Although watermelon yields have been good this year, a section of farmers in Barishal and Khulna are facing heavy losses due to heavy hailstorms and poor market price amid the final stage of harvesting.
In Char Kajal union of Patuakhali stands Uttar Chhota Char Kajal Government Primary School. This is the only school in this remote area, where some 120 students are currently enrolled.
Even though seven points in the junction of Tentulia, Agunmukha and Buragauranga estuaries in Patuakhali are considered as breeding grounds of pangas fry, netting of the fish continues unabated.
Seven points in the junction of Tentulia, Agunmukha and Buragauranga estuaries in Patuakhali are one of the breeding grounds of the indigenous pangas fry in the country. The points have been declared as sanctuaries for breeding and migration of the indigenous species of pangas.
Around 45 homes, accommodating nearly 23,000 people in two unions of Rangabali upazila of Patuakhali got electricity connection today through a submarine cable line from Bhola's Char Fasson upazila. Rangabali, covering 470 square kilometers, is one of eight upazilas in the district but it is totally isolated from the other upazilas. The upazila with five unions was formally