The strategy behind the project was to establish Barishal Times as a trusted and engaging digital news source by:

Expanding readership through a mobile-first, user-friendly platform.

Increasing engagement with features such as breaking news, trending sections, and social sharing.

Providing a scalable infrastructure to support high traffic during peak news events.

Creating opportunities for revenue generation through ads and sponsored content.

Vision:

To position Barishal Times as the most reliable and accessible online news platform for Barishal, ensuring readers stay informed anytime, anywhere.

Goals:

Deliver accurate, real-time news updates across multiple categories.

Strengthen community engagement with local, national, and international coverage.

Provide a modern publishing platform for journalists to work efficiently.

Support long-term growth with features like e-paper, newsletter subscriptions, and ad placement.

The platform streamlines publishing and reader engagement by:

Editorial Efficiency: Quick publishing and editing via a CMS.

Content Organization: Categorized sections for politics, business, sports, culture, and more.

Reader Engagement: Comment sections, sharing options, and multimedia galleries.

Scalability: Built to handle large volumes of traffic and content.

Security: Role-based access for editors, writers, and admins to ensure editorial integrity.