Patuakhali Located in the South of Bangladesh, Patuakhali Lies Under Barisal Division and Has an Area of 3,220 Square Kilometres
Patuakhali Located in the south of Bangladesh, Patuakhali lies under Barisal division and has an area of 3,220 square kilometres. Kuakata – the famous beach located at Patuakhali, is also called the “Sagorkonnya” (the daughter of sea). It is the only beach in Bangladesh where both the sunset and sunrise can be seen. The Photo credit: BRAC/Shehzad Noorani Photo credit: two major rivers here are Sitting on a colourful jute matres she participated to paint, a girl child writes in her the Laukathi and Lohalia, textbook in a BRAC primary school in a rural village. which are directly connected with the Bay of Bengal. As disaster management and this city is adjacent to the climate change (DMCC) At a glance programme is also operating in Bay of Bengal, agriculture the area since it is affected by (as of December, 2018) and fishing are the most natural disasters like cyclones, floods and tornadoes each year. Microfinance common professions for the Branches 24 Village organisations 1,457 people of Patuakhali. Members 103,003 Borrowers 36,306 BRAC operates the majority of Progoti Small enterprise clients 5,031 its components at Patuakhali, General information such as microfinance, health, Education nutrition and population (HNPP), Population 1,557,137 Pre-primary schools 28 education (BEP), community Sub-districts 8 ADP centres 25 empowerment (CEP), human Unions 72 Community libraries 40 rights and legal aid services (HRLS), water, sanitation and Villages 882 Children (0-15) 416,689 Human rights and hygiene (WASH), ultra poor legal aid services graduation (UPG) programmes. Primary schools 1,101 Among them, microfinance is the Literacy rate 65% Human rights legal largest programmes, offers three Hospitals 8 education (HRLE) shebikas 339 Legal aid clinics 6 types of loans - dabi (microloan), NGOs 126 HRLE graduates 38,554 progoti (enterprise loan) and Banks 75 Cases filed 361 tenant farmers’ development Bazaars 202 Complaints resolved 2,901 loan (agriculture loan).
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