low price driving Barishal vehicle conversion to LPG

Jhalakathi launch blaze: Engine replacement is the chief cause
Bangladesh

Jhalakathi launch blaze: Engine replacement is the chief cause

Scores still missing as 2 more bodies of launch fire victims found
Bangladesh

Scores still missing as 2 more bodies of launch fire victims found

Abhijan-10 masters, drivers didn’t have approval to operate: RAB
Bangladesh

Abhijan-10 masters, drivers didn’t have approval to operate: RAB

Two firefighting vessels for all southern waterways
Bangladesh

Two firefighting vessels for all southern waterways

MV Abhijan-10: Shipping files case against 4 owners, others
Court

MV Abhijan-10: Shipping files case against 4 owners, others

Photo: TBS
Bangladesh

Launch blaze: Crowd hunting missing ones becomes larger