Saikat Dewan

Kids’ lessons suffer as 2 remote schools lack teachers

Classes in two primary schools in Panchhari upazila of Khagrachhari are badly hampered as they are running with only one regular teacher for each.

Makeshift hanging bridge their lone means

People from more than 15 villages of Matiranga union in Khagrachhari’s Matiranga upazila are suffering since a concrete footbridge on the Dhaliya Khal at ​​Tapto Masterpara near Khagrachhari-Chattogram road collapsed on June 12 last year under the impact of strong current during the monsoon flood.

Retiree lends a helping hand to the elderly

Chanchal Kanti Chakma retired from civil service last year. For the rest of his life, he will have to rely on the modest amount of pension he receives from the government as he does not have any other source of income. But this did not keep him from taking on a new duty, rather an additional responsibly, on his shoulders.

Tale of a risky school in Madaripur

Sugarcane farming is gradually gaining popularity among farmers in Khagrachhari as the farmers there have been making profits every year for its high demand in the rest of the country.

Khagrachhari sugarcane farmers all smiles

Sugarcane farming is gradually gaining popularity among farmers in Khagrachhari as the farmers there have been making profits every year for its high demand in the rest of the country.

Teachers of 210 nationalised schools without salary for 2yrs

While Sajek, a newly designated tourist spot in Rangamati's Baghaichhari upazila, is booming with tourism activities day by day, education of hundreds of school kids in the area is facing various problems and uncertainty.

Turkey farming changes his life

Even 10 months ago, Brishaketu Chakma, had to go through hardship, but he can run his nine-member family smoothly now.

Fortune in papaya

Unemployed Debobrata Chakma has proved once again that hard work and strong willpower can bring success to anyone, no matter where he is from.

January 16, 2018
January 16, 2018

The lure of palm oil

African oil palms have been used for producing edible palm oil for millennia. Archaeological evidence suggests the tree was imported

January 3, 2018
January 3, 2018

Silk industry flourishes in the hills

Several of the peoples of the Chittagong Hill Tracts are famous for weaving. The production of traditional cloth and woven goods,

December 31, 2017
December 31, 2017

Taking healthcare to hard-to-reach area

Betchari Mukh is a small village on the hills of Khagrachhari district in south-east Bangladesh. The local community, consisting mostly

December 19, 2017
December 19, 2017

A leader in education

Six-year-old Al Amin from remote Nurul Islam Sardar Para in Khagrachari's Matiranga upazila was used to working in his father's grocery

December 8, 2017
December 8, 2017

An income-generating enterprise

In the quiet of a home laboratory, in Khagrachhari's Khabangparia village, a new enterprise is taking shape.

October 22, 2017
October 22, 2017

Fishers give revenue, denied govt facilities

Bangladesh Fisheries Development Corporation (BFDC) collects a large amount of revenue every year through the fish landing centre in Mahalchhari upazila of the district, but fishermen and fish traders do not get any facilities from the government.

October 9, 2017
October 9, 2017

More harmful hill farming

A new method of jhum cultivation, called 'hill cultivation' by locals, is becoming common in the three hill districts, although experts say that this method of farming is unscientific and harmful for the environment.

September 13, 2017
September 13, 2017

Malta cultivation gets popular in Khagrachhari

Farmers in the district have been cultivating malta for the last few years as they have found it to be a profitable crop.

September 9, 2017
September 9, 2017

Change Maker: Dragon fruit kindles hope

Originally from Mexico and nowadays common in Southeast Asia and China, the delectable dragon fruit, also called pitaya, is a relative

May 25, 2017
May 25, 2017

Illegal sand lifting from Chengi river

An influential person has continued illegal sand lifting from the Chengi river in Panchhari upazila under the district for about two weeks.

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