Lurking danger at Jurachhari Health Complex
Jurachhari Upazila Health Complex, the only medical centre for the health services of 40,000 people in Jurachhari, the most remote upazila of Rangamati district, is in a dilapidated condition.
3y ago
For the love of a language
In a country where people laid down their lives about seventy years ago to uphold the dignity of their mother tongue, Bangla, the struggle is still on to preserve mother tongues of smaller ethnic communities.
3y ago
Seedless guava, a ray of hope for hill farmers
Seedless guava, a novel species in the country, will hit the market in the next few years alongside the prevalent species of guava, giving farmers a hope for bounty. It is much tastier than other traditional guavas in the country.
3y ago
Homemade banana chips change her lot
Joshi Chakma, a resident of Khabang Pujje area in khagrachhari town, has changed her lot by making and selling banana chips amid the pandemic.
3y ago
Chinal: the fruit of the hills and a new source of income for many
Chinal is a jhum fruit. The people of Chittagong Hill Tracts have planted this fruit for years as a companion crop with others.
3y ago
Pineapple chips, a saviour for farmers in the hills
Pineapple chips, an innovative and nutrition-dense snack, are currently being produced at Naniarchar upazila of Rangamati in a bid to help farmers who often do not get a fair price because of a production glut.
3y ago
Pineapple chips in Rangamati hills: An experiment with bright prospects
Soon it may be time to try pineapple chips, made in Bangladesh!
3y ago
Mangoes from Rangamati’s Naniarchar being exported to Europe for the first time
Mangoes produced organically in Naniarchar upazila of Rangamati are being exported to several European countries including Italy and the United Kingdom for the first time.
3y ago
July 23, 2018
Rambutan starts rocking Rangamati
Rambutan, a tropical fruit closely related to the litchi, has started making its bright colourful appearance in Rangamati.
June 13, 2018
Warning falling on deaf ears
A signboard on a corner of Simultoli ominously declares: “Identified as a landslide-prone area. Settlement prohibited.” A sudden clap of thunder increases the sense of foreboding.
June 3, 2018
Longadu Attack: Victims left in the lurch for a year
Indigenous families, who became homeless in last years' arson attack in Longadu upazila, are yet to be rehabilitated.
April 10, 2018
Joy of Biju elusive for victims
Biju, the main social festival of the Chakma people in Chittagong Hill Tracts, will bring no cheers for the indigenous community in
February 22, 2018
Long wait gets longer
Eight long months after the notorious arson attack by Bangalee settlers on indigenous homes and shops in Rangamati's Longadu upazila,
January 3, 2018
Kayaks prove popular
Around four thousand years ago the Inuit, Yup'ik and Aleut peoples of the North American Arctic invented kayaks. Originally constructed of stitched seal skin stretched over a wooden or whalebone frame, the canoe-like boats
October 19, 2017
Malta brings smile to Rangamati growers
Malta cultivation is becoming very popular with farmers in Baghaichhari upazila of the district as it is a profitable crop.
September 22, 2017
Longadu Fire: 3 months on, they're still homeless
More than three months after the burning down of indigenous people's houses in Longadu upazila of Rangamati, it now seems to be a
August 18, 2017
The Moanoghar
(Our land, our house: This is our Moanoghar. Sad or happy, we live here maintaining our brotherhood.)
July 21, 2017
Natural carp breeding in Kaptai Lake
Rangamati's 700-square-metre Kaptai Lake once teemed with fish but for many years naturally occurring fish stocks have been in
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